Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 397: III. Obligation to deliver and to render account

Part Two: Special Obligational Relationships › Chapter Six: Contracts of Service › Division One: General Contract of Service

The employee is obliged to deliver immediately to the employer the things, and in particular the money, received from third parties on behalf of the employer in the course of performing the work undertaken, and to render account thereof.

The employee is also obliged to deliver immediately to the employer the things obtained as a result of the performance of the service.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 397 · III. Teslim ve hesap verme borcu

İşçi, üstlendiği işin görülmesi sırasında üçüncü kişiden işveren için aldığı şeyleri ve özellikle paraları derhâl ona teslim etmek ve bunlar hakkında hesap vermekle yükümlüdür.

İşçi, hizmetin ifasından dolayı elde ettiği şeyleri de derhâl işverene teslim etmekle yükümlüdür.

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

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