Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 79: I. Obligation of the enriched person

Division Three: Obligations Arising from Unjust Enrichment A. Conditions

A person who has been unjustly enriched shall be obliged to return the enrichment, except for the portion that he or she proves was no longer in his or her possession at the time its return was claimed.

Where the enriched person disposed of the enrichment other than in good faith, or ought to have taken into account, when disposing of it, that he or she might later be obliged to return it, he or she shall be obliged to return the enrichment in full.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 79 · I. Zenginleşenin yükümlülüğü

Sebepsiz zenginleşen, zenginleşmenin geri istenmesi sırasında elinden çıkmış olduğunu ispat ettiği kısmın dışında kalanı geri vermekle yükümlüdür.

Zenginleşen, zenginleşmeyi iyiniyetli olmaksızın elden çıkarmışsa veya elden çıkarırken ileride geri vermek zorunda kalabileceğini hesaba katması gerekiyorsa, zenginleşmenin tamamını geri vermekle yükümlüdür.

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

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