Real Estate Acquisition in Turkey: A Foreigner’s Legal Guide
Acquiring residential or commercial property in Turkey is a significant capital investment governed by strict statutory requirements under the Turkish Land Registry Law (Law No. 2644) and the Turkish Civil Code. Unlike jurisdictions where ownership transfers through private escrow or unrecorded contracts, real estate conveyances in Turkey occur exclusively through formal execution before the competent Land Registry Directorate (Tapu Müdürlüğü), rendering ordinary real estate agency agreements legally void. Without independent…