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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 821: b. Payment and investment

Book Four: LAW OF PROPERTY › Part Two: LIMITED RIGHTS IN REM › Chapter One: SERVITUDES AND LAND CHARGES › Division Two: USUFRUCT AND OTHER SERVITUDES A. Usufruct

A debtor who has not been authorised to pay either the creditor or the usufructuary alone shall pay the debt to both of them jointly or deposit it at a place to be determined by the judge.

The subject matter of the performance rendered, and in particular any principal repaid, shall be subject to the usufruct.

The creditor or the usufructuary may request that the principal be invested in a safe and income-producing manner.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 821 · b. Ödeme ve işletme

Alacaklı ve intifa hakkı sahibinden birine ödemeye yetkili kılınmamış olan borçlu, borcunu ikisine birlikte ödemek veya hâkimin belirleyeceği yere tevdi etmek zorundadır.

Yerine getirilen edimin konusu ve özellikle geri ödenecek ana para, intifa hakkına tâbi olur.

Alacaklı veya intifa hakkı sahibi, ana paranın güvenilir ve getiri sağlayan bir yere yatırılmasını isteyebilir.

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

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