Any person who causes damage to the owner or to a right holder by cutting off, even partially, or by polluting, through excavation, construction or similar activities, springs or wells that are used to a considerable extent or whose water is collected for the purpose of use, shall be obliged to make good such damage.
Where the damage was not caused intentionally or negligently, or where the injured party is also at fault, the judge shall determine at his or her discretion whether compensation is due and, if so, its amount and type.
Original Turkish text
MADDE 757 · 1. Tazminat
Önemli ölçüde yararlanılan veya yararlanmak amacıyla suyu biriktirilen kaynakları veya kuyuları kazı, yapı veya benzeri faaliyetler yüzünden kısmen olsun keserek ya da kirleterek malikine veya onda hak sahibi olana zarar veren kimse, bu zararı gidermekle yükümlüdür.
Zarar kasten veya ihmal yoluyla verilmemişse ya da zarar görenin de kusuru varsa hâkim, tazminatın gerekip gerekmediğini, gerekiyorsa miktar ve türünü takdir eder.