Do I Need a Lawyer to Buy Property in Turkey? A Foreigner’s Guide to Legal Due Diligence and Title Deed Security
While Turkish law does not formally mandate retaining legal counsel to purchase real estate, acquiring property without an independent attorney exposes foreign investors to severe financial liabilities under the statutory principle of caveat emptor (Turkish Civil Code Article 1020). The Land Registry Directorate (Tapu Müdürlüğü) records title transfers but does not audit contract fairness, developer solvency, or physical construction legality; any existing bank mortgages (ipotek), judicial execution attachments (haciz), or…