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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 259: b. Other communities of property

Book Two: FAMILY LAW › Part One: LAW OF MARRIAGE › Chapter Four: MARITAL PROPERTY REGIME BETWEEN SPOUSES › Division Five: COMMUNITY OF PROPERTY A. Ownership

The spouses may, by a matrimonial property contract, exclude from the community certain assets or types of assets, in particular immovables, the earnings of one spouse, and the assets used by a spouse for the practice of a profession or trade.

Unless otherwise provided in the contract, the income from these assets shall not be included in the community.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 259 · b. Diğer mal ortaklıkları

Eşler, mal rejimi sözleşmesiyle belirli malvarlığı değerlerini veya türlerini, özellikle taşınmaz malları, bir eşin kazancını, bir meslek veya sanat icrası için kullandığı malları ortaklık dışında tutabilirler.

Aksi sözleşmede öngörülmedikçe bu malların gelirleri ortaklığa dahil değildir.

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

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