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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 885: a. Conditions and procedure

Book Four: LAW OF PROPERTY › Part Two: LIMITED RIGHTS IN REM › Chapter Two: CHARGES ON IMMOVABLE PROPERTY › Division Two: MORTGAGE

A person who acquires an immovable mortgaged for a debt exceeding its value may, if not personally liable for the debt, redeem the immovable from the mortgage before enforcement proceedings are commenced by paying the purchase price. A person who acquired the immovable gratuitously may also exercise this right by paying a price which he or she shall assess.

The right of redemption from the mortgage may be exercised by written notice given to the creditors six months in advance.

The redemption price shall be distributed among the creditors according to their ranks.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 885 · a. Koşulları ve usulü

Değerini aşan bir borç için ipotek edilmiş olan bir taşınmazı edinen kimse, borçtan şahsen sorumlu değilse, icra takibine başlanmadan önce, satın alma bedelini ödeyerek taşınmazı ipotekten kurtarabilir. Taşınmazı karşılıksız olarak edinen kimse de, takdir edeceği bedeli ödeyerek bu hakkı kullanabilir.

İpotekten kurtarma hakkı, alacaklılara altı ay önce yapılacak yazılı ihbarla kullanılabilir.

İpotekten kurtarma bedeli alacaklılar arasında sıralarına göre dağıtılır.

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

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