"Rent & Release": Landlord Insists Renters' Child be Named for Him for Lower Rent, in Kadıköy

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(X - Bibak@haberebibak, 28 April 2026)

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Naming rights negotiations. in progress.

Translated from Turkish

A child’s name clause was added to the lease agreement

during a rent negotiation in Kadıköy. - For the 2+1 apartment in Moda, the landlord wanted to

raise the rent to 40,000 TL. - The couple expecting a baby cited rising expenses as a

reason and requested a discount. - The 68-year-old landlord Hulusi K. made it a condition

that their unborn son be named after him. - The proposal was requested to be added as an official

clause in the contract’s “Special Provisions” section. - The landlord said he would lower the rent to 20,000 TL

if the child is named “Hulusi.”

- Additionally, he committed to not raising the rent above

the legal limit for 3 years.

The rest of Istanbul renters following this closely...