Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 458: IV. Right of retention

Part Two: Special Obligational Relationships › Chapter Six: Contracts of Service › Division Two: Commercial Traveller's Contract A. Definition and formation

To secure due claims arising from the commercial traveller relationship and, where the employer becomes insolvent, claims not yet due, the commercial traveller shall have a right of retention over movables, negotiable instruments and money he has received from customers on the basis of his authority to collect.

The commercial traveller may not retain vehicles and transport documents, price lists, records relating to customers or other documents.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 458 · IV. Hapis hakkı

Pazarlamacılık ilişkisinden doğan muaccel alacaklar ile işverenin ödeme güçsüzlüğüne düşmesi durumunda, henüz muaccel olmayan alacakların güvence altına alınması için pazarlamacı, taşınırlar, kıymetli evrak ve tahsil yetkisine dayanarak müşterilerden almış olduğu paralar üzerinde hapis hakkına sahiptir.

Pazarlamacı, araç ve taşıma belgelerini, fiyat tarifelerini, müşterilerle ilgili kayıtlar ile diğer belgeleri alıkoyamaz.

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

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