If spoilage in a load signed off on Friday evening is found on Monday, the clock has been running since Friday and Monday is day three. The type of carriage decides which calendar applies: Article 889 of the Turkish Commercial Code (TTK) for domestic road carriage, Article 30 of the CMR for international road carriage.
| Notice | Domestic (TTK 889) | International (CMR 30) |
|---|---|---|
| Apparent damage | By the moment of delivery at the latest | At delivery |
| Concealed damage | 7 days after delivery | 7 days, Sundays and public holidays excepted, in writing |
| Delay | 21 days from delivery; if missed, the delay right ends | 21 days after the goods are placed at the consignee's disposal; if missed, no compensation for delay |
| Delivery without notice | Presumption of delivery in conformity | Prima facie evidence of receipt in the condition on the note |
| Limitation of claims | 1 year (Article 855), 3 years for intent | 1 year (Article 32), 3 years for wilful misconduct |
With a Friday delivery, day seven under the TTK is the Friday of the following week; under the CMR the delivery day is not counted and Sundays are excluded, so it falls on Saturday. Open the container on Monday and four days remain. In both texts dispatch of the letter holds the period, so keep the proof of dispatch.
All of these steps sit on the same chain, so the notice calendar belongs inside the warehouse to store distribution plan itself.
State the shipment and delivery note number, the case count, the time the container was opened and the damage seen in the notice; the TTK requires the damage to be stated clearly and characterised. Keep the photographs, the logger printout and the product temperature measured at the door in the same file. A warning that puts the other side in default or terminates the contract goes, under TTK 18(3), by notary, registered letter, telegram or registered e-mail (KEP); an e-mail sent in the evening holds the seven days but does not replace them.
A record gets its weight from where it sat: for pharmaceutical shipments WHO asks for the recorder to be placed next to the product without touching the cold source, and for the container to stay closed throughout the journey (TRS 992, Annex 5, Supplement 12, clause 2.6).
