Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Code on Private International and Procedural Law

Article 5: Public policy

Part One: Private International Law › Chapter One: General Provisions

(1) Where a provision of the competent foreign law applied to a particular case is manifestly contrary to Turkish public policy, that provision shall not be applied; where deemed necessary, Turkish law shall apply.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 5 · Kamu düzenine aykırılık

(1) Yetkili yabancı hukukun belirli bir olaya uygulanan hükmünün Türk kamu düzenine açıkça aykırı olması hâlinde, bu hüküm uygulanmaz; gerekli görülen hâllerde, Türk hukuku uygulanır.

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

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