Common Real Estate Disputes In Turkey

Abstract

This article examines common real estate disputes in Turkey from the perspective of foreign property owners, investors and heirs. It considers title cancellation and re-registration, abuse of representative authority, inheritance-related sham transactions, protection of good-faith purchasers, partition, condominium disputes and expropriation. The discussion distinguishes the remedies available in each category and considers the Court of Cassation decisions cited in the article, including the 2025 unification decision concerning construction in return for land-share agreements. It also addresses interim protection, evidence, overseas representation and the procedural implications of foreign nationality. The analysis emphasises that an effective dispute strategy must connect the right asserted, the appropriate defendant and forum, the available evidence and the practical means of implementing the result.