Building construction law in Turkey

Under the provisions of the reconstruction law no. 3194 of 3 May 1985, a building construction license must be obtained for all buildings from either the Municipality, the Province, or an authorized private architecture of engineering bureau. In order to obtain the license, application will be made to the above-mentioned authorities by submitting the title deed, the architectural drawings, the structural drawings, and the electrical and mechanical installation drawings. If the application is complete, the authorities will grant the permit whin at most thirty days. If the application is incomplete or irregular in any way, the permit will be issued only after the deficiencies or errors have been eliminated. a specific fee will be charged for the construction permit.

Owner?s liability law in Turkey

A building owner is laibale for any injury which results from poor construction, negligence, or misuse. If a building of faulty and unsound construction collapses, and if any injury or damage results, compensation will be sought from the owner. the period for a contactor's liability is five years.

Building tax law in Turkey

Buidings within the borders of Turkey are subject to the building Tax. Building Tax is governed in detail by the Real Estate Tax Law no. 1319 of 29 July 1970. Tax declarations for buldings within the boundaries are made to the municpality.

Title deed law in Turkey 

The name title deed is given to the official document which shows who has ownership rights over a piece of real estate and upon which the owner's name appears. Rights over real estate are recorded on official registers kept by the Office of the Conservator of Title Deeds. Such Offices also issue title deeds. Since article 928 of the Civil Code embodies the principle of public registration of title deeds, no one may claim ignorance of the privileges and restrictions recorded in the deed register. Mortgages and other restricted privileges will also be recorded in the title deed register.

Property law in Turkey

Principles of ownership of movable or immovable objects are in general identified in the Property Law section of the Civil Code. But property law includes not only ownership, but also acquiring and transfer of ownership, leasing the property and factors limiting property rights.

Possession law in Turkey

A person who has authority to use an item actively or who has the item in his possession is considered to be the owner of that item, even though he may not own it as property. The question of possession arises in connection with personal property and real estate. Possession constitutes proof of ownership.

Ownership law in Turkey

If a person possessing something has obtained that possession legally, then he is the owner of that possession. As a general rule movable objects are not registered in official records, with the exception of certain specific things. For example, a car is a movable object and must officially be registered in the traffic records. Real estates are recorded in title-deed registers.