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

Article 946: 1. Right of the creditor

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

The creditor may demand that his unpaid claim be satisfied through realisation of the pledge.

The pledge right secures for the creditor the principal claim together with contractual interest, enforcement costs and default interest.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 946 · 1. Alacaklının hakkı

Alacaklı, ödenmeyen alacağının rehnin paraya çevrilmesi yoluyla ödenmesini isteyebilir.

Rehin hakkı, alacaklıya asıl alacak ile birlikte sözleşme faizlerinin, takip giderlerinin ve gecikme faizinin güvencesini sağlar.

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

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