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The High Court Of Appeals Allows Extraordinary Termination Based On “Important Reasons” For Residential And Roofed Workplace Leases
Under the Turkish Code of Obligations No. 6098 (“TCO”), residential and roofed workplace lease agreements are subject to a special termination regime. In principle, early (extraordinary) termination is permitted only under specific and limited statutory grounds. The High Court of Appeals, in its decision numbered 2025/3126 E., 2025/4810 K. that is published in the Official Gazette dated March 12, 2026 and numbered 33194 (“Decision”), addressed whether the extraordinary termination based on “important reasons”, as regulated under Article 331 of the TCO, can be applied to residential and roofed workplace leases.
Turkey Real Estate
EG
ELIG Gürkaynak Attorneys-at-Law
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Konaklama Tesislerinde Kat Mülkiyeti İstisnası
31 Ağustos 2026 tarihli ve 33356 sayılı Resmî Gazete’de yayımlanan Turizm Tesislerinin Niteliklerine İlişkin Yönetmelikte Değişiklik Yapılmasına Dair Yönetmelik (bundan sonra “Değişiklik Yönetmeliği” olarak anılacaktır) ile, 1 Haziran 2019 tarihli ve 30791 sayılı Resmî Gazete’de yayımlanan Turizm Tesislerinin Niteliklerine İlişkin Yönetmelik (bundan sonra “Yönetmelik” olarak anılacaktır) değiştirilmiştir. Değişiklik Yönetmeliği ile belirli koşulları sağlayan konaklama tesislerinde kat mülkiyeti ve kat irtifakı kurulmasını yasaklayan düzenlemeye belirli tesisler bakımından istisna getirilmiştir
Turkey Real Estate
GT
Gen Temizer
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Condominium Ownership Exception For Accommodation Facilities
The Regulation Amending the Regulation on the Qualifications of Tourism Facilities (Turizm Tesislerinin Niteliklerine İlişkin Yönetmelikte Değişiklik Yapılmasına Dair Yönetmelik) (the “Amending Regulation”), published in the Official Gazette dated 31 August 2026 and numbered 33356, amended the Regulation on the Qualifications of Tourism Facilities (Turizm Tesislerinin Niteliklerine İlişkin Yönetmelik) (the “Regulation”), published in the Official Gazette dated 1 June 2019 and numbered 30791.
Turkey Real Estate
GT
Gen Temizer
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Exception Introduced To The Prohibition On Condominium Ownership And Construction Servitudes In Tourism Facilities
The Regulation Amending the Regulation on the Qualifications of Tourism Facilities was published in the Official Gazette dated 31 August 2026 and numbered 33356 (“Regulation Amendment”). The Regulation Amendment introduces an exception to the prohibition on condominium ownership and construction servitudes for accommodation units meeting certain conditions.
Turkey Real Estate
HB
Herguner Bilgen Ucer Attorney Partnership
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Exception Introduced To The Prohibition On Condominium Ownership And Construction Servitudes In Tourism Facilities
The Regulation Amending the Regulation on the Qualifications of Tourism Facilities was published in the Official Gazette dated 31 August 2026 and numbered 33356 (“Regulation Amendment”). The Regulation Amendment introduces an exception to the prohibition on condominium ownership and construction servitudes for accommodation units meeting certain conditions.
