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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 957: III. Documents representing goods

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

The pledge of negotiable instruments representing goods gives rise to a pledge right over the goods.

Where a special pledge document (warrant) has been issued in addition to the document representing the goods, the pledge of the pledge document is sufficient, on condition that the amount of the pledged claim and its due date are written on the document.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 957 · III. Emtiayı temsil eden senetlerde

Emtiayı temsil eden kıymetli evrakın rehnedilmesiyle emtia üzerinde rehin hakkı doğar.

Emtiayı temsil eden senetten başka özel bir rehin senedi (varant) düzenlenmişse, rehinli alacak miktarının ve muaccel olduğu tarihin senet üzerine yazılmış olması koşuluyla, rehin senedinin rehnedilmiş olması yeterlidir.

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

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