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

Article 45

Chapter One: General Provisions

The boundaries of adjacent areas (mücavir alan) shall be sent by the provinces to the Ministry on the basis of the decision of the municipal council and the provincial administrative board. The Ministry is authorised to examine them and approve them as they are or with amendments, or to return them for amendment

The adjacent area need not be contiguous to the boundary of the relevant municipality. Furthermore, these areas may also include villages. Removal from the adjacent area shall also be subject to the same procedure. The Ministry may, where it deems necessary, decide ex officio on inclusion in and removal from the adjacent area.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 45

Mücavir alan sınırları belediye meclisi ve il idare kurulu kararına dayanarak vilayetlerce Bakanlığa gönderilir. Bakanlık bunları inceleyerek aynen veya değiştirerek tasdik etmeye veya değiştirilmek üzere iadeye yetkilidir

Mücavir alanın ilgili belediye sınırına bitişik olması gerekmez. Ayrıca, bu alanlar köyleri de ihtiva edebilir. Mücavir alandan çıkarılma da aynı usule tabidir. Bakanlık gerekli gördüğü hallerde mücavir alana alma ve çıkarma hususunda resen karar verebilir.

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

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