Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 351: b. Need of the new owner

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

A person who subsequently acquires the leased property may, if there is a necessity to use it owing to a need for a residence or business premises for himself or herself, his or her spouse, descendants, ascendants or other persons whom he or she is obliged by law to maintain, terminate the lease contract by an action to be brought six months later, provided that he or she notifies the lessee of the situation in writing within one month starting from the date of acquisition.

The person who subsequently acquires the leased property may, if he or she so wishes, also exercise the right to terminate the contract on the ground of need by way of an action to be brought within one month starting from the expiry of the contract term.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 351 · b. Yeni malikin gereksinimi

Kiralananı sonradan edinen kişi, onu kendisi, eşi, altsoyu, üstsoyu veya kanun gereği bakmakla yükümlü olduğu diğer kişiler için konut veya işyeri gereksinimi sebebiyle kullanma zorunluluğu varsa, edinme tarihinden başlayarak bir ay içinde durumu kiracıya yazılı olarak bildirmek koşuluyla, kira sözleşmesini altı ay sonra açacağı bir davayla sona erdirebilir.

Kiralananı sonradan edinen kişi, dilerse gereksinim sebebiyle sözleşmeyi sona erdirme hakkını, sözleşme süresinin bitiminden başlayarak bir ay içinde açacağı dava yoluyla da kullanabilir.

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

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