Hi, my father died in May 2006. He has 5 children (all with dual British/Turkish nationality) from two different marriages. He is divorced and we have the divorce papers to prove it. How will his inheritance be shared out? We were told that his divorce is not recognised in Turkey and that his ex-wife will be entiled to 1/4 of everything, is this right?

Also, our father had several bank accounts and properties in Turkey. How does the legal system work with regards to gaining access to our inheritance, we are told that there are currently 5 court cases going on with regards to our inheritance. Do these cases get done all at the same time or one after the other? We are really confused about how long things will take to sort out. We have a solicitor acting on our behalf in Turkey, but due to the language barrier things are getting quite complicated!

Please Help!