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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 775: V. Processing

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

Where a person works or transforms into another form a thing belonging to another, the new thing shall belong to the processor if the value of the labour exceeds the value of that thing, and otherwise to the owner.

Where the processor was not in good faith, the judge may award the new thing to the owner even if the value of the labour is greater than the value of the processed thing.

Claims for compensation and claims arising from unjust enrichment are reserved.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 775 · V. İşleme

Bir kimse başkasına ait bir şeyi işler veya başka bir şekle sokarsa, emeğin değerinin o şeyin değerinden fazla olması hâlinde, yeni şey işleyenin, aksi hâlde malikin olur.

İşleyen iyiniyetli değilse, emeğin değeri işlenen şeyin değerinden daha fazla olsa bile hâkim, yeni şeyi malike bırakabilir.

Tazminat ve sebepsiz zenginleşmeden doğan istem hakları saklıdır.

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

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