Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 205: A. Assignment of contract

Chapter Five: Changes of Parties in Obligational Relationships › Division Three: Assignment of Contract and Accession to a Contract

Assignment of contract is an agreement concluded between the transferee of the contract, the transferor and the party remaining in the contract, which transfers to the transferee all the rights and obligations of the transferor arising from that contract together with his status as a party.

An agreement concluded between the transferee and the transferor of the contract which is based on the prior consent of, or subsequently ratified by, the other party remaining in the contract shall also be subject to the provisions on the assignment of contract.

The validity of the assignment of contract depends on the form of the contract assigned.

Cases of subrogation arising from law and other special provisions are reserved.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 205 · A. Sözleşmenin devri

Sözleşmenin devri, sözleşmeyi devralan ile devreden ve sözleşmede kalan taraf arasında yapılan ve devredenin bu sözleşmeden doğan taraf olma sıfatı ile birlikte bütün hak ve borçlarını devralana geçiren bir anlaşmadır.

Sözleşmeyi devralan ile devreden arasında yapılan ve sözleşmede kalan diğer tarafça önceden verilen izne dayanan veya sonradan onaylanan anlaşma da, sözleşmenin devri hükümlerine tabidir.

Sözleşmenin devrinin geçerliliği, devredilen sözleşmenin şekline bağlıdır.

Kanundan doğan halefiyet hâlleri ile diğer özel hükümler saklıdır.

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

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