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ARTICLE · 12 JANUARY 2017

Turkey Amends Zoning Scheme For Protected Areas

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Turkey has updated processes for zoning changes regarding protected areas.

TurkeyReal Estate and Construction
Dr. E. Seyfi Moroğlu, LL.M.
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Turkey has updated processes for zoning changes regarding protected areas. Changes also remove the requirement to prepare wide-scope zoning plans including transition stages, for buildings and facilities to be built on coastal areas.

The Regulation Regarding Amendment of the Regulation on Preparation of Zoning Plans for Protected Areas ("Amendment Regulation") was published in Official Gazette number 29910 on 6 December 2016, entering into effect on the same date. The Amendment Regulation makes changes to the Regulation on Preparation of Zoning Plans for Protected Areas dated 23 March 2012 ("Regulation").

Under the Regulation, implementation of all zoning plans must cease if an area is declared to be a natural protected area. The Amendment Regulation introduces an exemption, allowing protective zoning plans to be implemented if a natural protected area changes status.

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