Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 78: II. Performance of a performance not owed

Division Three: Obligations Arising from Unjust Enrichment A. Conditions

A person who has voluntarily performed an obligation that he or she did not owe may claim its return only if he or she proves that he or she performed it in the belief that he or she was the debtor.

Enrichment resulting from the performance of a time-barred debt or from the fulfilment of a moral duty may not be reclaimed.

Other statutory provisions on the reclaiming of a performance rendered although not owed are reserved.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 78 · II. Borçlanılmamış edimin ifası

Borçlanmadığı edimi kendi isteğiyle yerine getiren kimse, bunu ancak, kendisini borçlu sanarak yerine getirdiğini ispat ederse geri isteyebilir.

Zamanaşımına uğramış bir borcun ifasından veya ahlaki bir ödevin yerine getirilmiş olmasından kaynaklanan zenginleşmeler geri istenemez.

Borç olmadığı hâlde ödenmiş olan edimin geri istenmesine ilişkin diğer kanun hükümleri saklıdır.

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

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