Placing a Contracting Authority in Default

Default means delay in the performance of a debt, that is, the debtor's persistence in not paying or the creditor's persistence in not accepting payment. Neither Public Procurement Law No. 4734, nor Public Procurement Contracts Law No. 4735, nor the General Specifications for Works contains any provision on default by the contracting authority. Accordingly, by the reference in Article 36 of the Public Procurement Contracts Law, the provisions of the Turkish Code of Obligations No. 6098 on default apply.