One of the most common problems encountered in purchase
agreements is the determination of parties' rights and
obligations due to defects that are identified in goods. Even
though the Turkish Code of Obligations ("TCO") numbered
6098 introduced amendments on this particular subject, unlike the
repealed previous Code of Obligations numbered 818, these
innovations are not revolutionary. Many European States, such as
Germany and the Netherlands and, particularly, the Scandinavian
countries, amended their local legislation by way of making serious
reforms in parallel with the provisions of the United Nations
Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods
("CISG"). In this respect, they took significant steps in
order to resolve all kinds of disputes arising from such purchase
agreements under a common structural adjustment and, perhaps, to
avoid potential problems.
