Heirless Estates and Foreign State Succession in Turkish Private International Law

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The article starts from PILA Article 20/1, under which succession is governed by the deceased’s national law, while Turkish law applies to immovable property in Turkey.

The author states that the study discusses the nature of the Turkish State’s entitlement to heirless estates in Turkey, the effect of appointing a foreign state as heir, and the movable/immovable property distinction.