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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 104: IV. Registration and announcement

Book One: LAW OF PERSONS › Part Two: LEGAL PERSONS › Chapter Three: FOUNDATIONS A. Establishment

A foundation whose registration has been ordered shall be registered in the register kept at the court of the foundation's domicile; it shall also be entered in the central register kept at the General Directorate of Foundations.

If the registration decision has been rendered by another court, it shall be sent, together with the relevant documents, to the court of the foundation's domicile for registration.

A foundation entered in the central register by the General Directorate of Foundations upon notification by the court of the domicile shall be announced in the Official Gazette.

Registration and announcement shall be made in accordance with the provisions of the regulation issued by the President of the Republic.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 104 · IV. Tescil ve ilân

Tesciline karar verilen vakıf, vakfın yerleşim yeri mahkemesi nezdinde tutulan sicile tescil edilir; ayrıca Vakıflar Genel Müdürlüğünde tutulan merkezî sicile kaydolunur.

Tescil kararı, başka bir mahkemece verilmiş ise, ilgili belgelerle birlikte tescil için vakfın yerleşim yeri mahkemesine gönderilir.

Yerleşim yeri mahkemesinin yapacağı bildirim üzerine Vakıflar Genel Müdürlüğünce merkezî sicile kaydolunan vakıf Resmî Gazete ile ilân olunur.

Tescil ve ilân Cumhurbaşkanınca çıkarılan yönetmelik hükümlerine göre yapılır.

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

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