Step-by-step conveyancing and procedure stages

Send us the property and the seller

You give us the tapu details (or the listing), the seller's or developer's information, and any contract or payment request you have already received. Nothing is signed and no money moves yet.

We agree a fixed scope and fee

We confirm in writing what we will check and what it costs, so there are no surprises and no commission from the other side.

We pull and read the live tapu record

We obtain the current Land Registry record and check ownership, encumbrances (ipotek, haciz, şerh), chain of title and the true nature of the land.

We verify building, permits and price

DASK, iskan, imar zoning, off-plan and developer standing where relevant, and — where a valuation report exists — the appraisal sanity-checked against tax value and asking price.

We check the seller, the power of attorney and the payment plan

We confirm the seller's identity, the validity of any power of attorney, and structure payment so funds release against registration — not against promises.

You receive a clear go / no-go report

A plain report telling you to proceed, to proceed once specific issues are cured, or to walk away — with the reasons.

We complete, in person or remotely

If you proceed, we finalise the transfer at the Land Registry — either with you present or entirely under your apostilled power of attorney — and register the title in your name.

What to gather before anything is signed

None of this requires you to commit to the purchase. It is simply what makes an independent check possible while you can still walk away.

Collect the tapu details of the property — or, if you do not have them yet, the listing you were shown.
Ask for the seller's or developer's full information, including the identity of whoever will actually sign.
Keep every contract, reservation form or payment request you have already received, unsigned and unpaid.
Ask whether the building has its occupancy permit (iskan / yapı kullanma izni), or whether the title is still kat irtifakı rather than kat mülkiyeti.
Ask whether a valid DASK compulsory earthquake policy exists and can be put into the new owner's name.
If the seller is signing through an attorney-in-fact, obtain a copy of that power of attorney so its validity and scope can be checked.
Treat pressure to "transfer today to hold the price", or to pay a private account before anything is verified, as a reason to slow down rather than to hurry.

Governing statutory provisions under Turkish law

2644~~LAW NO.~~

Land Registry Law (Tapu Kanunu) · Art. 35

Governs acquisition of property in Türkiye by foreign nationals, subject to limits, and requires title transfers to be completed at the Land Registry Office by official deed.

4721~~LAW NO.~~

Turkish Civil Code (Türk Medenî Kanunu)

Ownership passes on registration in the Land Registry — not on a signed sales agreement or a paid deposit.

6305~~LAW NO.~~

Disaster Insurance Law (Afet Sigortaları Kanunu)

Makes compulsory earthquake insurance (DASK) a precondition for completing a residential title transfer and connecting utilities, and it must be in the new owner's name.

Independent Property Due Diligence: Tapu Check Stages, Zoning Audit & Legal Assessment