Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 374: 3. Fruits and cultivation expenses

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

The lessee of an agricultural immovable property may not assert any right over the fruits not yet gathered at the moment the lease contract ends.

However, the lessee may claim from the lessor, as compensation, the amount to be determined by the judge of the agricultural expenses he or she incurred for the growing of the fruits, and this compensation shall be set off against the accrued rents.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 374 · 3. Ürün ve yetişme giderleri

Tarımsal bir taşınmazın kiracısı, kira sözleşmesinin sona erdiği anda henüz devşirilmemiş ürünler üzerinde bir hak ileri süremez.

Ancak kiracı, ürünün yetişmesi için yapmış olduğu tarım giderlerinin hâkim tarafından belirlenecek miktarını, kiraya verenden tazminat olarak isteyebilir ve bu tazminat işlemiş kiralardan indirilir.

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

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