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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 743: 5. Drainage of excess 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

Where the water of a land has from time immemorial flowed naturally onto the land situated below, the owner of the lower land shall be obliged to accept such water, without the right to claim compensation, also when excess water is drained from the upper land.

Where the owner of the lower land suffers damage from the water flowing as a result of the drainage, he or she may demand that the water be conveyed through a conduit to be constructed on his or her own land, at the expense of the owner of the upper land.

The provisions of special laws on the draining of marshes are reserved.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 743 · 5. Fazla suyun akıtılması

Bir arazinin suyu öteden beri alt taraftaki araziye doğal bir şekilde akmakta ise, alt taraftaki arazi maliki, üst taraftaki araziden fazla suyun boşaltılması sırasında da bu suları tazminat isteme hakkı olmaksızın kabul etmek zorundadır.

Alt taraftaki arazi maliki boşaltma dolayısıyla akan sulardan zarar görmekte ise, gideri üstteki arazi malikine ait olmak üzere, kendi arazisinde yapılacak mecrayla suyun akıtılmasını isteyebilir.

Bataklıkların kurutulması hakkındaki özel kanun hükümleri saklıdır.

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

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