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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 752: 2. Retrieval of things carried away and the like

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 landowner shall be obliged to permit the right holders to search for and retrieve things carried or fallen onto his or her land through the effect of water, wind, avalanche or other natural forces or by chance, as well as animals that have entered it, such as large and small livestock, swarms of bees, poultry and fish.

The landowner shall have the right to demand compensation for the damage he or she has suffered as a result, and to retain those things until the compensation is paid to him or her.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 752 · 2. Sürüklenen şeyler ile benzerlerinin alınması

Su, rüzgâr, çığ veya diğer doğal güçlerin etkisiyle ya da rastlantı sonucunda başkasının arazisine sürüklenen veya düşen şeyler ile buraya giren büyük ve küçük baş hayvan, arı oğulu, kanatlı hayvan ve balık gibi hayvanların hak sahipleri tarafından aranıp alınmasına, arazi maliki izin vermek zorundadır.

Arazi maliki, bu yüzden uğradığı zararın denkleştirilmesini istemek ve denkleştirme bedeli kendisine ödeninceye kadar o şeyleri hapsetmek hakkına sahiptir.

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

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