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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 817: b. Economic purpose

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

The usufructuary may not change the economic purpose of the immovable subject to the usufruct in a manner that would cause significant damage to the owner; in particular, he or she may neither convert it into a new form nor make any significant alteration to it.

The usufructuary may open stone, lime, marble and peat quarries and the like, provided that he or she gives the owner prior notice and does not significantly alter the economic purpose of the immovable.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 817 · b. Özgülenme yönü

İntifa hakkı sahibi, intifa konusu taşınmazın ekonomik özgülenme yönünü malike önemli zarar verecek şekilde değiştiremez; özellikle onu yeni bir şekle dönüştüremeyeceği gibi, onda önemli bir değişiklik de yapamaz.

İntifa hakkı sahibi, malike önceden haber vermek ve taşınmazın ekonomik özgülenme yönünde önemli değişiklik yapmamak koşuluyla taş, kireç, mermer ve turba ocakları ile benzerlerini açabilir.

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

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