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

Article 249: 2. Right arising from contribution

Book Two: FAMILY LAW › Part One: LAW OF MARRIAGE › Chapter Four: MARITAL PROPERTY REGIME BETWEEN SPOUSES › Division Four: SEPARATION OF PROPERTY WITH SHARING A. Management, enjoyment and disposition

Where one of the spouses has contributed, without receiving any or adequate consideration, to the acquisition, improvement or preservation of property belonging to the other and excluded from sharing, he or she may, upon termination of the marital property regime, request payment of an equitable amount in proportion to his or her contribution.

The same claim also applies to assets replacing property excluded from sharing.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 249 · 2. Katkıdan doğan hak

Eşlerden biri diğerine ait olup, paylaştırma dışı kalan bir malın edinilmesine, iyileştirilmesine veya korunmasına hiç ya da uygun bir karşılık almaksızın katkıda bulunmuşsa; mal rejiminin sona ermesi hâlinde, katkısı oranında hakkaniyete uygun bir bedel ödenmesini isteyebilir.

Aynı istem, paylaştırma dışı kalan malın yerine geçen değerler için de geçerlidir.

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

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