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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 735: 2. Contractual right of pre-emption

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 contractual right of pre-emption annotated in the land register may be exercised against every owner within the period and in accordance with the conditions specified in the annotation. If the conditions are not specified in the register, the conditions of the sale of the immovable to the third party shall be taken as the basis.

The effect of the annotation shall in any case end upon the expiry of ten years from the date on which the annotation was made.

The provisions on the exercise of the statutory right of pre-emption and on renunciation shall also apply to the contractual right of pre-emption.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 735 · 2. Sözleşmeden doğan önalım hakkı

Tapu kütüğüne şerh verilen sözleşmeden doğan önalım hakkı, şerhte belirtilen sürede ve belirtilen koşullara göre her malike karşı kullanılabilir. Kütükte koşullar belirtilmemişse taşınmazın üçüncü kişiye satışındaki koşullar esas alınır.

Şerhin etkisi her durumda, şerhin verildiği tarihin üzerinden on yıl geçmekle sona erer.

Yasal önalım hakkının kullanılmasına ve vazgeçmeye ilişkin hükümler sözleşmeden doğan önalım hakkında da uygulanır.

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

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