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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 766: 3. Constructive delivery

Book Four: LAW OF PROPERTY › Part One: OWNERSHIP › Chapter Three: OWNERSHIP OF MOVABLE PROPERTY

Where a person who transfers ownership of a movable retains possession of that thing on the basis of a special legal relationship, ownership shall pass without delivery. However, if this transaction was made in order to harm third parties or to circumvent the rules on pledges of movables, the transfer of ownership shall have no effect.

The judge shall determine at his or her discretion whether such a purpose was pursued.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 766 · 3. Hükmen teslim

Bir taşınırın mülkiyetini nakleden kimse özel bir hukukî ilişkiye dayanarak o şeyin zilyetliğini korursa, mülkiyet teslimsiz geçmiş olur. Ancak, bu işlem üçüncü kişileri zarara sokmak veya taşınır rehni kurallarından kurtulmak için yapılmışsa, mülkiyetin nakli sonuç doğurmaz.

Böyle bir amaç güdülüp güdülmediğini hâkim takdir eder.

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

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