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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 955: I. Claims embodied or not embodied in a document

Book Four: LAW OF PROPERTY › Part Two: LIMITED RIGHTS IN REM › Chapter Three: PLEDGE OF MOVABLES › Division Two: PLEDGE OF CLAIMS AND OTHER RIGHTS

For the pledge of claims, whether or not embodied in a document, the pledge contract must be made in writing and, in the case of claims embodied in a document, the document must be delivered.

The creditor or the pledgor may give notice of the pledge to the debtor.

For the pledge of other rights, the form prescribed for the transfer of those rights must be complied with, together with a written pledge contract.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 955 · I. Senede bağlı olan veya olmayan alacaklarda

Senede bağlanmış olan veya olmayan alacakların rehni için rehin sözleşmesinin yazılı şekilde yapılması ve senede bağlı alacaklarda senedin teslim edilmesi gerekir.

Alacaklı veya rehneden, rehni borçluya ihbar edebilir.

Diğer hakların rehninde, yazılı rehin sözleşmesiyle birlikte, bu hakların devri için öngörülen şekle uyulması gerekir.

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

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