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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 996: IV. Benefit of acquisitive prescription

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

A possessor who is entitled to benefit from acquisitive prescription may add to the possessor's own period the period of possession of the person who transferred possession to the possessor, if that person had the same entitlement.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 996 · IV. Kazandırıcı zamanaşımından yararlanma

Kazandırıcı zamanaşımından yararlanma hakkına sahip olan zilyet, zilyetliği kendisine devreden aynı yetkiye sahip idiyse onun zilyetlik süresini kendi süresine ekleyebilir.

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

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