Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 318: IV. Obligation to notify the lessor of defects

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

The lessee shall be obliged to notify the lessor without delay of defects that he is not himself obliged to remedy; otherwise, he shall be liable for the resulting loss.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 318 · IV. Ayıpları kiraya verene bildirme borcu

Kiracı, kendisinin gidermekle yükümlü olmadığı ayıpları kiraya verene gecikmeksizin bildirmekle yükümlüdür; aksi takdirde bundan doğan zarardan sorumludur.

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

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