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Family and inheritance

Reserved share and reduction

Enter the heirs, the estate and the value the deceased left to others by gift or by will; the tool calculates the reserved shares, the freely disposable portion and the amount subject to reduction (tenkis).

Surviving spouse
Children

Also add adopted children and children born outside marriage whose legal parentage has been established.

Mother and father

Siblings inherit only if the mother or father died first. Children of a sibling who died earlier are not included in the calculation.

Grandparents

Enter the details and press “Calculate”.

What is a reserved share?

A reserved (forced) share (saklı pay) is the minimum share of certain statutory heirs that cannot be taken away from them by a will or a gift. The heirs with reserved shares are descendants, parents and the surviving spouse. The rates are: for descendants, one half of the statutory share; for each parent, one quarter; for the spouse, the whole statutory share when inheriting alongside descendants or the parents' line, andthree quarters in other cases (Turkish Civil Code (TMK) art. 506). The reserved share of siblings was abolished in 2007.

The part outside the reserved shares is the freely disposable portion; the deceased may leave it to anyone. Wills and gifts exceeding it are reduced through a reduction lawsuit (tenkis davası) brought by the heir whose reserved share has been infringed. Dispositions upon death (wills) are reduced first; if that is not enough, lifetime dispositions are reduced, starting with the most recent gift (TMK art. 570).

Time limit: A reduction lawsuit must be filed within one year of learning that the reserved share has been infringed and, in any event, within ten years from the opening of the will (for wills) or from the date of death (for other dispositions) (TMK art. 571). For sham transfers (a sale on paper that is in fact a gift), instead of reduction, an action for cancellation of the land registry entry on the grounds of the deceased's collusive transaction (muris muvazaası) comes into play.

Legal basis

  • Turkish Civil Code (TMK) arts. 505, 506 (heirs with reserved shares and the rates)
  • TMK art. 507 (deduction of debts)
  • TMK arts. 560–571 (reduction lawsuit)
  • TMK art. 565 (lifetime dispositions subject to reduction)

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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