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Land Registry Law (Law No. 2644)

Article 15

Repealed first paragraph: 18/1/1950, Law No. 5516, Art. 12

Where the necessity of draining marshes formed on owned land arises for health reasons and the owners do not drain them within a reasonable period to be granted by the State or the province, the marsh shall be drained by the State or the province. The land of those owners who contribute to the cost of drainage shall be given to them. The land of those who do not contribute to the cost shall become the property of the party that drains it. Amended: 18/10/1962, Law No. 79, Art. 1 In this case, the provisions of Expropriation Law No. 6830 shall apply in determining the price to be paid to the landowner as the real value of the immovable in its marshy state.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 15

(Mülga Birinci fıkra: 18/1/1950 - 5516/12 md.)

Sahipli arazide husule gelen bataklıkların sıhhi sebeplerinden dolayı kurutulması zarureti tahakkuk edince Devlet veya vilayet tarafından verilecek müsait bir mühlet içinde sahipleri kurutmadıkları takdirde o bataklık Devlet veya vilayet tarafından kurutulur. Sahiplerinden kurutma masrafına iştirak edenlerin arazisi kendilerine verilir. Masrafa iştirak etmiyenlerin arazisi kurutanın mülkü olur. (Değişik: 18/10/1962 - 79/1 md.) Bu takdirde, gayrimenkulün bataklık halindeki gerçek karşılığı olarak arazi sahibine ödenecek bedelinin tesbitinde 6830 sayılı İstimlak Kanunu hükümleri uygulanır.

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

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