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

Article 268: I. Community debts

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

Each of the spouses shall be liable with his or her personal property and with the community property for the following debts:

1. Debts incurred on the basis of the authority to represent the marital union or to administer the community property,

2. Debts incurred in the course of practising a profession or trade by using the community property or the income falling into the community property,

3. Debts which also give rise to personal liability for the other spouse,

4. Debts incurred by the spouses under an agreement with third persons that the community property shall also be liable in addition to personal property.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 268 · I. Ortaklık borçları

Eşlerden her biri, aşağıdaki borçlardan kişisel malları ve ortaklık mallarıyla sorumludur:

1. Evlilik birliğini temsil veya ortaklık mallarını yönetme yetkisine dayanarak yapılan borçlardan,

2. Ortaklık mallarını veya ortaklık mallarına giren gelirleri kullanarak bir meslek veya sanatın icra edilmesi nedeniyle yapılan borçlardan,

3. Diğer eş için de kişisel sorumluluk doğuran borçlardan,

4. Kişisel mal yanında ortaklık mallarının da sorumlu olacağı hususunda eşlerin üçüncü kişilerle anlaşarak yaptığı borçlardan.

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

Unofficial translation for information only. The Turkish text published in the Official Gazette is the only authoritative version. This page is not legal advice.