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Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 248: II. Burden of proof

Part Two: Special Obligational Relationships › Chapter One: Contract of Sale › Division Four: Certain Types of Sale A. Sale by sample

In a sale by sample, the party to whom the sample was given shall not bear the burden of proving that the sample in its possession is the sample given to it, and the buyer's claim shall be deemed correct even if the form of the sample has changed, provided that such change is a necessary consequence of the examination. However, the other party shall in any event have the right to prove the contrary.

If the sample has deteriorated or been destroyed while in the hands of the buyer, the burden of proving that the object sold does not conform to the sample shall fall on the buyer, even if the buyer is not at fault.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 248 · II. İspat yükü

Örnek üzerine satışta kendisine örnek verilen taraf, elindeki örneğin kendisine verilmiş örnek olduğunu ispat yükü altında olmayıp, örneğin biçimi değişmiş olsa bile, bu değişiklik gözden geçirmenin zorunlu bir sonucu ise, alıcının iddiası doğru sayılır. Ancak, karşı tarafın her hâlde bunun aksini ispat hakkı vardır.

Örnek, alıcının elindeyken bozulmuş veya yok olmuşsa, kusuru olmasa bile, satılanın örneğe uygun olmadığını ispat yükü alıcıya düşer.

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

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