Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 58: 3. Infringement of personality rights

Division Two: Obligations Arising from Torts A. Liability

A person who suffers damage through the infringement of his or her personality rights may demand the payment of a sum of money as non-pecuniary damages for the non-pecuniary harm suffered.

The judge may, instead of ordering the payment of such compensation, decide on another form of redress or add it to such compensation; in particular, the judge may render a decision condemning the attack and order the publication of that decision.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 58 · 3. Kişilik hakkının zedelenmesi

Kişilik hakkının zedelenmesinden zarar gören, uğradığı manevi zarara karşılık manevi tazminat adı altında bir miktar para ödenmesini isteyebilir.

Hâkim, bu tazminatın ödenmesi yerine, diğer bir giderim biçimi kararlaştırabilir veya bu tazminata ekleyebilir; özellikle saldırıyı kınayan bir karar verebilir ve bu kararın yayımlanmasına hükmedebilir.

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

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