According to our legislation, when the inheritance is opened, the estate passes to the heirs as a whole (as a whole) as per the law. As a result of its universality, rights are passed on as well as debts. According to the regulation in article 606 of the Turkish Civil Code, "Inheritance can be rejected within three months." If the inheritance is not rejected in accordance with the provision, it is concluded that it has been accepted. In this sense, the heirs do not need to make a declaration that they accept the inheritance in order to gain the inheritance, nor do they need to know that they are heirs. As a result of this, the heir is obliged to take the estate over his own assets, against his will. In order to prevent the undesirable consequences of the principle of universal succession, the legislator also regulated the institution of refusal. The legislator has given the heir the right to refuse the inheritance left to him as a right. However, inheritance transactions are not limited to this. Cases and transactions related to inheritance are as follows:
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