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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 426: I. Representation

Book Two: FAMILY LAW › Part Three: GUARDIANSHIP › Chapter One: ORGANISATION OF GUARDIANSHIP › Division Five: CURATORSHIP AND LEGAL ADVISERSHIP A. Cases requiring curatorship

The guardianship authority shall appoint a curator for representation, upon the request of an interested party or ex officio, in the cases set out below or in other cases specified by law:

1. If a person of full age is unable, owing to illness, absence elsewhere or a similar reason, to attend in person to an urgent matter or to appoint a representative,

2. If, in a matter, the interests of the legal representative conflict with those of the minor or the restricted person,

3. If there is an impediment to the legal representative's performance of his or her duties.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 426 · I. Temsil

Vesayet makamı, aşağıda yazılı olan veya kanunda gösterilen diğer hâllerde ilgilisinin isteği üzerine veya re'sen temsil kayyımı atar:

1. Ergin bir kişi, hastalığı, başka bir yerde bulunması veya benzeri bir sebeple ivedi bir işini kendisi görebilecek veya bir temsilci atayabilecek durumda değilse,

2. Bir işte yasal temsilcinin menfaati ile küçüğün veya kısıtlının menfaati çatışıyorsa,

3. Yasal temsilcinin görevini yerine getirmesine bir engel varsa.

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

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