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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 737: 1. Manner of use

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

Everyone, when exercising the powers arising from ownership of immovable property, and in particular when carrying on business operations, shall be obliged to refrain from any excess that would adversely affect his or her neighbours.

In particular, it is prohibited to cause disturbance by emitting smoke, vapour, soot, dust or odours, or by making noise or vibrations, to a degree exceeding what may be tolerated between neighbours according to the situation and nature of the immovable property and local custom.

Rights relating to compensation arising from excesses that are in conformity with local custom and unavoidable are reserved.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 737 · 1. Kullanma biçimi

Herkes, taşınmaz mülkiyetinden doğan yetkileri kullanırken ve özellikle işletme faaliyetini sürdürürken, komşularını olumsuz şekilde etkileyecek taşkınlıktan kaçınmakla yükümlüdür.

Özellikle, taşınmazın durumuna, niteliğine ve yerel âdete göre komşular arasında hoş görülebilecek dereceyi aşan duman, buğu, kurum, toz, koku çıkartarak, gürültü veya sarsıntı yaparak rahatsızlık vermek yasaktır.

Yerel âdete uygun ve kaçınılmaz taşkınlıklardan doğan denkleştirmeye ilişkin haklar saklıdır.

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

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