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Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 324: 1. In general

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

As long as the leased property is kept fit for use, the lessee shall be obliged to pay the rent even if the leased property is not used, or is used only to a limited extent, for a reason attributable to the lessee himself. In such case, the expenses that the lessor has been spared shall be deducted from the rent.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 324 · 1. Genel olarak

Kullanıma elverişli bulundurulduğu sürece kiralanan, kiracının kendisinden kaynaklanan bir sebeple kullanılmasa veya sınırlı olarak kullanılsa bile kiracı, kira bedelini ödemekle yükümlüdür. Bu durumda, kiraya verenin yapmaktan kurtulduğu giderler kira bedelinden indirilir.

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

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