Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 83: I. No obligation of personal performance

Chapter Two: Effects of Obligations › Division One: Performance of Obligations A. In general

Unless the creditor has an interest in the obligation being performed by the debtor personally, the debtor is not obliged to perform the obligation in person.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 83 · I. Şahsen ifa zorunluluğunun olmaması

Borcun, bizzat borçlu tarafından ifa edilmesinde alacaklının menfaati bulunmadıkça borçlu, borcunu şahsen ifa etmekle yükümlü değildir.

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

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