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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 730: V. Liability of the owner of an immovable

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

A person who suffers damage or faces a risk of damage as a result of an owner of an immovable exercising his right of ownership contrary to the statutory restrictions on that right may bring an action for restoration of the previous state of affairs and for removal of the danger and of the damage suffered.

The judge may order that damage arising from excesses that are in conformity with local custom and unavoidable be equalised by appropriate compensation.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 730 · V. Taşınmaz malikinin sorumluluğu

Bir taşınmaz malikinin mülkiyet hakkını bu hakkın yasal kısıtlamalarına aykırı kullanması sonucunda zarar gören veya zarar tehlikesi ile karşılaşan kimse, durumun eski hâline getirilmesini, tehlikenin ve uğradığı zararın giderilmesini dava edebilir.

Hâkim, yerel âdete uygun ve kaçınılmaz taşkınlıklardan doğan zararların uygun bir bedelle denkleştirilmesine karar verebilir.

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

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