Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 474: a. Establishment of defects

Part Two: Special Obligational Relationships › Chapter Seven: Contract for Work

After delivery of the work, the employer shall examine the work as soon as he is able to do so in the ordinary course of business and, if there are defects, shall notify the contractor thereof within an appropriate time.

Each of the parties may, bearing the cost thereof, request that the work be examined by an expert and that the result be established in a report.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 474 · a. Ayıbın belirlenmesi

İşsahibi, eserin tesliminden sonra, işlerin olağan akışına göre imkân bulur bulmaz eseri gözden geçirmek ve ayıpları varsa, bunu uygun bir süre içinde yükleniciye bildirmek zorundadır.

Taraflardan her biri, giderini karşılayarak, eserin bilirkişi tarafından gözden geçirilmesini ve sonucun bir raporla belirlenmesini isteyebilir.

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

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