Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Code of Civil Procedure

Article 315: Effect of settlement

Part Five: Judgment and Acts of the Parties Terminating the Action › Chapter Three: Acts of the Parties Terminating the Action

(1) A settlement terminates the action to which it relates and produces legal consequences like res judicata. If the parties request that a decision be rendered in accordance with the settlement, the court shall decide in accordance with the settlement agreement; if they do not so request, it shall decide that there is no need to render a decision.

(2) In cases of defects of consent or excessive advantage (exploitation), annulment of the settlement may be requested.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 315 · Sulhun etkisi

(1) Sulh, ilgili bulunduğu davayı sona erdirir ve kesin hüküm gibi hukuki sonuç doğurur. Mahkeme, taraflar sulhe göre karar verilmesini isterlerse, sulh sözleşmesine göre; sulhe göre karar verilmesini istemezlerse, karar verilmesine yer olmadığına karar verir.

(2) İrade bozukluğu ya da aşırı yararlanma hâllerinde sulhun iptali istenebilir.

Text as of 1 October 2026 · Official source (Turkish): mevzuat.gov.tr ↗

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