REAL ESTATE AND LAND LAW

Land speaksthrough documents

A law firm working principally in real estate and land law, with offices in Izmir and Istanbul. Files are built on the register and the documents before they are built on arguments.

Aerial view of agricultural parcels
PRACTICE AREAS

Ours is the largest parcel on the plan

The firm centres on real estate and land. The other areas run under the same roof; hover a parcel to open it.

BUYING PROPERTY IN TURKEY

Four checks before you sign

Most disputes we see could have been avoided at the register, before any money moved. None of these checks needs litigation; all of them need the file.

  1. 01

    Who is on the register, and for what share

    A share in a parcel is not the parcel. Where the title is shared, other co-owners may hold a right of pre-emption over the share you are buying, and they can exercise it against you after the sale.

  2. 02

    What the zoning plan actually permits

    The word used in the sales conversation and the designation on the plan are often different things: agricultural designation, a strip surrendered for road widening, an area reserved for public use. The zoning certificate answers this in one page.

  3. 03

    Whether there is an encumbrance on the record

    Mortgages, attachments, annotations of pending litigation and rights of way all sit on the register. So do family-law and inheritance annotations, which are easy to miss.

  4. 04

    Whether the boundary on the plan is the boundary on the ground

    For land in particular, the cadastral sheet and the fence line frequently disagree. A structure encroaching on a neighbouring parcel becomes your problem on the day of transfer.

HOW A FILE IS RUN

Five stages, written down before they start

  1. 01

    Initial consultation

    We listen to the facts and look at the documents you hold. The purpose of this meeting is not to take on a file but to see whether there is genuinely a legal route. We would rather say no at the start than take a file that has none.

  2. 02

    Gathering the record

    Title register extract, deed of conveyance, zoning certificate, cadastral record, contracts and correspondence are obtained. Some of these can only be requested under a power of attorney; we tell you which ones are needed.

  3. 03

    Route map and engagement

    Which action will be brought, the alternative routes, the likely duration, the cost items and the risks are set out in writing. Fees and the payment schedule are settled at this stage, so there are no surprises later.

  4. 04

    Conduct of the file

    Pleadings, evidence, site inspection and the expert stage are carried through. After each hearing we write to you with what happened and what comes next; you can also follow the file from the client portal.

  5. 05

    Outcome and follow-up

    The judgment is assessed and an appeal is filed where one is needed. Where the outcome is in your favour we also conduct the enforcement stage: the work ends with collection, not with the judgment.

THE FULL ACCOUNT
CONTACT

Start with a short conversation

The initial consultation is free and takes about twenty minutes. Its purpose is not to take on a file but to see whether there is a legal route at all.

IZMIR OFFICE
Kültür Mah. Dr. Enver Bey Cad. No:14 D:18, Konak / İzmir
ISTANBUL OFFICE
Levent Mah. Fulyalı Sok. No:35, Beşiktaş / İstanbul
OFFICE HOURS
Monday to Friday, 09:30 - 18:00