Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 373: 2. Items recorded in the report

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

If the items recorded in the report at the time of delivery of the leased property were appraised, the lessee shall be obliged, upon the end of the lease contract, to return them in identical kind and value or to make good the decreases in value.

The lessee may be released from returning them or paying compensation by proving the fault of the lessor or the existence of force majeure.

The lessee may claim compensation for an increase in value arising from expenses incurred or labour performed by himself or herself.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 373 · 2. Tutanağa geçirilmiş eşya

Kiralanan teslim edilirken tutanağa geçirilmiş olan eşyalara değer biçilmişse kiracı, kira sözleşmesi sona erince, bunları özdeş tür ve değerde olmak üzere geri vermekle veya değer eksikliklerini gidermekle yükümlüdür.

Kiracı, kiraya verenin kusurunu ya da mücbir sebebin varlığını ispat ederek geri vermekten veya tazminat ödemekten kurtulabilir.

Kiracı, kendisinin yaptığı masraflardan veya emeğinden doğan değer artışı için tazminat isteyebilir.

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

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