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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 213: D. Protection of creditors

Book Two: FAMILY LAW › Part One: LAW OF MARRIAGE › Chapter Four: MARITAL PROPERTY REGIME BETWEEN SPOUSES › Division One: GENERAL PROVISIONS

The establishment or modification of a marital property regime or the liquidation of the previous regime may not exempt from liability the property out of which the creditors of either spouse or of the community could satisfy their claims.

The spouse to whom such property has passed is personally liable for the debts; however, he or she may release himself or herself from liability to the extent that he or she proves that the property in question is insufficient to pay the debt.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 213 · D. Alacaklıların korunması

Mal rejiminin kurulması, değiştirilmesi veya önceki rejimin tasfiyesi, eşlerden birinin veya ortaklığın alacaklılarının, üzerinden haklarını alabilecekleri malları sorumluluk dışında bırakamaz.

Kendisine böyle mallar geçmiş olan eş, borçlardan kişisel olarak sorumludur; ancak, söz konusu malların borcu ödemeye yetmediğini ispat ettiği takdirde, bu ölçüde kendisini sorumluluktan kurtarabilir.

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

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