Will law in Turkey

A person who has completed fifteen years of age and having full mental capacity can make a will within the limits and the form which are specified by the Civil Code. In case of error, fraud or duress, the will is not valid. A will may be executed in official form, in handwriting, or orally. A will executed in official form will be made in the presence of a notary public or a justice of the peace in accordance with certain formal conditions, and the final text will be signed by two witnesses. A will executed in handwriting must include the place, day, month, and year in which it was made and must be written entirely in the testator's handwriting and include his signature. A will prepared in this way will be given to the court or to the notary public for safekeeping.

Reserved portion law in Turkey

A person is free to make testamentary dispositions in preparation of a will within the limits set by the Civil Code. Articles 452-453 of the civil Code guarantee a portion of the will as the rights of offspring, father and mother, brother and sister and surviving spouse. According to this, A) the reserved portion and legal inheritance right of offspring is 75% B) the reserved portion of inheritance for father and mother is 50%. C) The legal inheritance right for every brother and sister is 25%. D) If the surviving spouse shares inheritance in other situations but no with children, the reserved portion is 50% of the legal inheritance right. E) If the deceased person leaves some wealth to an association which is working for public benefit or to a foundation which has tax exemption, in those cases reserved portions are 2/3 of the amount mentioned above.