Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 501: E. Commissioned publishing contract

Part Two: Special Obligational Relationships › Chapter Eight: Publishing Contract

If one or more persons undertake to create a work according to a plan determined by the publisher, they shall be entitled only to the remuneration agreed in the contract.

In this case, the economic rights forming the subject matter of the contract shall belong to the publisher.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 501 · E. Sipariş üzerine yayım sözleşmesi

Bir veya birkaç kişi, yayımcının belirlediği plana göre bir eser meydana getirmeyi üstlenirlerse, sadece sözleşmeyle kararlaştırılan ücrete hak kazanırlar.

Bu durumda, sözleşme konusu mali haklar yayımcıya ait olur.

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

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