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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 789: 4. Provisions of special laws and local custom

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

In determining the scope of rights of way such as field paths and footpaths or carriage ways, as well as rights of grazing animals, watering animals, drawing water for fields or irrigation ditches and similar rights, the agreement between the parties or the provisions of special laws, and in their absence local custom, shall apply.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 789 · 4. Özel kanun hükümleri ve yerel âdet

Tarla yolu, yaya veya araba geçidi gibi geçit hakları ile hayvan otlatma, hayvan sulama, tarlalara veya arklara su alma hakları ve benzeri hakların kapsamını belirlemede taraflar arasındaki anlaşma veya özel kanun hükümleri, yoksa yerel âdet uygulanır.

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

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