Step-by-step conveyancing and procedure stages

Project and document review

We start with your goal and your papers — contract, plans, payment records, correspondence and any notices — and give you a plain-English read on where you stand and what needs checking.

Title, zoning and permit due diligence

We verify the title, the parcel's zoning status and development rights, and the building and occupancy permits, so you know what may lawfully be built and used before money moves.

Contract drafting or negotiation

We draft or negotiate the construction, land-share or FIDIC-based contract — price, milestones, delay penalties, defects, security and dispute clauses — to balance the risk in your favour.

Power of attorney and authority set-up

We prepare a tailored power of attorney and tell you exactly how to notarise and apostille it, so we can act on permits, registry steps and litigation without you travelling.

Permitting and regulatory steps

We handle or supervise the zoning, parcelization, building-permit and occupancy-permit steps with the competent municipality and building inspection.

Defect, delay or dispute resolution

If the work is late or defective, we secure evidence, serve the formal notices on time, and pursue repair, price reduction, compensation or termination through negotiation, court or arbitration.

Closing, handover and ongoing support

We oversee handover and the occupancy permit, settle condominium title, and stay available for the management, leasing and follow-on matters that come after completion.

Critical statutory deadlines and calendar windows

Time limits that decide a construction claim

2 years~~Shorter limitation period that applies to works which are not immovable structures (TBK No. 6098, Art. 478).~~

5 years~~From delivery, to bring a defect (ayıp) claim against the contractor for an immovable building (TBK No. 6098, Art. 478).~~

20 years~~Extended defect period where the contractor acted with gross fault (ağır kusur) — fact-heavy to prove (TBK No. 6098, Art. 478).~~

What to put together before you act

Whether you are signing, taking handover or facing a defect, the same papers decide how strong your position is. Gather these first — a clear paper trail is the difference between a solid claim and a word-against-theirs dispute.

Collect the signed contract or the current draft, together with every written promise made about the delivery date and the finishes.
Obtain the title deed (tapu) and the parcel's zoning information (imar durumu), so you know what may lawfully be built on it.
Ask for the project plans, the building permit (yapı ruhsatı) and — before any handover — the occupancy permit (iskan); do not accept the building permit alone.
Keep all payment receipts and progress-payment (hakediş) records in one place, with dates.
Keep every notice and item of correspondence with the contractor, developer or municipality, including anything about a risky-building designation.
If you suspect a defect, record it early: photographs, technical reports and expert findings, plus the delivery date, since limitation runs from delivery and that date is often disputed.
Check the contract's governing-law, forum and language clause, and arrange a notarised, apostilled power of attorney if you will be handling the matter from abroad.

Governing statutory provisions under Turkish law

3194~~LAW NO.~~

Zoning Law (İmar Kanunu)

Governs planning and permits: construction requires a building permit (yapı ruhsatı) from the competent municipality in line with the zoning plan, and lawful occupation requires an occupancy permit (yapı kullanma izni / iskan).

6098~~LAW NO.~~

Turkish Code of Obligations (Türk Borçlar Kanunu) · Arts. 470–486 (Art. 478)

Governs the work contract (eser sözleşmesi) behind every build — the contractor's duty to deliver a conforming result, price and payment, defects and termination, with the defect limitation periods set by Article 478.

6306~~LAW NO.~~

Urban Transformation Law (Kentsel Dönüşüm Kanunu)

Governs designation of a risky building (riskli yapı) and its demolition and reconstruction, now decidable by a simple majority of shareholders after the amendment by Law No. 7471 (9 November 2023).

Construction & Zoning Law in Türkiye: Project Stages, Zoning Appeals & Litigation