Enforcement and attachment

Article 96 and a claim of ownership over goods in the debtor’s hands

Article 96 of the Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law governs the preparation of a claim of ownership when the debtor shows goods in their hands as someone else’s property or pledge, or when a third person claims ownership of those goods. Sending the file to the enforcement court upon an objection is the subject of the next article. This page does not write the result of that later step.

A claim of ownership is a claim that the attached goods do not belong to the debtor. A claim that the debt does not exist is a negative declaration. The two are not told as the same petition. Who holds the goods is read from the minutes.

There is a separate rule for goods held by a third person. That rule is not a copy of this article. Which paragraph is in issue is read from the attachment minutes. A sale price is not written on this page.

On 14 November 2026 this article heading was read in the official consolidated text. The wording was not carried here.

This page does not replace the official text.

Official source

• Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law No. 2004

Next step

• The ownership action
• Separate the attachment minutes
• Enforcement and bankruptcy

Last legislation check: 2026-11-13. Av. Ayşenur Konar.