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Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 52: 2. Reduction

Division Two: Obligations Arising from Torts A. Liability

If the injured party consented to the act causing the damage, or contributed to the occurrence or aggravation of the damage, or aggravated the position of the person liable for compensation, the judge may reduce the compensation or eliminate it entirely.

If the person liable for compensation who caused the damage through slight fault would be reduced to poverty upon paying the compensation, and equity so requires, the judge may reduce the compensation.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 52 · 2. İndirilmesi

Zarar gören, zararı doğuran fiile razı olmuş veya zararın doğmasında ya da artmasında etkili olmuş yahut tazminat yükümlüsünün durumunu ağırlaştırmış ise hâkim, tazminatı indirebilir veya tamamen kaldırabilir.

Zarara hafif kusuruyla sebep olan tazminat yükümlüsü, tazminatı ödediğinde yoksulluğa düşecek olur ve hakkaniyet de gerektirirse hâkim, tazminatı indirebilir.

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

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