Turkish vacating undertaking
A tenant’s promise to leave on a date, in Turkish.
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Example
Example: a foreign tenant in Istanbul promises to leave a flat on 31 August 2027
James Carter, an English teacher with a Turkish residence permit, rented a flat in Kadıköy from Ayşe Yılmaz on a lease dated 1 September 2026. Two weeks after moving in, the landlord asks him for a vacating undertaking for the end of the first year. All names and numbers here are made up.
- Landlord: Ayşe Yılmaz. Tenant: James Carter, ID 99123456789 — the 11-digit foreign identity number on his residence permit, so the line is labelled “Yabancı Kimlik No” instead of “T.C. Kimlik No”.
- Date of the lease 1 September 2026, vacating date 31 August 2027, place İstanbul, date signed 15 September 2026.
- Signed on 1 September, the same day as the lease, the tool stops with a message: the courts treat such a promise as void. A vacating date on or before the signing date is refused too.
| On the Turkish sheet | In English | What it says here |
|---|---|---|
| TAHLİYE TAAHHÜTNAMESİ | Vacating undertaking (the heading) | |
| Kiraya veren — Adı Soyadı | Landlord — name | Ayşe Yılmaz |
| Kiracı — Yabancı Kimlik No | Tenant — foreign identity number | 99123456789 |
| Kiralananın adresi | Address of the rented property | the flat in Kadıköy |
| … 01.09.2026 tarihinde yapılan kira sözleşmesiyle … | under the lease made on 01.09.2026 | the lease date |
| … 31.08.2027 tarihinde boş olarak … teslim edeceğimi | I will hand it back empty on 31.08.2027 | the vacating date |
| İstanbul, 15.09.2026 | place and date signed | after the lease |
| Kiracı — İmza | Tenant — signature | James signs here |
tahliye-taahhutnamesi.pdf, one page in Turkish, with nothing of ours printed on it. James signs it and Ayşe keeps it. If he has not left on 31 August 2027, the paragraph he signed lets her ask the enforcement office for the flat back (TBK art. 352, İİK art. 272), within a month of that date.
How it works
- Enter the landlord, the tenant and the property.
- Enter the date of the lease and the vacating date.
- Date the promise after the lease; one dated the same day is void.
- Download it; the tenant signs and the landlord keeps it.
Frequently asked questions
- What does it do?
- If the tenant does not leave on the promised date, the landlord can end the lease through the enforcement office within a month of that date (TBK art. 352, İİK art. 272).
- Can it be signed with the lease?
- No: the courts hold a promise signed on the day of the lease, before the tenant has the property, to be void.
- Is the undertaking in English too?
- No. The sheet is in Turkish only, because it is used in Turkey: the landlord shows it to the enforcement office. In English, its paragraph says the tenant will hand the property back empty, in the state received, on the vacating date, and accepts that the landlord can otherwise seek eviction under TBK art. 352 and İİK art. 272.
- Which ID number does a foreign tenant write?
- The 11-digit foreign identity number on a Turkish residence permit, which starts with 99. Typed in, it is labelled “Yabancı Kimlik No” on the sheet; a passport number (one with letters in it) is labelled “Pasaport No”, and any other number “T.C. Kimlik No”, the Turkish citizen’s ID.
- Is what I type uploaded?
- No. The PDF is made in your browser and nothing you type leaves your device.
- Is this legal advice?
- No, it is a template.