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

Article 878: 2. Payment of the debt and extinction of the charge

Book Four: LAW OF PROPERTY › Part Two: LIMITED RIGHTS IN REM › Chapter Two: CHARGES ON IMMOVABLE PROPERTY › Division One: GENERAL PROVISIONS A. Conditions

If the improvement has been made without the contribution of a public institution or body, the charged claim must be paid in equal instalments within at most five years.

The charge is extinguished five years after the claim or the annual instalments fall due, and subsequent creditors advance according to their ranks.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 878 · 2. Borcun ödenmesi ve rehnin sona ermesi

İyileştirme, kamu kurum veya kuruluşunun katkısı olmaksızın yapılmış ise, rehinli alacağın en çok beş yıl içinde eşit taksitlerle ödenmesi gerekir.

Alacağın veya yıllık taksitlerin muaccel olmasından beş yıl sonra rehin hakkı sona erer ve sonraki alacaklılar sıralarına göre ilerlerler.

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

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