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Penalty Clauses under Turkish Law

Borcun hiç veya gereği gibi ifa edilmemesi hâlinde ödenmesi kararlaştırılan edimdir; alacaklıyı zararını ispat yükünden kurtarır. Hâkim, aşırı bulduğu cezayı kendiliğinden indirir; iş sözleşmelerinde ise cezai şartın yalnız işçi aleyhine kararlaştırılması geçersizdir.

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Deposit and Earnest Money Disputes in Turkish Property Purchases: What Buyers Should Know

Foreign buyers who pay a deposit before a formal title transfer face specific risks if the seller defaults or the deal falls through.

Related Legislation

TBK m. 179
TBK m. 180
TBK m. 182

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