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

Article 3: II. Good faith

Where the Code attaches a legal consequence to good faith, the existence of good faith shall be presumed.

However, a person who has failed to exercise the care that could be expected of him or her in the circumstances may not plead good faith.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 3 · II. İyiniyet

Kanunun iyiniyete hukukî bir sonuç bağladığı durumlarda, asıl olan iyiniyetin varlığıdır.

Ancak, durumun gereklerine göre kendisinden beklenen özeni göstermeyen kimse iyiniyet iddiasında bulunamaz.

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

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