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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 493: II. Extraordinary limitation

Book Two: FAMILY LAW › Part Three: GUARDIANSHIP › Chapter Three: TERMINATION OF GUARDIANSHIP › Division Three: CONSEQUENCES OF THE END OF GUARDIANSHIP

An action for compensation based on an error in the accounts or on a ground of liability which the injured party had no possibility of knowing or discovering before the ordinary limitation period began to run may be brought within one year from the discovery of the error in the accounts or of the ground of liability.

Actions for compensation arising from guardianship shall in any event become time-barred upon the lapse of ten years from the service of the final account.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 493 · II. Olağanüstü zamanaşımı

Olağan zamanaşımı süresi işlemeye başlamadan önce zarar gören tarafından bilinmesi veya anlaşılması olanağı bulunmayan bir hesap yanlışlığına veya bir sorumluluk sebebine dayanan tazminat davası, hesap yanlışlığının veya sorumluluk sebebinin öğrenilmesinden başlayarak bir yıl içinde açılabilir.

Vesayetten doğan tazminat davaları, her hâlde kesin hesabın tebliğinin üzerinden on yıl geçmekle zamanaşımına uğrar.

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

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