Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 362: 1. In general

Part Two: Special Obligational Relationships › Chapter Four: Lease Contract › Division Three: Usufructuary Lease

Unless there is a provision to the contrary in the contract or local custom, the lessee shall be obliged to pay the rent and ancillary costs at the end of each lease year and at the latest at the end of the lease term.

If the lessee fails to pay rent or ancillary costs that have become due after delivery of the leased property, the lessor may give the lessee in writing a grace period of at least sixty days and notify him or her that the contract will be terminated if payment is not made within this grace period.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 362 · 1. Genel olarak

Kiracı, sözleşmede aksine bir hüküm veya yerel âdet olmadıkça, kira bedelini ve yan giderleri her kira yılının ve en geç kira süresinin sonunda ödemekle yükümlüdür.

Kiracı, kiralananın tesliminden sonra vadesi gelmiş kira bedelini veya yan giderleri ödemezse kiraya veren, kiracıya yazılı olarak en az altmış günlük bir önel verip, bu önel içinde ödememesi durumunda sözleşmeyi feshedeceğini bildirebilir.

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

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