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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 943: 1. Loss of possession

Book Four: LAW OF PROPERTY › Part Two: LIMITED RIGHTS IN REM › Chapter Three: PLEDGE OF MOVABLES › Division One: PLEDGE DEPENDENT ON DELIVERY AND RIGHT OF RETENTION A. Pledge dependent on delivery I. Creation

A pledge of movables is extinguished when the creditor ceases to be in possession and is no longer able to recover the movable from a third party in possession of it.

So long as the movable, with the consent of the creditor, is in fact solely under the control of the pledgor, the effects of the pledge are suspended.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 943 · 1. Zilyetliğin kaybı

Taşınır rehni, alacaklının zilyet olmaktan çıkması ve onu zilyet olan üçüncü kişiden geri alamaz hâle gelmesiyle son bulur.

Taşınır, alacaklının rızasıyla fiilen yalnız rehnedenin hâkimiyeti altında bulunduğu sürece rehnin hükümleri askıda kalır.

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

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