Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law No. 2004

Article 343

Amended: 31/5/2005, Law No. 5358, Art. 14

Debtors who, without relying on a valid excuse, contravene the provisions of a judgment concerning the performance of an act that can only be performed by themselves, or the refraining from an act, or the establishment or removal of a servitude, shall, upon the complaint of the person in whose favour the judgment was rendered, be subject to a decision of coercive imprisonment of up to three months. If the requirements of the judgment are fulfilled after the execution of the imprisonment has commenced, the debtor shall be released.

Penalty for persons who fail to comply with decisions on maintenance:

Original Turkish text

MADDE 343

(Değişik: 31/5/2005-5358/14 md.)

Yalnız kendisi tarafından yapılacak olan bir işin yapılması veya bir işin yapılmaması yahut bir irtifak hakkının tesisi veya kaldırılması hakkındaki ilâm hükümlerine makbul mazerete müstenit olmayarak muhalefet eden borçluların, lehine hüküm verilmiş kimsenin şikâyeti üzerine, üç aya kadar tazyik hapsine karar verilir. Hapsin tatbikine başlandıktan sonra ilâmın gereği yerine getirilirse, borçlu tahliye edilir.

Nafakaya ilişkin kararlara uymayanların cezası:

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

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