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Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 74: I. Relationship with criminal law

Division Two: Obligations Arising from Torts A. Liability

In deciding whether the person causing the damage was at fault or whether he or she had the capacity of discernment, the judge is neither bound by the provisions of criminal law on liability nor bound by a judgment of acquittal rendered by the criminal judge.

Likewise, a decision of the criminal judge concerning the assessment of fault and the determination of the damage shall not bind the civil judge.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 74 · I. Ceza hukuku ile ilişkisinde

Hâkim, zarar verenin kusurunun olup olmadığı, ayırt etme gücünün bulunup bulunmadığı hakkında karar verirken, ceza hukukunun sorumlulukla ilgili hükümleriyle bağlı olmadığı gibi, ceza hâkimi tarafından verilen beraat kararıyla da bağlı değildir.

Aynı şekilde, ceza hâkiminin kusurun değerlendirilmesine ve zararın belirlenmesine ilişkin kararı da, hukuk hâkimini bağlamaz.

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

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