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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 973: I. Concept

Book Four: LAW OF PROPERTY › Part Three: POSSESSION AND THE LAND REGISTER › Chapter One: POSSESSION A. Concept and types of possession

A person who has actual control over a thing is its possessor.

In the case of servitudes over immovables and land charges, the actual exercise of the right shall be deemed possession.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 973 · I. Kavram

Bir şey üzerinde fiilî hâkimiyeti bulunan kimse onun zilyedidir.

Taşınmaz üzerindeki irtifak haklarında ve taşınmaz yüklerinde hakkın fiilen kullanılması zilyetlik sayılır.

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

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