Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 604: A. Non-actionability and non-enforceability of the claim

Part Two: Special Obligational Relationships › Chapter Sixteen: Gambling and Betting

No action may be brought and no enforcement proceedings may be initiated in respect of a claim arising from gambling or betting.

The same rule shall apply to advances and loans knowingly given for gambling or betting, and to forward sales of goods traded on an exchange, foreign currencies and negotiable instruments concluded on the basis of price differences, where such sales have the character of gambling or betting.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 604 · A. Alacağın dava ve takip edilememesi

Kumar ve bahisten doğan alacak hakkında dava açılamaz ve takip yapılamaz.

Kumar veya bahis için bilerek verilen avanslar ve ödünç paralar ile kumar ve bahis niteliğinde oldukları takdirde, borsada işlem gören malların, yabancı paraların ve kıymetli evrakın fiyat farkı esası üzerine yapılan vadeli satışlar hakkında da aynı hüküm uygulanır.

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

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