If a person dies leaving assets, debts, real estate, bank accounts, company interests, or pending legal matters in Turkey, one of the first documents the heirs usually need is a certificate of inheritance. In Turkish practice, this document is commonly called mirasçılık belgesi or veraset ilamı. It is the key document that shows who the […]
A will is one of the most important estate-planning tools in Turkish law, but it is also one of the most misunderstood. Many people assume that writing down last wishes is enough, that a typed document signed at the bottom will automatically be enforced, or that a later family explanation can cure formal defects. Under […]
Reserved shares, known in Turkish law as saklı pay, are one of the most important limits on testamentary freedom. In simple terms, Turkish inheritance law does not allow a person to dispose of the entire estate freely when certain close relatives survive. If the deceased leaves descendants, parents, or a surviving spouse, the Turkish Civil […]
When a person dies in Turkey, the distribution of the estate does not depend on informal family understandings or on whoever takes possession of the assets first. It is governed by the Turkish Civil Code, which sets out a structured system for identifying heirs, calculating their shares, protecting reserved portions, dealing with debts, and dividing […]
Inheritance disputes often begin with one deceptively simple question: who is legally entitled to inherit? Under Turkish law, the answer is not based on family assumptions, emotional closeness, or private expectations. It is based on a statutory hierarchy set out in the Turkish Civil Code. That hierarchy determines which relatives inherit first, how the surviving […]
Inheritance is one of the most sensitive areas of private law because it affects family relationships, property ownership, business continuity, and financial liability all at once. In Turkey, inheritance matters are mainly governed by the Turkish Civil Code, while international estates may also trigger the Act on International Private and Procedural Law and tax obligations […]
Inheritance law is one of the most important areas of private law because it determines what happens to a person’s assets, liabilities, and legal rights after death. In Turkey, inheritance matters are primarily governed by the Turkish Civil Code. The legal framework covers who inherits, how much each heir receives, whether a will is valid, […]
Ship mortgage enforcement in Turkey is one of the most important subjects in Turkish maritime finance because a ship mortgage is often the lender’s primary hard security over a vessel. When a borrower defaults, the key question is no longer whether a debt exists, but whether the secured creditor can convert the vessel into cash […]
Crew wage claims and seafarer rights under maritime law are among the most important issues in the global shipping industry because unpaid wages are rarely just a payroll dispute. When a seafarer is not paid, the problem often sits alongside repatriation risk, onboard welfare issues, abandonment, medical-care concerns, and possible detention or intervention by flag-State […]
Maritime pollution liability in Turkey is not a narrow regulatory topic. It is a multi-layered legal risk area that can expose shipowners to administrative fines, civil compensation claims, cleanup and preventive-measure costs, operational restrictions, insurance and certification problems, and, in serious cases, parallel criminal-law exposure. For shipowners trading to Turkish ports, passing through Turkish waters, […]