Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 267: c. Payment of the sale price

Part Two: Special Obligational Relationships › Chapter One: Contract of Sale › Division Four: Certain Types of Sale A. Sale by sample

In contracts whose payment period is longer than one year or indefinite, the sale price must have been paid in full at the time of transfer of the thing sold. A buyer who requires transfer of the thing sold may release in favour of the seller, from the balance in the buyer's account, a portion of not more than one third of the sale price. However, no undertaking to this effect may be given at the time of conclusion of the contract.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 267 · c. Satış bedelinin ödenmesi

Ödeme süresi bir yıldan daha uzun veya belirsiz olan sözleşmelerde satış bedelinin, satılanın devri anında tamamen ödenmiş olması gerekir. Satılanın devredilmesini isteyen alıcı, hesabındaki bakiyeden, satış bedelinin en çok üçte birlik kısmını satıcı lehine serbest bırakabilir. Ancak, sözleşmenin kuruluşu sırasında buna ilişkin taahhütte bulunulamaz.

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

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