Court of Cassation sets tenant precedent: six months' rent for unannounced exit

Published 26 Sept, 11:27 Updated 26 Sept, 17:53 Photo: Türkiye Gazetesi

This story is from 26 September 2026.

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The Court of Cassation (Yargıtay) ruled that a tenant who vacated the property without notice, despite a six-month termination notice clause in the lease, must pay six months' rent as reasonable-time compensation.

In the case before the 3rd Civil Chamber of the Court of Cassation, a logistics warehouse had been leased for five years in 2011. The tenant vacated the property in 2016 before the contract term expired. The property owner had sued over the vacating in breach of the contract.

Court of Cassation sets tenant precedent: six months' rent for unannounced exit

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