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Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 628: 3. Duty of care

Part Two: Special Obligational Relationships › Chapter Eighteen: Contract of Simple Partnership

Each partner is obliged to exercise in the business of the partnership the same effort and care as he or she exercises in his or her own affairs.

Each partner is obliged to compensate the others for damage caused by his or her own fault, without the right to set off benefits he or she has procured for the partnership in other business.

A partner who conducts the business of the partnership for remuneration shall be liable in accordance with the provisions on mandate.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 628 · 3. Özen borcu

Her ortak, ortaklık işlerinde kendi işlerinde olduğu ölçüde çaba ve özen göstermekle yükümlüdür.

Her ortak, diğerlerine karşı, kendi kusuruyla verdiği zararları, başka işlerde ortaklığa sağladığı menfaatlerle mahsup ettirme hakkı olmaksızın gidermekle yükümlüdür.

Ortaklık işlerini ücret karşılığı yürüten ortak, vekâlet hükümlerine göre sorumlu olur.

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

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