Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Zoning Law (Law No. 3194)

Article 35

Chapter One: General Provisions

In order to gain storeys below the ground level of buildings, it shall not be permitted to excavate the ground in the part between the building facade line and the road and to lower it below the level of the pedestrian pavement.

The owners of buildings whose front gardens, for whatever reason, were previously formed more than 0.50 metres below the level of the pedestrian pavement, and the owners of such plots, shall be obliged, in order to ensure the safety of passers-by, to build a garden wall or railing along the roadside in the manner specified by regulation or determined by the relevant administration according to the character of the surroundings, and to take the necessary safety measures.

Caretaker flats and shelters:

Original Turkish text

MADDE 35

Binaların zemin seviyesi altında kat kazanmak maksadıyla, bina cephe hattından yola kadar olan kısımda, zeminin kazılarak yaya kaldırımının seviyesinin altına düşürülmesine müsaade edilmez.

Her ne sebeple olursa olsun evvelce ön bahçeleri yaya kaldırımı seviyesinden 0.50 metreden daha aşağıda teşekkül etmiş bulunan binalarla bu gibi arsaların sahipleri, gelip geçenlerin emniyetini temin etmek üzere, yol kenarına yönetmelikle belirtilen veya civarın karakterine göre ilgili idarece tespit edilen şekilde bahçe duvarı veya parmaklık yapmaya ve gereken emniyet tedbirlerini almaya mecburdurlar.

Kapıcı daireleri ve sığınaklar:

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

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