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Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 478: e. Limitation

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

If the contractor has made a defective work, actions brought on that ground shall become time-barred, counting from the date of delivery, upon the expiry of two years for works other than immovable structures, five years for immovable structures and, where the contractor is guilty of gross fault, twenty years irrespective of the nature of the defective work.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 478 · e. Zamanaşımı

Yüklenici ayıplı bir eser meydana getirmişse, bu sebeple açılacak davalar, teslim tarihinden başlayarak, taşınmaz yapılar dışındaki eserlerde iki yılın; taşınmaz yapılarda ise beş yılın ve yüklenicinin ağır kusuru varsa, ayıplı eserin niteliğine bakılmaksızın yirmi yılın geçmesiyle zamanaşımına uğrar.

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

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