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

Article 967: 1. Right to demand redemption

Book Four: LAW OF PROPERTY › Part Two: LIMITED RIGHTS IN REM › Chapter Three: PLEDGE OF MOVABLES › Division Three: PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF LENDING AGAINST PLEDGES A. Lenders

The pledged movable may be redeemed until it is sold, by returning the pledge ticket.

If the pledge ticket is not returned, a person who proves that he is the person entitled after the claim has fallen due may redeem the movable.

Even if the lender has expressly reserved the right to return the pledged movable only against delivery of the ticket, a person who proves his right after six months have elapsed since the claim fell due may redeem the movable.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 967 · 1. Rehinden kurtarmayı isteme hakkı

Rehnedilen taşınır, satılıncaya kadar rehin makbuzunun geri verilmesi suretiyle rehinden kurtarılabilir.

Rehin makbuzu geri verilmezse, alacağın muaccel olmasından sonra hak sahibi olduğunu ispat eden kimse taşınırı rehinden kurtarabilir.

Ödünç veren, rehnedilen taşınırı makbuzun teslimi karşılığı geri verme hakkını açıkça saklı tutmuş olsa bile; alacağın muaccel olmasının üzerinden altı ay geçtikten sonra hakkını ispat eden kimse, taşınırı rehinden kurtarabilir.

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

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