Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law No. 2004

Article 71

Amended: 18/2/1965, Law No. 538, Art. 42

If the debtor proves, by a document certified by a notary or the signature of which has been acknowledged, that in the period after the enforcement proceedings became final the debt and its accessories were extinguished or the creditor granted him a period of grace, he may at any time request the enforcement court to annul or suspend the enforcement proceedings.

If the debtor asserts that the debt became time barred in the period after the enforcement proceedings became final, the provision of Article 33/a shall apply by analogy.

Actions for negative declaration and restitution:

Original Turkish text

MADDE 71

(Değişik: 18/2/1965-538/42 md.)

Borçlu, takibin kesinleşmesinden sonraki devrede borcun ve ferilerinin itfa edildiğini yahut alacaklının kendisine bir mühlet verdiğini noterden tasdikli veya imzası ikrar edilmiş bir belge ile ispat ederse, takibin iptal veya talikini her zaman icra mahkemesinden istiyebilir.

Borçlu, takibin kesinleşmesinden sonraki devrede borcun zamanaşımına uğradığını ileri sürecek olursa, 33 a. Maddesi hükmü kıyasen uygulanır.

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

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