The Vienna Convention on contracts for the international sales of goods and the liabilities of the purchaser in contracts of sales under the Turkish Code of Obligations

Contracts for the international sale of goods, bring and raise some rights and obligations to the parties, which are dubbed as buyers and sellers, according to their self-characteristics. For the contracts that are conducted internationally, the contradictions and non-contractual provisions that stem from the parties' national legislation, lead to a number of problems. In order to solve such problems, the "United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods," is prepared to establish a legal basis for the contracts. Today, the Convention which 89 states are party as of today, was ratified on 1 August 2011 by Turkey. The Vienna Sales Convention is comprised of four sections and 101 articles, which mainly regulates the rights and obligations of the buyer and seller parties and the breach of the contract. In article 53 of the convention, the obligations of the buyer is outlined and it is stated that the buyer must "pay the price" for the goods and "take delivery of them" as required by the contract and by the Convention. The aforementioned obligations comprises many lawful process, such that it has been explained and outlined in detail. This study address about obligations and attitudes breach of contract of the buyer and the remedies of the seller under the articles of Vienna Sales Convention by comparing related articles of the "Turkish Code of Obligations."