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Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 160: G. Waiver of limitation

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

Limitation may not be waived in advance.

A waiver by one of the joint and several debtors may not be asserted against the others.

The same rule shall apply where one of the debtors of an indivisible obligation has waived.

A waiver by the principal debtor may not be asserted against the surety either.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 160 · G. Zamanaşımından feragat

Zamanaşımından önceden feragat edilemez.

Müteselsil borçlulardan birinin feragat etmiş olması, diğerlerine karşı ileri sürülemez.

Bölünemez bir borcun borçlularından birinin feragat etmiş olması durumunda da aynı hüküm uygulanır.

Asıl borçlunun feragati de kefile karşı ileri sürülemez.

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

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