Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 287: II. Of the donee

Part Two: Special Obligational Relationships › Chapter Three: Donation Contract

A person lacking the capacity to act may accept a donation if that person has the capacity of discernment. However, if the donee's legal representative prohibits that person from accepting the donation or orders the return of the thing donated, the donation shall lapse.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 287 · II. Bağışlanan için

Fiil ehliyeti bulunmayan kişi ayırt etme gücüne sahipse, bağışlamayı kabul edebilir. Ancak, bağışlananın yasal temsilcisi bu kişinin bağışlamayı kabulünü yasaklar veya bağışlanılan şeyin geri verilmesini emrederse, bağışlama ortadan kalkar.

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

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