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

Article 968: 2. Rights of the lender

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 lender may demand payment of the full interest for the month in which the movable is redeemed from pledge.

Where the lender has expressly reserved the right to return the movable to whoever presents the pledge receipt, the lender may exercise this power unless the lender knows or ought to know that the holder of the receipt acquired it unlawfully.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 968 · 2. Ödünç verenin hakları

Ödünç veren, taşınırın rehinden kurtarıldığı aya ait faizin tamamının ödenmesini isteyebilir.

Ödünç veren, makbuzu kim getirirse taşınırı ona geri verme hakkını açıkça saklı tutmuşsa, makbuzun hamilinin bunu haksız olarak ele geçirdiğini bilmedikçe ve bilmesi gerekmedikçe bu yetkisini kullanabilir.

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

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