WHY FOREİGN İNVESTORS SHOULD HAVE TURKİSH WİLL
If a person owns properties in Turkey, the will which had been established in foreign countries could be regarded as invalid in terms of the immovable properties, as property is regulated by the Turkish laws. According to the Turkish Law, law applicable to the immovable properties are determinated where they are located. To be valid, the will must provide certain requirements according to Turkish Law.
This is why people need a will which is set up in Turkish notaries instead of his or her home country. So, the official will which includes properties in Turkey, shall be prepared in Notary office with an official translator and two witnesses, in accordance with Turkish Inheritance Law.
But, when a person dies without leaving a will, or leaves only a will which has been drafted in foreign country, his or her assets shall not pass to the beneficiaries in will which has been appointed in the will drafted out of Turkey. In this instance, to claim inheritance, inheritors must prove that they are the legal inheritors. So, the inheritors should appeal to a court. The inheritance does not pass to the heirs, until they obtain the legal intheritance certificate.
We advice to the all investors to consult a turkish attorney to protect your inheritors benefits.