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Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 72: I. Rule

Division Two: Obligations Arising from Torts A. Liability

A claim for compensation shall become time-barred upon the expiry of two years from the date on which the injured person learned of the damage and of the person liable to pay compensation, and in any event upon the expiry of ten years from the date on which the act was committed. However, where the compensation arises from an act punishable by a penalty for which the criminal laws provide a longer limitation period, that limitation period shall apply.

Where an obligation has arisen for the injured person as a result of a tort, the injured person may at any time refuse to perform that obligation, even if the claim for compensation arising from the tort has become time-barred.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 72 · I. Kural

Tazminat istemi, zarar görenin zararı ve tazminat yükümlüsünü öğrendiği tarihten başlayarak iki yılın ve her hâlde fiilin işlendiği tarihten başlayarak on yılın geçmesiyle zamanaşımına uğrar. Ancak, tazminat ceza kanunlarının daha uzun bir zamanaşımı öngördüğü cezayı gerektiren bir fiilden doğmuşsa, bu zamanaşımı uygulanır.

Haksız fiil dolayısıyla zarar gören bakımından bir borç doğmuşsa zarar gören, haksız fiilden doğan tazminat istemi zamanaşımına uğramış olsa bile, her zaman bu borcu ifadan kaçınabilir.

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

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