Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law No. 2004

Article 204

If the creditor has received part of his claim from a person jointly liable with the bankrupt, the whole of the debt shall be registered in the estate, whether or not the joint debtor has a right of recourse against the bankrupt.

The right to be registered in the bankruptcy estate belongs to the creditor and to the joint debtor.

In the distribution made by the estate, the creditor shall receive, from the share attributable to the whole of his claim, as much as is needed to complete his claim; from the remaining money, the joint debtor shall be given the share attributable to the amount for which he has a right of recourse. Any surplus money shall remain with the estate.

Bankruptcy of a general partnership and of partners with unlimited liability:

Original Turkish text

MADDE 204

Alacaklı müflisle birlikte borçlu olandan alacağının bir kısmını almış ise müşterek borçlunun müflise rücu hakkı olsun olmasın borcun tamamı masaya kaydolunur.

İflas masasına kaydolunmak hakkı alacaklının ve müşterek borçlunundur.

Alacaklı masaca yapılan taksimde alacağının tamamına düşen hisseden alacağını tamamlıyacak kadarını alır; geriye kalan paradan müşterek borçluya, rücu hakkı olduğu miktara düşen hisse verilir. Artan para da masaya kalır.

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

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