Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 338: III. Exercise of the right

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

If the lessee intends to move out or to remove the movables located in the leased property to another place, the lessor may retain, by decision of the judge of the civil court of peace or the enforcement director, such quantity of movables as will secure his claim.

If the things that are the subject of the retention decision are removed secretly or by force, they shall be brought back to the leased property with the assistance of the law enforcement forces within ten days from their removal.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 338 · III. Hakkın kullanılması

Kiracı, taşınmak veya kiralananda bulunan taşınırları başka bir yere taşımak istediği takdirde, kiraya veren, alacağını güvence altına almasını sağlayacak miktardaki taşınırı, sulh hâkiminin veya icra müdürünün kararıyla alıkoyabilir.

Alıkoyma kararının konusu olan eşya, gizlice veya zorla götürülürse, götürülmelerinden başlayarak on gün içinde kolluk gücünün yardımıyla kiralanana geri getirilir.

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

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