Distinguishing appointed heirs from specific legacies

A recent judgment on the nature of a testamentary disposition in a reserved-share dispute.

Yargıtay General Assembly of Civil Chambers, E.2025/44, K.2026/16, 21.01.2026.

Yargıtay’s General Assembly of Civil Chambers examined a reserved-share reduction dispute involving a will leaving the entire estate to appointed heirs. It held that Article 564, concerning a specific legacy, did not apply and reduction by the reserved-share proportion was sufficient. It accepted the resisting judgment on this issue, highlighting the distinction between appointing heirs and leaving specific property.

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Adalet Bakanlığı · Av. Kazım İsmail Kazdal · Av. Özgür Gül

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