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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 738: a. Rule

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

The owner, when carrying out excavations and construction, shall be obliged to refrain from causing damage to neighbouring immovable properties by shaking or endangering their soil or by affecting the installations thereon.

The provisions relating to encroaching structures shall apply to structures that are contrary to the rules of neighbour law.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 738 · a. Kural

Malik, kazı ve yapı yaparken komşu taşınmazlara, onların topraklarını sarsmak veya tehlikeye düşürmek ya da üzerlerindeki tesisleri etkilemek suretiyle zarar vermekten kaçınmak zorundadır.

Komşuluk hukuku kurallarına aykırı yapılar hakkında taşkın yapılara ilişkin hükümler uygulanır.

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

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