Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 270: b. Duration of the contract

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

The obligation to perform the prepayments shall end upon the expiry of five years.

In contracts whose payment period is longer than one year or indefinite, if the buyer does not request transfer of the thing sold although eight years have elapsed, the seller shall warn the buyer and grant a period of three months. If the buyer remains inactive within this period, the seller shall have the rights granted to the buyer in the event of withdrawal from the contract.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 270 · b. Sözleşmenin süresi

Ön ödemeleri ifa borcu, beş yılın geçmesiyle sona erer.

Ödeme süresi bir yıldan daha uzun veya belirsiz olan sözleşmelerde alıcı, sekiz yıl geçtiği hâlde satılanın devri isteminde bulunmazsa, satıcı kendisini uyararak üç aylık süre tanır. Alıcı bu süre içinde kayıtsız kalırsa satıcı, alıcıya sözleşmeden cayma hâlinde tanınan haklara sahip olur.

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

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