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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 387: 1. Conditions

Book Two: FAMILY LAW › Part Two: KINSHIP › Chapter Two: THE FAMILY › Division Three: FAMILY PROPERTY

The size of the immovables to be made into a family homestead may not exceed the extent sufficient for the normal livelihood and housing of one family, without regard to the rights of pledge on them and the other property of the owner.

Unless a temporary exception has been accepted by the court on the basis of just causes, the owner shall be obliged to operate the immovable or the facility on it himself or herself, or to live in the dwelling.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 387 · 1. Koşulları

Aile yurdu hâline getirilecek taşınmazların büyüklüğü, üzerindeki rehin haklarına ve malikin diğer mallarına bakılmaksızın, bir ailenin normal geçimine ve barınmasına yetecek ölçüden fazla olamaz.

Mahkemece haklı sebeplere dayanılarak geçici bir istisna kabul edilmiş olmadıkça malikin, taşınmazı veya üzerindeki tesisi kendisinin işletmesi ya da konutta oturması zorunludur.

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

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