Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 580: III. Right of retention

Part Two: Special Obligational Relationships › Chapter Fourteen: Contracts of Deposit A. General contract of deposit

Operators shall have a right of retention over belongings or animals left with them or placed in their accommodation premises, garages, car parks and similar places, in order to secure their charges or their claims arising from storage expenses.

The provisions on the lessor's right of retention shall also apply here by analogy.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 580 · III. Hapis hakkı

İşletenler, kendilerine bırakılan veya konaklama yerlerine, garaj, otopark ve benzeri yerlere konulan eşya veya hayvanlar üzerinde, ücretlerini veya saklama giderlerinden doğan alacaklarını güvenceye almak için hapis hakkına sahiptirler.

Kiraya verenin hapis hakkına ilişkin hükümler, kıyas yoluyla burada da uygulanır.

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

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