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

Article 24: 1. Principle

Book One: LAW OF PERSONS › Part One: NATURAL PERSONS › Chapter One: PERSONALITY A. In general

A person whose personality rights are unlawfully infringed may request the judge to protect him or her against those committing the infringement.

Every infringement of personality rights is unlawful unless justified by the consent of the person whose personality rights have been violated, by an overriding private or public interest, or by the exercise of a power conferred by law.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 24 · 1. İlke

Hukuka aykırı olarak kişilik hakkına saldırılan kimse, hâkimden, saldırıda bulunanlara karşı korunmasını isteyebilir.

Kişilik hakkı zedelenen kimsenin rızası, daha üstün nitelikte özel veya kamusal yarar ya da kanunun verdiği yetkinin kullanılması sebeplerinden biriyle haklı kılınmadıkça, kişilik haklarına yapılan her saldırı hukuka aykırıdır.

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

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