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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 976: III. Temporary interruption

Book Four: LAW OF PROPERTY › Part Three: POSSESSION AND THE LAND REGISTER › Chapter One: POSSESSION A. Concept and types of possession

Possession shall not end where actual control is not exercised, or the possibility of exercising it ceases, for reasons of a temporary nature.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 976 · III. Geçici olarak kesilme

Fiilî hâkimiyetin geçici nitelikteki sebeplerle kullanılmaması veya kullanma olanağının ortadan kalkması zilyetliği sona erdirmez.

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

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