Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law No. 2004

Article 7

An action for damages shall become time-barred upon the expiry of one year from the day on which the injured party learned of the damage and, in any event, ten years from the occurrence of the act giving rise to the damage.

However, if the damage results from an act punishable by a penalty and the criminal laws subject that act to a longer limitation period, the criminal limitation period shall also apply to the civil action.

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Original Turkish text

MADDE 7

Zarar ve ziyan davası, mutazarrır olan tarafın zararı öğrendiği günden bir sene ve her halde zarar ve ziyanı mucip fiilin vukuundan on sene geçmesiyle zamanaşımına uğrar.

Şu kadar ki zarar ve ziyan cezayı mucip bir fiilin neticesi olupta ceza kanunları bu fiili daha uzun bir müddetle zamanaşımına tabi tutmakta ise hukuk davasında da ceza zamanaşımı cari olur.

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

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