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Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 117: I. Conditions

Chapter Two: Effects of Obligations › Division Two: Consequences of Non-Performance of Obligations A. Non-performance of the obligation I. Obligation to compensate

The debtor of a due obligation shall fall into default upon a reminder (notice) from the creditor.

Where the date on which the obligation is to be performed has been jointly determined, or has been determined by one of the parties by means of a duly given notice on the basis of a right reserved in the contract, the debtor shall fall into default upon the expiry of that date; in tort, the debtor shall be in default as of the date on which the act was committed, and in unjust enrichment, as of the date on which the enrichment occurred. However, in cases where the enriched party is in good faith, notice shall be required for default.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 117 · I. Koşulları

Muaccel bir borcun borçlusu, alacaklının ihtarıyla temerrüde düşer.

Borcun ifa edileceği gün, birlikte belirlenmiş veya sözleşmede saklı tutulan bir hakka dayanarak taraflardan biri usulüne uygun bir bildirimde bulunmak suretiyle belirlemişse, bu günün geçmesiyle; haksız fiilde fiilin işlendiği, sebepsiz zenginleşmede ise zenginleşmenin gerçekleştiği tarihte borçlu temerrüde düşmüş olur. Ancak sebepsiz zenginleşenin iyiniyetli olduğu hâllerde temerrüt için bildirim şarttır.

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

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