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Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 131: A. Extinction of rights and obligations attached to the principal obligation

Chapter Three: Extinction of Obligations and Obligatory Relationships, Limitation › Division One: Grounds of Extinction

Where the principal obligation is extinguished by performance or for another reason, the rights and obligations attached to it, such as pledge, suretyship, interest and penalty clause, shall also be extinguished.

Where the right to claim performance of accrued interest and the penalty clause has been reserved by contract or by a notice given up to the time of performance, or where it is apparent from the circumstances that it has been reserved, such interest and penalty clause may be claimed.

The special provisions on immovable property pledges, negotiable instruments and composition with creditors (konkordato) are reserved.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 131 · A. Asıl borca bağlı hak ve borçların sona ermesi

Asıl borç ifa ya da diğer bir sebeple sona erdiği takdirde, rehin, kefalet, faiz ve ceza koşulu gibi buna bağlı hak ve borçlar da sona ermiş olur.

İşlemiş faizin ve ceza koşulunun ifasını isteme hakkı sözleşmeyle veya ifa anına kadar yapılacak bir bildirimle saklı tutulmuş ise ya da durum ve koşullardan saklı tutulduğu anlaşılmaktaysa, bu faizler ve ceza koşulu istenebilir.

Taşınmaz rehnine, kıymetli evraka ve konkordatoya ilişkin özel hükümler saklıdır.

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

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