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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 727: 4. Conduits

Book Four: LAW OF PROPERTY › Part One: OWNERSHIP › Chapter Two: IMMOVABLE OWNERSHIP › Division Two: CONTENT AND RESTRICTIONS OF IMMOVABLE OWNERSHIP A. Content of immovable ownership

Conduits for water, gas, electricity and the like shall, unless otherwise arranged, be deemed to be an accessory of the enterprise and the property of the owner of the enterprise, even if they are located outside the immovable on which the enterprise is located.

Except in cases required by neighbourhood law, an immovable may be encumbered with such a conduit as a right in rem only by establishing a servitude.

The servitude shall arise by registration in the land register if the conduit is not visible from outside, and, if it is visible from outside, by the construction of the conduit on the basis of a contract executed before a notary.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 727 · 4. Mecralar

Su, gaz, elektrik ve benzerlerinin mecraları, işletmenin bulunduğu taşınmazın dışında olsalar bile, aksine bir düzenleme olmadıkça o işletmenin eklentisi ve işletme malikinin malı sayılır.

Komşuluk hukukunun gerektirdiği hâller dışında bir taşınmazın böyle bir mecra ile aynî hak olarak yüklenmesi, ancak bir irtifak hakkı kurulması suretiyle olabilir.

İrtifak hakkı, mecra dışarıdan görülmüyorsa tapu kütüğüne tesciliyle, dışarıdan görülüyorsa noterce düzenlenecek sözleşmeye dayanılarak mecranın yapılmasıyla doğar.

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

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