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Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 103: 1. Right of the debtor

Chapter Two: Effects of Obligations › Division One: Performance of Obligations A. In general

A debtor who pays the debt may request a receipt and, if the debt has been paid in full, the return or cancellation of the related instrument of debt.

If the debt has not been paid in full or the instrument of debt also confers other rights on the creditor, the debtor may only request that a receipt be issued and that the payment be recorded on the instrument of debt.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 103 · 1. Borçlunun hakkı

Borcu ödeyen borçlu, bir makbuz ve borcun tamamı ödenmişse, buna ilişkin borç senedinin geri verilmesini veya iptalini isteyebilir.

Borcun tamamı ödenmemiş veya borç senedi alacaklıya başkaca haklar da vermekte ise borçlu, ancak makbuz verilmesini ve ödemenin borç senedine işlenmesini isteyebilir.

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

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