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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 993: a. Enjoyment

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

A possessor who, in good faith, uses or enjoys the thing in the possessor's possession in accordance with the presumed right is not obliged to pay any compensation on that account to the person to whom the possessor is obliged to return the thing.

The good faith possessor shall not be liable for the loss, destruction or damage of the thing.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 993 · a. Yararlanma

İyiniyetle zilyedi bulunduğu şeyi, karineyle mevcut hakkına uygun şekilde kullanan veya ondan yararlanan zilyet, o şeyi geri vermekle yükümlü olduğu kimseye karşı bu yüzden herhangi bir tazminat ödemek zorunda değildir.

İyiniyetli zilyet, şeyin kaybedilmesinden, yok olmasından veya hasara uğramasından sorumlu olmaz.

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

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