Inheritance law is a field of law with both material and non-material dimensions, governing how a person's assets will pass to and be distributed among legal heirs and any appointed heirs following that person's death. This area proceeds along two main axes: on the one hand, the preventive planning a person undertakes during their lifetime (wills, inheritance agreements, the organisation of assets), and on the other hand, the resolution of distribution disputes that may arise after death. CT Legal guides its clients through both of these stages.
On the preventive planning side, it is essential that the person's intentions are documented in a legally valid and enforceable manner. Preparing wills and inheritance agreements in accordance with the required formalities, observing reserved-share rules, and anticipating potential future disputes in advance are decisive for healthy relationships among heirs. Planning intergenerational succession, particularly in family businesses and holding structures, carries importance both for preserving commercial continuity and for clarifying partnership relationships in advance.
At the dispute stage, the firm provides representation in the identification of the estate, obtaining the certificate of inheritance, cases concerning the partition (taksim) of the estate, and the resolution of disagreements among heirs. Cases involving claims of collusive transfer by the deceased (muris muvazaası) and reduction (tenkis, protection of the reserved share), as well as requests for the enforcement (tenfiz) and annulment of wills, are among the most technically intensive headings of inheritance law. In inheritance relationships bearing a foreign element, the correct application of the rules of international private law is also an inseparable part of the process.
Scope of Services
- Drafting of wills and inheritance agreements
- Obtaining the certificate of inheritance and identifying the estate
- Representation in inheritance partition (taksim) cases
- Cases concerning collusive transfer by the deceased (muris muvazaası) and reduction (tenkis) claims
- Cases for the enforcement (tenfiz) and annulment of wills
- Intergenerational succession in family businesses and partnership planning in holding structures
- Inheritance cases with a foreign element and applications of international private law
Our Approach
Inheritance disputes are often processes in which family and emotional dimensions weigh heavily. For this reason, CT Legal adopts a sensitive and measured tone of communication and produces solutions that consider both the material and the non-material interests of its clients. Where possible, the firm prioritises resolving the disagreement through preventive planning before it turns into a dispute. When a dispute is unavoidable, it conducts the process in accordance with the required formalities and in a solution-oriented manner.