Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 381: II. Maintenance and safekeeping expenses

Part Two: Special Obligational Relationships › Chapter Five: Loan Contracts › Division One: Loan for Use

The borrower shall be obliged to bear the ordinary maintenance and safekeeping expenses of the object of the loan.

The borrower may claim reimbursement of the extraordinary expenses which he or she was compelled to incur in the interest of the lender.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 381 · II. Bakım ve koruma giderleri

Ödünç alan, ödünç konusunun olağan bakım ve koruma giderlerini karşılamakla yükümlüdür.

Ödünç alan, ödünç verenin yararına yapmak zorunda kaldığı olağanüstü giderlerin ödenmesini isteyebilir.

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

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