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

Article 895: a. Registration

Book Four: LAW OF PROPERTY › Part Two: LIMITED RIGHTS IN REM › Chapter Two: CHARGES ON IMMOVABLE PROPERTY › Division Two: MORTGAGE

The statutory mortgages of craftsmen and contractors may be registered in the land register as from the moment they undertook to perform the work or to supply materials.

The registration must be made within three months from completion of the work undertaken.

Registration requires that the claim has been acknowledged by the owner or established by a court decision.

Registration may not be requested if the owner provides adequate security.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 895 · a. Tescil

Zanaatkârların ve yüklenicilerin kanunî ipotek hakları, çalışmayı veya malzeme vermeyi yüklendikleri andan başlayarak tapu kütüğüne tescil olunabilir.

Tescilin yüklenilen işin tamamlanmasından başlayarak üç ay içinde yapılmış olması gerekir.

Tescilin yapılması için alacağın malik tarafından kabul edilmiş veya mahkemece karara bağlanmış olması şarttır.

Malik yeterli güvence gösterirse tescil istenemez.

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

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