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Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 164: b. Defences of the debtors

Chapter Four: Special Situations in Obligational Relationships › Division One: Joint and Several Obligations A. Joint and several debtors

A joint and several debtor may raise against the creditor only those defences and objections arising from the personal relationship between himself and the creditor or from the cause or subject matter of the joint and several obligation.

A joint and several debtor who fails to raise common defences and objections shall be liable to the others.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 164 · b. Borçluların savunmaları

Müteselsil borçlulardan biri, alacaklıya karşı, ancak onunla kendi arasındaki kişisel ilişkilerden veya müteselsil borcun sebep ya da konusundan doğan def’i ve itirazları ileri sürebilir.

Müteselsil borçlulardan biri ortak def’i ve itirazları ileri sürmezse, diğerlerine karşı sorumlu olur.

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

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