The Regulation On The Implementation Of Land Use Planning Has Been Published

The Regulation on the Implementation of Land Use Planning (“Regulation“) entered into force upon its publication in the Official Gazette dated 4 April 2026 and numbered 33214.

The Regulation has been prepared pursuant to the Soil Conservation and Land Use Law No. 5403 (“Law“) and sets out the procedures and principles regarding the identification of soil and land assets, the conduct of soil survey, mapping and classification studies, the preparation of land use plans, and the determination of large plain protection areas and erosion-sensitive areas.

The key provisions introduced by the Regulation can be summarized as follows:

• Pursuant to the Regulation, land use plans (“LUP“) consist of the following stages: (i) data collection and analysis studies, (ii) preparation of the LUP, explanatory report, and plan provisions, (iii) control and approval of the LUP. In this regard, data collection and analysis studies, as well as the preparation and approval procedures related to the LUP