Evacuation Through Tenant's Eviction Commitment

Under Turkish Code of Obligations numbered 6098 ("TCO"), the termination of lease agreements concerning residences and roofed workplaces by landlords is only possible under specific limited circumstances. One of these limited circumstances is evacuation of the leased property based on the tenant's written obligation to evacuate. Due to economic fluctuations in Turkey in the recent years, disputes between landlords and tenants regarding rent increases have made the evacuation of the leased property more important for landlords before the expiration of the contract term. In this context, obtaining an eviction commitment from the tenant has become a frequently used method. In this article, we will focus on the meaning of the eviction commitment, its requirements, and the procedure for evacuating the leased property based on the eviction commitment.