Heirs with Reserved Shares
Descendants, parents and the surviving spouse have reserved shares under specified conditions. Siblings have no reserved share under the current system.
RESERVED SHARE CALCULATOR
See Your Reserved Share; Assess Reduction Risks for Your Case.
Select the class of heirs and surviving-spouse position for initial information about statutory limits the deceased cannot exceed through wills, gifts or lifetime transfers. Results provide general ratios only; estate assets, transfers, debts, deadlines and evidence require separate review in the specific case.
Preliminary Reserved Share Calculator
The selections below provide preliminary information based on basic heir classes and reserved-share ratios under the current Turkish Civil Code. Pay particular attention to the distinction that siblings, nieces, nephews and third-class heirs have no reserved share.
When only cousins or more distant third-class descendants survive, a surviving spouse inherits the whole estate. Without a surviving spouse, those relatives’ statutory inheritance rights are assessed separately.
Preliminary Calculation Result
Freely disposable portion
How Should This Result Be Interpreted?
Calculation Note: This tool provides preliminary information based only on basic ratios. Estate assets, debts, funeral expenses, liquidation of the matrimonial property regime, lifetime transfers, hotchpot, order of reduction, valuation date and evidence require separate assessment. Results are neither a legal opinion nor a commitment to a litigation outcome.
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
Calculating reserved shares involves more than ratios.
Reserved shares set statutory limits on the deceased's freedom of disposition. Reduction risks cannot, however, be interpreted reliably without considering the net estate and transfers together.
Disposable Portion
The portion outside reserved shares is assessed as that which the deceased may freely dispose of by will or other transactions.
Reduction Risk
If a will, gift or lifetime transfer infringes a reserved share, the possibility of a reduction action is examined separately where its conditions are met.
RELATED INHERITANCE PAGES
A reserved-share calculation is often insufficient on its own.
Reduction Action
Infringement of reserved shares and litigation time limits.
Identification of Estate Assets
The scope of assets before calculating reserved shares.
Setting Aside a Will
Risks concerning capacity, form and defects of consent.
Disguised Transfers by the Deceased
Suspicious title transfers and allegations of concealing assets from heirs.
Division of an Estate
The effect of reserved shares on division.
Certificate of Inheritance
Classes of heirs and the parties involved.
Cancellation and Registration of Title
Title transactions affecting inheritance rights.
Inheritance Law
The inheritance file's overall risk assessment.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Questions About Reserved Share Calculations
No. The tool provides preliminary information through general ratios only. Estate assets, lifetime transfers, debts, hotchpot, order of reduction and evidence require separate assessment.
Siblings have no reserved share under the current Turkish Civil Code. Case-specific conditions must nevertheless be examined for statutory heirship, shares and estate division.
A reduction action may be relevant where the deceased's dispositions infringe a reserved share. Disguised transfers by the deceased, setting aside a will or identifying estate assets may also require separate consideration in some cases.
Calculating reserved shares involves more than ratios. Assets, debts, funeral expenses, hotchpot, transfers and the valuation date must be examined together.
Turn the Reserved Share Result into a Risk Assessment for Your Case
The calculation is only an initial indicator. A paid case-specific review considers estate and transfer documents together, explaining missing records, deadline issues to check and possible next steps in writing. To start, briefly identify the heirs, known assets and any approaching deadline; we will confirm scope, fees and the delivery schedule in writing before beginning.