Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 105: V. Acquisition of property and rights, and liability

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

Ownership of the dedicated property and the rights shall pass to the foundation upon acquisition of legal personality.

The court ordering registration shall notify the land registry administration that the dedicated immovable property is to be registered in the name of the foundation as a legal person.

The liability of a foundation established by a disposition mortis causa for the debts of the deceased is limited to the dedicated property and rights.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 105 · V. Mal ve hakların kazanılması ve sorumluluk

Özgülenen malların mülkiyeti ile haklar, tüzel kişiliğin kazanılmasıyla vakfa geçer.

Tescile karar veren mahkeme, vakfedilen taşınmazın vakıf tüzel kişiliği adına tescil edilmesini tapu idaresine bildirir.

Ölüme bağlı tasarrufla kurulan vakfın mirasbırakanın borçlarından sorumluluğu, özgülenen mal ve haklarla sınırlıdır.

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

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