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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 988: a. Acquisition from a possessor in a fiduciary capacity

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

Where a person acquires in good faith ownership of, or a limited real right over, a movable from a person possessing it in a fiduciary capacity, the acquisition shall be protected even if the possessor had no power to make such dispositions.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 988 · a. Emin sıfatıyla zilyetten edinme bakımından

Bir taşınırın emin sıfatıyla zilyedinden o şey üzerinde iyiniyetle mülkiyet veya sınırlı aynî hak edinen kimsenin edinimi, zilyedin bu tür tasarruflarda bulunma yetkisi olmasa bile korunur.

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

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