1926 · Civil codes

Turkish Civil Code

Turkey

Turkey's civil code, adopted as part of the legal reforms of the new republic.

Why it matters

It is one of the clearest examples of a country adopting another's code almost whole.

Built on

1907 (in force 1912)

Swiss Civil Code (and Code of Obligations)

Switzerland

adopted, in translation, with limited changes

Went on to shape

No later text on this timeline is recorded as built on it.

Countries in the Legal Families Atlas

Turkey

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