Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 593: e. Request for acceptance of payment

Part Two: Special Obligational Relationships › Chapter Fifteen: Contract of Suretyship

Where the debt has become due, even by reason of the debtor's bankruptcy, the surety may at any time request the creditor to accept the payment he will make. Where several persons have stood surety for a debt, the creditor shall be bound to accept a partial payment made by one of the sureties, provided that it is not less than the share falling to the surety offering it.

If the creditor refuses to accept payment without just cause, the surety shall be released from his obligation; in the case of joint and several co-suretyship, the liability of the sureties shall be reduced by the amount of the share falling to them.

With the consent of the creditor, the surety may pay the principal debt even before it becomes due. However, in that case, the surety may not exercise his right of recourse against the principal debtor before the debt becomes due.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 593 · e. Ödemenin kabulünü isteme

Borçlunun iflası sebebiyle olsa bile, borç muaccel olduğu takdirde kefil, alacaklıdan yapacağı ödemeyi kabul etmesini her zaman isteyebilir. Bir borca birden çok kişinin kefil olması durumunda alacaklı, kefillerden biri tarafından yapılacak kısmi ödemeyi, bunu öneren kefile düşen paydan az olmamak koşuluyla, kabul etmek zorundadır.

Alacaklı haklı bir sebep olmaksızın ödemeyi kabul etmekten kaçınırsa, kefil borcundan kurtulur; birlikte müteselsil kefalette ise, kefillerin sorumluluğu kendilerine düşen pay miktarınca azalır.

Alacaklının rızası varsa kefil, asıl borcu muaccel olmasından önce de ödeyebilir. Ancak, bu durumda kefil, asıl borçluya karşı rücu hakkını borcun muaccel olmasından önce kullanamaz.

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

Unofficial translation for information only. The Turkish text published in the Official Gazette is the only authoritative version. This page is not legal advice.