Assessing Loss of Support Compensation

After a relative's death, a claim for loss of support may arise as a legal right distinct from an inheritance share. The loss of support provided, or expected to be provided, during the deceased's life must be assessed. The claimant's capacity, support relationship, and basis of liability must be identified together.

Inheritance and Support Relationships Are Distinct

The loss claimed under Article 53 of the Turkish Code of Obligations is not distribution of an existing estate receivable. Being an heir does not invariably mean the same support loss; an actual support relationship involving a non-heir may also be assessed. Regular transfers, shared life, care, and other concrete facts matter. Kinship information alone does not replace the calculation.

Income, Periods, and the 2026 Amendment

The calculation examines the deceased's income, support duration and shares, and other appropriate assumptions. The event date matters for interest and proportional deduction rules added to Article 55 of the Turkish Code of Obligations by Law No. 7589. Automatically using the same interest commencement for periods of known and unknown earnings is incorrect. The transitional provision applies separately to events before the amendment.

The Legal Nature of Payments

Funeral expenses, other compensation heads, insurance, and social security payments must be recorded separately. Not every payment is deducted from support loss in the same way. We identify entitlement and the support relationship and show in the written review the income and life assumptions, deductions, and unexplained points in the calculation report.

Documents That May Be Prepared for the Initial Review

• Death and incident documents
• Support and income records
• Family and living-circumstance information for entitled persons
• Insurance, social security, and other payments

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