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

Article 981: 1. Right of defence

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

The possessor may repel any usurpation or interference by the use of force.

The possessor may protect possession of a thing taken without the possessor's consent, in the case of immovables by expelling the person who has seized it, and in the case of movables by taking it from the person caught in the act or while fleeing. However, the possessor must refrain from using force to a degree not justified by the circumstances.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 981 · 1. Savunma hakkı

Zilyet, her türlü gasp veya saldırıyı kuvvet kullanarak defedebilir.

Zilyet, rızası dışında kendisinden alınan şeyi taşınmazlarda el koyanı kovarak, taşınırlarda ise eylem sırasında veya kaçarken yakalananın elinden alarak zilyetliğini koruyabilir. Ancak, zilyet durumun haklı göstermediği derecede kuvvet kullanmaktan kaçınmak zorundadır.

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

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