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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 712: a. Ordinary prescription

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

Where a person who has been entered in the land register as owner without a valid legal ground maintains possession of the immovable in good faith, without challenge and without interruption, for a period of ten years, his right of ownership acquired in this manner may not be contested.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 712 · a. Olağan zamanaşımı

Geçerli bir hukukî sebep olmaksızın tapu kütüğüne malik olarak yazılan kişi, taşınmaz üzerindeki zilyetliğini davasız ve aralıksız olarak on yıl süreyle ve iyiniyetle sürdürürse, onun bu yolla kazanmış olduğu mülkiyet hakkına itiraz edilemez.

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

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