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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 705: I. Registration

Book Four: LAW OF PROPERTY › Part One: OWNERSHIP › Chapter Two: IMMOVABLE OWNERSHIP › Division One: OBJECT, ACQUISITION AND LOSS OF IMMOVABLE OWNERSHIP

Immovable ownership shall be acquired by registration.

In cases of inheritance, court decision, compulsory enforcement, appropriation, expropriation and other cases provided for by law, ownership shall be acquired prior to registration. However, in these cases the owner's ability to carry out acts of disposition shall depend on the ownership having been registered in the land register.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 705 · I. Tescil

Taşınmaz mülkiyetinin kazanılması, tescille olur.

Miras, mahkeme kararı, cebrî icra, işgal, kamulaştırma hâlleri ile kanunda öngörülen diğer hâllerde, mülkiyet tescilden önce kazanılır. Ancak, bu hâllerde malikin tasarruf işlemleri yapabilmesi, mülkiyetin tapu kütüğüne tescil edilmiş olmasına bağlıdır.

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

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