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

Article 795: II. Establishment

Book Four: LAW OF PROPERTY › Part Two: LIMITED RIGHTS IN REM › Chapter One: SERVITUDES AND LAND CHARGES › Division Two: USUFRUCT AND OTHER SERVITUDES A. Usufruct

A usufruct is established, in the case of movables, by transfer of possession; in the case of receivables, by assignment of the receivable; and in the case of immovables, by registration in the land register.

Unless otherwise provided, the provisions relating to ownership shall apply to the acquisition and registration of a usufruct over movables and immovables.

A statutory usufruct over an immovable may be asserted against persons who know of it even if it has not been registered in the land register. If it has been registered, it may be asserted against everyone.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 795 · II. Kurulması

İntifa hakkı, taşınırlarda zilyetliğin devri, alacaklarda alacağın devri, taşınmazlarda tapu kütüğüne tescil ile kurulur.

Taşınır ve taşınmazlarda intifa hakkının kazanılması ve tescilinde, aksine düzenleme olmadıkça, mülkiyete ilişkin hükümler uygulanır.

Taşınmaz üzerindeki yasal intifa hakkı tapu kütüğüne tescil edilmemiş olsa bile, durumu bilenlere karşı ileri sürülebilir. Tescil edilmiş ise, herkese karşı ileri sürülebilir.

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

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