Declarations

Articles: 30

"A) The power of drawing up of the international certificate as envisaged in the Convention shall be given to the Justice of the Peace, for, according to the Turkish legislation the Justice of the Peace is authorized to administer the estates of deceased persons and to issue the certificate of inheritance.

B) The provision in Article 30 of the Convention which gives powers over immovables to the holder of the certificate, shall not be recognized by the Republic of Turkey with the purpose of not damaging the established principles of the Turkish Private International Law which have been strengthened by bilateral agreements."