Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 349: b. Family residence

Part Two: Special Obligational Relationships › Chapter Four: Lease Contract › Division Two: Leases of Residential Premises and Roofed Business Premises

In immovable property leased for use as a family residence, the lessee may not terminate the lease contract without the express consent of his or her spouse.

If it is not possible to obtain this consent or the spouse refuses to give consent without just cause, the lessee may request the judge to render a decision on this matter.

Where the spouse who is not the lessee acquires the status of a party to the lease contract by giving notice to the lessor, the lessor shall be obliged to notify the notice of termination and the payment period attached to a warning of termination separately to the lessee and to his or her spouse.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 349 · b. Aile konutu

Aile konutu olarak kullanılmak üzere kiralanan taşınmazlarda kiracı, eşinin açık rızası olmadıkça kira sözleşmesini feshedemez.

Bu rızanın alınması mümkün olmazsa veya eş haklı sebep olmaksızın rızasını vermekten kaçınırsa kiracı, hâkimden bu konuda bir karar vermesini isteyebilir.

Kiracı olmayan eşin, kiraya verene bildirimde bulunarak kira sözleşmesinin tarafı sıfatını kazanması hâlinde kiraya veren, fesih bildirimi ile fesih ihtarına bağlı bir ödeme süresini kiracıya ve eşine ayrı ayrı bildirmek zorundadır.

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

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