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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 116: İ. Termination of the foundation

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

Where achievement of the purpose has become impossible and its amendment is also not possible, the foundation shall terminate automatically and shall be deleted from the register by court decision.

If it is not possible to amend the purpose of a foundation which is subsequently found to pursue a prohibited purpose or to engage in prohibited activities, or whose purpose subsequently becomes prohibited, the foundation shall be dissolved after a hearing, upon application by the supervisory authority or the public prosecutor.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 116 · İ. Vakfın sona ermesi

Amacın gerçekleşmesi olanaksız hâle geldiği ve değiştirilmesine de olanak bulunmadığı takdirde, vakıf kendiliğinden sona erer ve mahkeme kararıyla sicilden silinir.

Yasak amaç güttüğü veya yasak faaliyetlerde bulunduğu sonradan anlaşılan veya amacı sonradan yasaklanan vakfın amacının değiştirilmesine olanak bulunmazsa; vakıf, denetim makamının ya da Cumhuriyet savcısının başvurusu üzerine duruşma yapılarak dağıtılır.

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

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