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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 742: 4. Naturally flowing water

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 of an immovable property shall be obliged to tolerate the flow of water flowing naturally onto his or her land from the land situated above, and in particular of rain water, snow water and water from springs that have not been captured.

None of the neighbours may alter the flow of such water to the detriment of the other.

The owner of the upper land may retain the water needed by the lower immovable property only to the extent that it is indispensable for his or her own immovable property.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 742 · 4. Doğal olarak akan su

Taşınmaz maliki, üst taraftaki araziden kendi arazisine doğal olarak akan suların ve özellikle yağmur, kar ve tutulmamış kaynak sularının akışına katlanmak zorundadır.

Komşulardan hiçbiri bu suların akışını diğerinin zararına değiştiremez.

Üstteki arazi maliki, alt taraftaki taşınmaza gerekli olan suyu, ancak kendi taşınmazı için zorunlu olduğu ölçüde tutabilir.

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

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