Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Condominium Ownership Law

Article 55

Chapter One: General Provisions

The establishment of condominium ownership and construction servitude under this Law shall be exempt from all kinds of fees and taxes unless it involves the transfer of ownership to another person. This exemption shall also cover the transactions for the conversion, pursuant to Article 51, of servitude rights established after the entry into force of the Civil Code into condominium ownership, and the conversion, pursuant to Article 52, of rights established before the Civil Code into condominium ownership or construction servitude.

Condominium ownerships established shall be notified forthwith by the land registry officer to the municipality and the tax office of the place where the main immovable is registered.

E) Situation in places without a municipality:

Original Turkish text

MADDE 55

Bu kanuna göre kat mülkiyeti ve kat irtifakı kurulması, mülkiyetin başkasına devrini ihtiva etmedikçe her çeşit harc ve vergiden muaftır. Bu muafiyet, Medeni Kanunun yürürlüğe girmesinden sonra kurulan irtifak haklarının 51 nci madde gereğince kat mülkiyetine ve Medeni Kanundan önce kurulmuş olan hakların 52 nci maddeye göre kat mülkiyeti veya kat irtifakına çevrilmesi işlemlerine de şamildir.

Kurulan kat mülkiyetleri tapu memurunca derhal anagayrimenkulün kayıtlı bulunduğu yerin belediyesine ve vergi dairesine bildirilir.

E) Belediyesi olmıyan yerlerdeki durum:

Text as of 1 October 2026 · Official source (Turkish): mevzuat.gov.tr ↗

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