Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 156: 1. Where the debt is acknowledged or established by a judgment

Chapter Three: Extinction of Obligations and Obligatory Relationships, Limitation › Division Two: Limitation A. Periods

Upon the interruption of limitation, a new period shall begin to run.

Where the debt has been acknowledged by an instrument or established by a judgment of a court or an arbitral award, the new period shall always be ten years.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 156 · 1. Borcun ikrar edilmesi veya karara bağlanması hâlinde

Zamanaşımının kesilmesiyle, yeni bir süre işlemeye başlar.

Borç bir senetle ikrar edilmiş veya bir mahkeme ya da hakem kararına bağlanmış ise, yeni süre her zaman on yıldır.

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

Unofficial translation for information only. The Turkish text published in the Official Gazette is the only authoritative version. This page is not legal advice.