I. Introduction
The number of acquisitions by foreign people of movable and
immovable properties in Turkey is increased, therefore, in the
event of death of those foreign persons, matters such as how these
movable and immovable properties are acquired, validity of the
testamentary disposition that are made by such people, the
decisions taken by foreign courts on inheritance have become more
and more important. To that end, the subject of this article is to
determine the applicable law on inheritance matters, international
jurisdiction of Turkish courts on inheritance lawsuits, recognition
and enforcement of the foreign courts' decisions regarding
inheritance matters. Mutuality, international treaties and article
35 of the Land Registry Law were not covered within the scope of
this article.
