Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 304: 1. Liability for defects in the leased property at the time of delivery

Part Two: Special Obligational Relationships › Chapter Four: Lease Contract › Division One: General Provisions

Where the leased property is delivered with material defects, the lessee may invoke the provisions on default of the obligor or the provisions on the lessor's liability arising from defects that subsequently arise in the leased property.

Where the leased property is delivered with defects that are not material, the lessee may invoke the provisions on the lessor's liability for defects that subsequently appear in the leased property.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 304 · 1. Kiralananın teslim anındaki ayıplarından sorumluluk

Kiralananın önemli ayıplarla teslimi hâlinde kiracı, borçlunun temerrüdüne veya kiraya verenin kiralananın sonradan ayıplı duruma gelmesinden doğan sorumluluğuna ilişkin hükümlere başvurabilir.

Kiralananın önemli olmayan ayıplarla tesliminde ise kiracı, kiralananda sonradan ortaya çıkan ayıplardan dolayı kiraya verenin sorumluluğuna ilişkin hükümlere başvurabilir.

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

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