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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 759: III. Springs fed from the same source

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 neighbouring springs belonging to different owners are fed from a common main source, each of the owners may demand that these springs be captured jointly and that the water be distributed among the right holders in proportion to their use up to that time.

The right holders shall bear the costs of the common installation in proportion to their use.

In the event of objection by one of them, each of the right holders may carry out the works necessary for capturing and conveying the water of his or her own spring, even if the water in the other springs is thereby reduced, and, where the quantity of water reaching his or her own spring increases as a result of such works, shall be obliged to pay compensation only in proportion to such increase.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 759 · III. Aynı yataktan beslenen kaynaklar

Değişik maliklere ait komşu kaynaklar, ortak bir ana kaynaktan beslenmekte ise maliklerden her biri, bu kaynakların birlikte tutulmasını ve suyun hak sahiplerine o zamana kadarki yararlanmaları oranında dağıtılmasını isteyebilir.

Hak sahipleri, ortak tesis masraflarını yararlanmaları oranında üstlenirler.

Birinin karşı çıkması hâlinde, hak sahiplerinden her biri, diğer kaynaklardaki su azalacak olsa bile, kendi kaynağındaki suyun tutulup akıtılması için gerekli işleri yapabilir ve kendi kaynağına gelen suyun miktarı bu işler sonunda çoğaldığı takdirde, ancak bu çoğalma oranında bir bedel vermekle yükümlü olur.

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

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