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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 716: III. Right to request registration

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

A person who, based on a legal ground serving as the basis for the acquisition of ownership, holds a personal right to request from the owner that ownership be registered in his own name may, if the owner refuses, request the judge to transfer the ownership by judgment.

A person who acquires the ownership of an immovable on the basis of appropriation, inheritance, expropriation, compulsory enforcement or a court decision may have the registration made directly.

Changes in the ownership of an immovable arising from the marital property regime between spouses shall be registered directly in the land register upon the request of one of the spouses.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 716 · III. Tescili isteme hakkı

Mülkiyetin kazanılmasına esas olacak bir hukukî sebebe dayanarak malikten mülkiyetin kendi adına tescilini istemek hususunda kişisel hakka sahip olan kimse, malikin kaçınması hâlinde hâkimden, mülkiyetin hükmen geçirilmesini isteyebilir.

Bir taşınmazın mülkiyetini işgal, miras, kamulaştırma, cebrî icra veya mahkeme kararına dayanarak kazanan kişi tescili doğrudan doğruya yaptırabilir.

Bir taşınmazın mülkiyetinde eşler arasındaki mal rejimi dolayısıyla meydana gelen değişiklikler, eşlerden birinin istemiyle tapu kütüğüne doğrudan tescil olunur.

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

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