A Turkey inheritance tax calculator estimates the veraset ve intikal vergisi due on what you personally inherit — or receive as a gift. Turkey’s death duty is famously mild: inheritances are taxed at just 1% to 10% through progressive bands, while lifetime gifts carry steeper 10% to 30% rates. Crucially, the tax is charged on each beneficiary’s share, not the whole estate, and an exemption is deducted first. This tool applies the right schedule and shows your net inheritance.
How it works
The tool charges tax on your share only. It first subtracts the exemption (the standard heir exemption, increased where a surviving spouse and children are involved). The remainder is run through the relevant progressive schedule: the inheritance bands (1–10%) for assets passing on death, or the gift bands (10–30%) for lifetime transfers. Because each band taxes only the slice of value that falls inside it, the effective rate is well below the top band for most estates.
Tax = progressive bands applied to (your share − exemption); inheritance uses 1–10%, gifts use 10–30%.
Worked example
Suppose you inherit a ₺6,000,000 share as a child of the deceased. Subtract the heir exemption, then run the remainder through the 1–10% inheritance bands. Because the bands rise gradually, the tax is a small fraction of the share. Had the same amount come as a lifetime gift, the 10–30% schedule would apply and the tax would be far higher — illustrating why timing matters. Change the amount, transfer type, or exemption and the result updates instantly. All maths runs in your browser.