Turkey Real Estate
HB
Herguner Bilgen Ucer Attorney Partnership
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Konaklama Tesislerinde Kat Mülkiyeti İstisnası
31 Ağustos 2026 tarihli ve 33356 sayılı Resmî Gazete’de yayımlanan Turizm Tesislerinin Niteliklerine İlişkin Yönetmelikte Değişiklik Yapılmasına Dair Yönetmelik (bundan sonra “Değişiklik Yönetmeliği” olarak anılacaktır) ile, 1 Haziran 2019 tarihli ve 30791 sayılı Resmî Gazete’de yayımlanan Turizm Tesislerinin Niteliklerine İlişkin Yönetmelik (bundan sonra “Yönetmelik” olarak anılacaktır) değiştirilmiştir. Değişiklik Yönetmeliği ile belirli koşulları sağlayan konaklama tesislerinde kat mülkiyeti ve kat irtifakı kurulmasını yasaklayan düzenlemeye belirli tesisler bakımından istisna getirilmiştir
Turkey Real Estate
GT
Gen Temizer
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Condominium Ownership Exception For Accommodation Facilities
The Regulation Amending the Regulation on the Qualifications of Tourism Facilities (Turizm Tesislerinin Niteliklerine İlişkin Yönetmelikte Değişiklik Yapılmasına Dair Yönetmelik) (the “Amending Regulation”), published in the Official Gazette dated 31 August 2026 and numbered 33356, amended the Regulation on the Qualifications of Tourism Facilities (Turizm Tesislerinin Niteliklerine İlişkin Yönetmelik) (the “Regulation”), published in the Official Gazette dated 1 June 2019 and numbered 30791.
Turkey Real Estate
GT
Gen Temizer
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Transfer And Mınımum Qualıfıcatıon Requırements For Sımple Accommodatıon Facılıtıes Have Been Revısed
The Regulation Amending the Regulation on the Certification of Simple Accommodation Facilities and Beach Establishments (the “Amendment”), published in the Official Gazette dated 26.08.2026 and numbered 33352, introduces restrictions on the transfer of simple accommodation tourism operation certificates, sets out minimum standards applicable to simple accommodation facilities, and amends the provisions governing inspections of compliance with such standards.
Turkey Government
OA
Ozbilen Aykut Attorney Partnership
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A New Legal Framework For De Facto Public Allocations Prior To 1956 Under The Expropriation Law
Turkey's Law No. 7588 introduces a controversial new framework for properties allocated to public use before 1956 without formal expropriation, fundamentally altering compensation rights and applying retroactively to pending court cases. The regulation emerges after the Constitutional Court's 2022 annulment of similar legislation, raising critical questions about property rights protections and constitutional guarantees. How will this sweeping change affect property owners and the thousands of cases current
Turkey Real Estate
MA
Moroglu Arseven
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The High Court Of Appeals Allows Extraordinary Termination Based On “Important Reasons” For Residential And Roofed Workplace Leases
Under the Turkish Code of Obligations No. 6098 (“TCO”), residential and roofed workplace lease agreements are subject to a special termination regime. In principle, early (extraordinary) termination is permitted only under specific and limited statutory grounds. The High Court of Appeals, in its decision numbered 2025/3126 E., 2025/4810 K. that is published in the Official Gazette dated March 12, 2026 and numbered 33194 (“Decision”), addressed whether the extraordinary termination based on “important reasons”, as regulated under Article 331 of the TCO, can be applied to residential and roofed workplace leases.
Turkey Real Estate
EG
ELIG Gürkaynak Attorneys-at-Law
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Kira Sözleşmelerinde Kiracıya Getirilen Bazı Ek Yükümlülüklerin Türk Borçlar Kanunu Kapsamında Değerlendirilmesi
Kira sözleşmeleri, tarafların karşılıklı edimlerinin kanun tarafından önemli ölçüde düzenlendiği sözleşme türlerinden biridir. Bununla birlikte, özellikle konut ve çatılı işyeri kiralarında uygulamada tarafların, Türk Borçlar Kanunu'nda ("TBK") öngörülen yükümlülüklerin ötesine geçen çeşitli sözleşmesel düzenlemeler yaptıkları görülmektedir.
Turkey Real Estate
SO
Sakar Law Office
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Assessment Of Certain Additional Obligations Imposed On Tenants In Lease Agreements Under The Turkish Code Of Obligations
Lease agreements are a type of contract in which the mutual obligations of the parties are significantly regulated by law. However, particularly in residential and commercial property leases, it is observed in practice that the parties enter into various contractual arrangements that go beyond the obligations provided for in the Turkish Code of Obligations (“TBK”).
Turkey Real Estate
SO
Sakar Law Office
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