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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 980: IV. Delivery of instruments representing goods

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

Delivery of negotiable instruments representing goods entrusted to a carrier or to a public warehouse shall have the same effect as delivery of the goods.

Where a dispute arises between a person who has received the negotiable instruments in good faith and a person who has received the goods in good faith, the person who has received the goods shall be preferred.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 980 · IV. Emtiayı temsil eden senetlerin teslimi

Bir taşıyıcıya veya umumî mağazaya bırakılmış emtiayı temsil eden kıymetli evrakın teslimi, emtianın teslimi gibi sonuç doğurur.

Kıymetli evrakı iyiniyetle teslim alan kimse ile emtiayı iyiniyetle teslim alan kimse arasında uyuşmazlık çıkarsa emtiayı teslim alan tercih olunur.

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

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