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Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 551: B. Commercial agent

Part Two: Special Obligational Relationships › Chapter Twelve: Commercial Representatives, Commercial Agents and Other Auxiliaries of a Merchant A. Commercial representative

A commercial agent (ticari vekil) is a person whom the owner of a commercial enterprise, without granting him or her commercial representative authority, has authorised to manage the enterprise or to conduct certain business of the enterprise.

This authority shall cover all transactions customary in the enterprise. However, unless expressly authorised, the commercial agent may not borrow money or the like, assume obligations under bills of exchange, bring actions or conduct actions already brought.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 551 · B. Ticari vekil

Ticari vekil, bir ticari işletme sahibinin, kendisine ticari temsilcilik yetkisi vermeksizin, işletmesini yönetmek veya işletmesinin bazı işlerini yürütmek için yetkilendirdiği kişidir.

Bu yetki, işletmenin alışılmış bütün işlemlerini kapsar. Ancak, ticari vekil açıkça yetkili kılınmadıkça, ödünç olarak para veya benzerlerini alamaz, kambiyo taahhüdünde bulunamaz, dava açamaz ve açılmış davayı takip edemez.

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

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