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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 253: 4. Method of division

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

Division in kind shall be the rule. Where this is not possible, the shares shall be equalised by adding a payment. The payment that one of the spouses is to make to the other shall be calculated according to the market values of the assets at the time of liquidation. In this calculation, debts arising from the acquisition of the assets subject to division shall be deducted.

If immediate payment of the equalisation payment would cause serious difficulties for him or her, the debtor spouse may request that the payments be deferred for a reasonable period.

Unless otherwise agreed, interest shall accrue on the equalisation payment from the end of the liquidation; where the circumstances and conditions so require, security may additionally be requested from the debtor.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 253 · 4. Paylaştırma yöntemi

Paylaştırmanın ayın olarak yapılması asıldır. Buna olanak yoksa bedel eklemek suretiyle paylar denkleştirilir. Eşlerden birinin diğerine ödeyeceği bedel, malların tasfiye anındaki sürüm değerlerine göre hesaplanır. Bu hesaplamada paylaşım konusu malların edinilmesinden doğan borçlar indirilir.

Denkleştirme bedelinin derhal ödenmesi kendisi için ciddî güçlükler doğuracaksa, borçlu eş ödemelerin uygun bir süre ertelenmesini isteyebilir.

Aksine anlaşma yoksa, tasfiyenin sona ermesinden başlayarak denkleştirme bedeline faiz yürütülür; durum ve koşullar gerektiriyorsa ayrıca borçludan güvence istenebilir.

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

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