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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 715: 6. Ownerless places and property for public benefit

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

Ownerless places and property for public benefit shall be under the rule and disposition of the State.

Unless proven otherwise, waters for public benefit and places not suitable for cultivation, such as rocks, hills, mountains and glaciers, as well as the springs arising from them, shall not be in anyone's ownership and may in no way be the subject of private ownership.

The acquisition, maintenance, protection, operation and use of ownerless places and property for public benefit shall be subject to the provisions of special laws.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 715 · 6. Sahipsiz yerler ve yararı kamuya ait mallar

Sahipsiz yerler ile yararı kamuya ait mallar, Devletin hüküm ve tasarrufu altındadır.

Aksi ispatlanmadıkça, yararı kamuya ait sular ile kayalar, tepeler, dağlar, buzullar gibi tarıma elverişli olmayan yerler ve bunlardan çıkan kaynaklar, kimsenin mülkiyetinde değildir ve hiçbir şekilde özel mülkiyete konu olamaz.

Sahipsiz yerler ile yararı kamuya ait malların kazanılması, bakımı, korunması, işletilmesi ve kullanılması özel kanun hükümlerine tâbidir.

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

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