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Family and inheritance

Division of marital property

Enter the property acquired and the debts incurred during the marriage separately for each spouse; the tool calculates the residual value and the participation claim payable under the regime of participation in acquired property.

For the period before 1 January 2002, the separation of property regime applies.

First spouse
Second spouse

Enter the values and press “Calculate”.

How is property divided on divorce?

Spouses who married after 1 January 2002 and did not conclude a marital property agreement are subject to the regime ofparticipation in acquired property (edinilmiş mallara katılma). Property acquired through work during the marriage, social security payments and income from personal property are acquired property. Property owned before the marriage, property acquired by inheritance or gift, personal belongings and claims for non-pecuniary damages arepersonal property and are not divided.

From the total acquired property of each spouse, the debts relating to that property are deducted, transfers made without consideration are added back and contributions made from personal property (compensation) are subtracted; the remaining amount is the residual value. Each spouse may claim one half of the other spouse's residual value; the mutual claims are set off against each other. Property is valued at its market value at the time of liquidation (the date closest to the judgment).

The marital property regime ends on the date the divorce lawsuit is filed (Turkish Civil Code (TMK) art. 225). A lawsuit for the participation claim is subject to a ten-year limitation period running from the date the divorce judgment becomes final. For property acquired before 2002, a contribution claim (katkı payı alacağı) is assessed separately.

Legal basis

  • Turkish Civil Code (TMK) art. 202 (statutory marital property regime)
  • TMK arts. 219, 220 (acquired and personal property)
  • TMK art. 225 (date of dissolution)
  • TMK art. 227 (share in increase in value)
  • TMK arts. 229–231 (additions, compensation, residual value)
  • TMK arts. 235, 236 (valuation and participation claim)
  • Law on the Entry into Force of the Turkish Civil Code art. 10 (period before 01.01.2002)

These provisions and rates were last checked against official sources on 1 October 2026.

Note: Results are for general information and are approximate. The specifics of the file, court decisions and partial payments may change the result. Rates were checked against official sources on 1 October 2026.
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