Turkish Law, Inheritance Law, Tax Law

The subject of inheritance in Turkey brings is connected with many issues.
Today you will get a little overview to get ease with this very difficult issue.

The legal hereditary succession in the Turkish law is comparable to the German law. In addition to the heirs of the first order (children), the spouse inherits one quarter and the second-order (parents) get the half of the heritage.

Right for heritage have the spouse, the children and the parents of the deceased, but also the siblings. Here is divided as follow: the duty ratio is part of a offspring of ½, ¼ for each parent and for each sibling ? .

In order to have an heir, you need a certificate of inheritance both according to German and also according to Turkish law. Which you need then, is governed by the provisions of the Consular.

If a German citizen dies in Turkey or in Germany and leaves in Turkey an immovable property, his heirs will need to show for validation a Turkish certificate of inheritance. But if the deceased person leaves movable property then a validation by a German certificate of inheritance will be enough.

If the heirs live in Turkey, the application must be with the German embassy, which is responsible for them. This inheritance certificate must then be legalized according to Turkish law by a German consulate/embassy, to be valid in Turkey.