Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 740: 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

Where branches and roots that encroach onto the neighbour's land and cause damage are not removed within a reasonable time upon the neighbour's request, the neighbour may cut off such branches and roots and take them into his or her own ownership.

A neighbour who tolerates the overhanging of branches onto his or her cultivated or built-upon land shall have the right to gather the fruit growing on those branches.

These provisions shall not apply to neighbouring forests.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 740 · a. Kural

Komşunun arazisine taşarak zarar veren dal ve kökler, onun istemi üzerine uygun bir süre içinde kaldırılmazsa, komşu bu dal ve kökleri kesip kendi mülkiyetine geçirebilir.

Ekilmiş veya üzerine yapı yapılmış arazisine dalların taşmasına katlanan komşu, bu dallarda yetişen meyvaları toplama hakkına sahip olur.

Komşu ormanlar hakkında bu hükümler uygulanmaz.

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

Unofficial translation for information only. The Turkish text published in the Official Gazette is the only authoritative version. This page is not legal advice.