Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 706: 1. Legal transaction

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

The validity of contracts aimed at the transfer of immovable ownership shall depend on their being executed in official form.

Dispositions mortis causa and marital property regime contracts shall be subject to their own specific forms.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 706 · 1.Hukukî işlem

Taşınmaz mülkiyetinin devrini amaçlayan sözleşmelerin geçerli olması, resmî şekilde düzenlenmiş bulunmalarına bağlıdır.

Ölüme bağlı tasarruflar ve mal rejimi sözleşmeleri, kendilerine özgü şekillere tâbidir.

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

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