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Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 475: b. Optional rights of the employer

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

In cases where the contractor is liable for a defect in the work, the employer may exercise one of the following optional rights:

1. Withdrawal from the contract, if the work is defective to such an extent that it is unusable to the employer or that he cannot equitably be compelled to accept it, or if it deviates from the terms of the contract to the same extent.

2. Retaining the work and requesting a reduction of the price in proportion to the defect.

3. Requesting that the work be repaired free of charge, with all costs borne by the contractor, provided that this does not entail excessive expense.

The employer's right to claim compensation under the general provisions is reserved.

If the work has been constructed on the employer's immovable property and its removal would cause excessive damage, the employer may not exercise the right to withdraw from the contract.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 475 · b. İşsahibinin seçimlik hakları

Eserdeki ayıp sebebiyle yüklenicinin sorumlu olduğu hâllerde işsahibi, aşağıdaki seçimlik haklardan birini kullanabilir:

1. Eser işsahibinin kullanamayacağı veya hakkaniyet gereği kabule zorlanamayacağı ölçüde ayıplı ya da sözleşme hükümlerine aynı ölçüde aykırı olursa sözleşmeden dönme.

2. Eseri alıkoyup ayıp oranında bedelden indirim isteme.

3. Aşırı bir masrafı gerektirmediği takdirde, bütün masrafları yükleniciye ait olmak üzere, eserin ücretsiz onarılmasını isteme.

İşsahibinin genel hükümlere göre tazminat isteme hakkı saklıdır.

Eser, işsahibinin taşınmazı üzerinde yapılmış olup, sökülüp kaldırılması aşırı zarar doğuracaksa işsahibi, sözleşmeden dönme hakkını kullanamaz.

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

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