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

Article 701: 1. Sources and nature

Book Four: LAW OF PROPERTY › Part One: OWNERSHIP › Chapter One: GENERAL PROVISIONS

The ownership of those who own property jointly by reason of a community formed pursuant to law or to contracts provided for by law is joint ownership.

In joint ownership, the co-owners do not have determined shares, and the right of each extends to the whole of the property included in the community.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 701 · 1. Kaynakları ve niteliği

Kanun veya kanunda öngörülen sözleşmeler uyarınca oluşan topluluk dolayısıyla mallara birlikte malik olanların mülkiyeti, elbirliği mülkiyetidir.

Elbirliği mülkiyetinde ortakların belirlenmiş payları olmayıp her birinin hakkı, ortaklığa giren malların tamamına yaygındır.

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

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