Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 446: 3. Consequences of breach

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

An employee who acts in breach of the non-competition covenant shall be obliged to compensate all damage suffered by the employer as a result.

If the breach of the covenant is subject to a penalty clause and the contract contains no provision to the contrary, the employee may release himself from his obligation under the non-competition covenant by paying the stipulated amount; however, the employee shall be obliged to compensate damage exceeding that amount.

In addition to the payment of the penalty and any additional damage that may arise, the employer may also demand that the conduct in breach of the covenant be stopped, provided that he has expressly reserved this right in writing in the contract and that the importance of his infringed or threatened interests and the conduct of the employee justify it.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 446 · 3. Aykırı davranışların sonuçları

Rekabet yasağına aykırı davranan işçi, bunun sonucu olarak işverenin uğradığı bütün zararları gidermekle yükümlüdür.

Yasağa aykırı davranış bir ceza koşuluna bağlanmışsa ve sözleşmede aksine bir hüküm de yoksa, işçi öngörülen miktarı ödeyerek rekabet yasağına ilişkin borcundan kurtulabilir; ancak, işçi bu miktarı aşan zararı gidermek zorundadır.

İşveren, ceza koşulu ve doğabilecek ek zararlarının ödenmesi dışında, sözleşmede yazılı olarak açıkça saklı tutması koşuluyla, kendisinin ihlal veya tehdit edilen menfaatlerinin önemi ile işçinin davranışı haklı gösteriyorsa, yasağa aykırı davranışa son verilmesini de isteyebilir.

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

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