General Principles of Turkish Inheritance Law_{(Art. 495–571)}

This book entitled General Principles of Turkish Inheritance Law examines the provisions of the Turkish Civil Code between 495 and 571. In order to make the book easy to understand, a simple language has been used throughout the book and the theoretical information has been supported by several examples.

The book consists of 18 chapters as follows:

Introduction to inheritance law

Basic concepts of inheritance law

Legal heirs

Testamentary dispositions

Types of wills

Revocation of will

Principles of will interpretation

Appointing heirs and bequeathing legacy

Conditions and burdens in testamentary dispositions

Designation of substitute heir and remainderman

Establishment of a foundation by testamentary disposition

Appointing an executor of a will

Contracts of succession

Contracts of renunciation of inheritance

Annulment of testamentary dispositions

Testamentary freedom, statutory entitlement (reserved share) and disposable part of the estate

Disinheritance

Action for reduction (action in abatement)

The book is intended for Turkish lawyers practising internationally, foreign lawyers wishing to gain a general understanding of Turkish inheritance law, and students and researchers studying law in Englishwishing to improve their legal English.