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

Article 780: 1. Registration

Book Four: LAW OF PROPERTY › Part Two: LIMITED RIGHTS IN REM › Chapter One: SERVITUDES AND LAND CHARGES › Division One: SERVITUDES IN FAVOUR OF IMMOVABLE PROPERTY

Registration in the land register is required for the creation of a servitude.

Unless otherwise provided, the provisions relating to ownership of immovable property shall apply to the acquisition and registration of servitudes.

Acquisition of a servitude by prescription is possible only with respect to immovable properties whose ownership may be acquired in that manner.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 780 · 1. Tescil

İrtifak hakkının kurulması için tapu kütüğüne tescil şarttır.

İrtifak hakkının kazanılmasında ve tescilinde, aksi öngörülmüş olmadıkça taşınmaz mülkiyetine ilişkin hükümler uygulanır.

İrtifak hakkının zamanaşımı yoluyla kazanılması, ancak mülkiyeti bu yolla elde edilebilecek taşınmazlarda mümkündür.

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

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