Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 195: A. Internal assumption of debt agreement

Chapter Five: Changes of Parties in Obligational Relationships › Division Two: Assumption of Debt

A person who concludes an internal assumption of debt agreement with the debtor undertakes the obligation to release the debtor from his debt, either by personally performing the debt or by assuming the debt with the consent of the creditor.

The debtor may not demand that the other party fulfil its obligation unless the debtor performs his own obligations arising from the internal assumption of debt agreement.

Where the debtor has not been released from his debt, he may demand security from the other party.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 195 · A. İç üstlenme sözleşmesi

Borçlu ile iç üstlenme sözleşmesi yapan kişi, borcu bizzat ifa ederek veya alacaklının rızasıyla borcu üstlenerek, borçluyu borcundan kurtarma yükümlülüğü altına girmiş olur.

Borçlu, iç üstlenme sözleşmesinden doğan borçlarını ifa etmedikçe, diğer taraftan yükümlülüğünü yerine getirmesini isteyemez.

Borçlu, borcundan kurtarılmamışsa, diğer taraftan güvence isteyebilir.

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

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