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

Article 768: 2. Animals that become ownerless

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

Captured game animals become ownerless if they regain their freedom and their owners do not search for them without delay and without interruption and strive to capture them again.

Tamed animals become ownerless if they become wild again and do not return to their owners.

A swarm of bees does not become ownerless merely by flying onto the immovable property of another.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 768 · 2. Sahipsiz duruma gelen hayvanlar

Tutulan av hayvanları, yeniden serbest kalır ve sahipleri onları gecikmeksizin ve ara vermeksizin aramaz ve tekrar tutmak için uğraşmazsa, sahipsiz duruma gelirler.

Ehlileştirilmiş hayvanlar tekrar vahşileşir ve sahiplerine dönmezlerse, sahipsiz duruma gelirler.

Arı oğulu başkasının taşınmazına uçmuş olmakla sahipsiz duruma gelmez.

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

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