Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 485: IV. Impossibility of performance due to the employer

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

If the completion of the work becomes impossible due to an unforeseen event relating to the employer, the contractor may claim the value of the work done and the expenses not included in that value.

If the employer is at fault for the occurrence of the impossibility of performance, the contractor shall also have the right to claim compensation.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 485 · IV. İşsahibi yüzünden ifanın imkânsızlaşması

Eserin tamamlanması, işsahibi ile ilgili beklenmedik olay dolayısıyla imkânsızlaşırsa yüklenici, yaptığı işin değerini ve bu değere girmeyen giderlerini isteyebilir.

İfa imkânsızlığının ortaya çıkmasında işsahibi kusurluysa, yüklenicinin ayrıca tazminat isteme hakkı vardır.

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

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