What is Tapu in TURKEY?
What is Tapu (Title Deed) in TURKEY? When you purchase real is that in Turkey, You will get a TAPU (title deed) instead, a ‘Title Deed’ in English. A TAPU (Title Deed) is an extract from the Turkish real estate registry Tapu office. Your full name display on your real estate registry, also known as TAPU office, is comparable to the Land Register in the UK. On the TAPU you will find in short the following information: location, a photograph of the owner, type of TAPU, data of the real estate and archiving data.
There are red and blue TAPU’s.
A red TAPU is for a common hold (Condominium in the US). You get a red TAPU if you buy an apartment in an apartment complex or a villa real estate in a project.
A blue TAPU can have different legal meanings
- Real estate land
- Farm land
- Real estate land. There’s already a real estate on the plot
A blue TAPU is not a common hold.
Most foreigners who buy a house in Turkey will receive a red TAPU (Title Deed). The red TAPU is, therefore, the subject of this article.
There are 2 types of red TAPU’s. (Title Deed). The first red TAPU (Title Deed). Is of the type ‘Kat irtifaki’. This type indicates that you legally own the land and the off plan real estate in Turkey.
You receive the second red TAPU (Title Deed) at the end of the buying process when you sign the contract at the TAPU (Title Deed) office. This TAPU (Title Deed) is of the type ‘Kat Mülkiyeti’ and indicates that you are the legal owner of the land or plot and the complete real estate
Obtaining a TAPU (Title Deed) of type ‘Kat Mülkiyeti’ is a lengthy process with pitfalls and obstacles. Foreigners should hire an independent Turkish Solicitor lawyer to guide them through the buying process. Underneath I have added some links to English speaking Solicitor lawyers operating in Turkey.
The TAPU (Title Deed) is a snapshot and may be outdate. So rely never solely on the information on a TAPU (Title Deed) but always check the data in the Land Register office.
Although the TAPU (Title Deed) is no more than an extract from the Land Register office, it still has great symbolic value. With a TAPU (Title Deed), you will be owner of the real estate in Turkey
Translation and information of the terms on the red TAPU (Title Deed)
The red TAPU (Title Deed) consists of 3 parts:
- Main Real Estate Section. Location Details of the apartment/flat building or project
- Independent Unit Section
- Archiving data, stamp and signature of the TAPU (Title Deed) official.
Main Real Estate Section. Location Details of the apartment/flat building or project.
1 İli Province
2 İlçesi (district)
3 Mahallesi (town)
4 Köyü (Village)
5 Sokagi (Street)
6 Mevkii (Location)
7 Fotograf (Photo)
8 Pafta No (Map Number Land Registry)
9 Ada No (Plot Number on Map)
10 Parsel No (Parcel Number on Map)
11 Niteligi (Type of Real Estate) (“Building” or “building land”)
12 Ha Hectares
13 M2 Sqm
14 Dm2 Sq.decim.’s
15 Siniri (Boundaries of the parcel)
Independent Unit Section
16 Kat Mülkiyeti (Ownership of real estate rights for land and the finished building on the plot/land)
17 Kat Irtifaki (Ownership of real estate rights for plot/land and the off plan project on the plot/land)
18 Devre Mülk (Time share Fractional/timed ownership (the independent unit is owned just for a certain period of a year)
19 Satis bedeli (Purchase price. Make sure that this is the actual price otherwise you run the risk of a substantial fine for tax evasion).
20 Niteligi (Type of Property) (“Building” or “building land”)
21 Arsa Payi (Share in land shown as Share/Total)
22 Blok No. (Block (Building, Mansion) Number)
23 Kat No. (Floor Number)
24 Bagimsiz bölüm No. (Apartment, home number)
25 Edinme sebebi (The reason why the property is being acquired. For example, ‘Sales’, ‘Donation’ or ‘Legacy’. Including the particulars of the buyer and seller.)
26 Sahibi (Name of Owner or Owners. More than one person can own the same property. In this case, their respective shares are to be shown in this section.)
Archiving data, stamp and signature of the TAPU (Title Deed) official.
27Cilt No.Binder No. (First coordinate of the location of the sales contract in the Public Registry)
28 Sahife No. (Page No. Second coordinate of the location of the sales contract in the Public Registry)
29 Sira No. (Entry No. Third coordinate of the location of the sales contract in the Public Registry)
30 Tarihi (Date of registration)
31 Yevmiye No. (Transaction Number. Each transaction is assigned a unique number.)
32 Siciline uygundur (Appropriated for registration. Stamp and signature of the official of the Public Registry)
