Glossary
Grant of probate — explained for Turkish readers
The court document issued by the Probate Registry confirming that a will is valid and that the executors named in it may administer the estate.
A grant of probate is the sealed document issued by the Probate Registry of HMCTS that proves a will and names the executors authorised to act. Banks, HM Land Registry and buyers rely on it. The equivalent grant where there is no will is called letters of administration. A grant made in England has no effect abroad unless the foreign country recognises it; a foreign grant can in some cases be resealed in England.
The Turkish reader's closest document is the veraset ilamı, but the two differ in what they say. A grant names the people entitled to administer; a veraset ilamı names the people entitled to inherit and their fractional shares. A Turkish tapu office or bank shown an English grant will usually ask for a Turkish mirasçılık belgesi as well, obtained through a Turkish court.
For that purpose the grant needs an apostille and a Turkish translation; see UK will and grant of probate translation into Turkish.