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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 837: D. Right to a spring

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 servitude over a spring located on another person's land obliges the owner of that land to tolerate the taking and conveyance of the water.

Unless otherwise agreed, this right is transferable to another person and passes to the heir.

If the right to a spring is independent in nature and has been established for at least thirty years, it may be entered in the land register as an immovable.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 837 · D. Kaynak hakkı

Başkasının arazisinde bulunan kaynak üzerinde irtifak hakkı, bu arazinin malikini suyun alınmasına ve akıtılmasına katlanmakla yükümlü kılar.

Bu hak, aksi kararlaştırılmış olmadıkça, başkasına devredilebilir ve mirasçıya geçer.

Kaynak hakkı, bağımsız nitelikte ve en az otuz yıl için kurulmuş ise tapu kütüğüne taşınmaz olarak kaydedilebilir.

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

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