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Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 105: 3. Inability to return the instrument

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

If the creditor claims to have lost the instrument of debt, the creditor shall, upon the debtor's request and at the time of payment of the debt, provide the debtor with an officially drawn up or duly certified document showing the cancellation of the instrument of debt and the extinction of the debt.

The provisions on the cancellation of negotiable instruments are reserved.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 105 · 3. Senedin geri verilememesi

Alacaklı, borç senedini kaybettiğini iddia ederse, borçlunun istemi üzerine, borcu ödeme sırasında, kendisine borç senedinin iptalini ve borcun sona ermiş olduğunu gösteren resmen düzenlenmiş veya usulüne göre onaylanmış bir belge vermek zorundadır.

Kıymetli evrakın iptaline ilişkin hükümler saklıdır.

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

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