Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 355: 5. Prohibition of re-letting

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

Where the lessor has caused the leased property to be vacated on the ground of need, he or she may not, without just cause, lease the leased property to anyone other than the former lessee until three years have elapsed.

Immovable property caused to be vacated for the purpose of reconstruction and redevelopment may not, without just cause, be leased to another person in its former condition until three years have elapsed. The former lessee has a right of priority to lease the immovable property whose reconstruction and redevelopment has been carried out, in its new condition and at the new rent. This right must be exercised within one month following the written notice to be given by the lessor; unless this right of priority is extinguished, the immovable property may not be leased to another person before three years have elapsed.

If the lessor acts contrary to these provisions, he or she shall be obliged to pay compensation to the former lessee in an amount not less than one year's rent paid in the last lease year.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 355 · 5. Yeniden kiralama yasağı

Kiraya veren, gereksinim amacıyla kiralananın boşaltılmasını sağladığında, haklı sebep olmaksızın, kiralananı üç yıl geçmedikçe eski kiracısından başkasına kiralayamaz.

Yeniden inşa ve imar amacıyla boşaltılması sağlanan taşınmazlar, eski hâli ile, haklı sebep olmaksızın üç yıl geçmedikçe başkasına kiralanamaz. Eski kiracının, yeniden inşa ve imarı gerçekleştirilen taşınmazları, yeni durumu ve yeni kira bedeli ile kiralama konusunda öncelik hakkı vardır. Bu hakkın, kiraya verenin yapacağı yazılı bildirimi izleyen bir ay içinde kullanılması gerekir; bu öncelik hakkı sona erdirilmedikçe, taşınmaz üç yıl geçmeden başkasına kiralanamaz.

Kiraya veren, bu hükümlere aykırı davrandığı takdirde, eski kiracısına son kira yılında ödenmiş olan bir yıllık kira bedelinden az olmamak üzere tazminat ödemekle yükümlüdür.

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

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