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Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 106: I. Conditions

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

A creditor to whom an act or delivery performance has been duly tendered shall be in default if, without justified reason, the creditor refuses to accept it or refuses to carry out the preparatory acts which the creditor is required to carry out in order for the debtor to be able to perform the obligation.

If the creditor falls into default towards one of the jointly and severally liable debtors, the creditor shall also be in default towards the others.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 106 · I. Koşulları

Yapma veya verme edimi gereği gibi kendisine önerilen alacaklı, haklı bir sebep olmaksızın onu kabulden veya borçlunun borcunu ifa edebilmesi için kendisi tarafından yapılması gereken hazırlık fiillerini yapmaktan kaçınırsa, temerrüde düşmüş olur.

Alacaklı, müteselsil borçlulardan birine karşı temerrüde düşerse, diğerlerine karşı da temerrüde düşmüş olur.

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

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