Practice Area
Urban Regeneration Law
Risky building assessments and objections, majority decisions of owners, contractor agreements, sale of land shares and disputes arising from regeneration.
Urban regeneration (kentsel dönüşüm) is the process of rebuilding structures and areas at risk of disaster, particularly earthquakes. Its main legal framework is Law No. 6306 on the Transformation of Areas Under Disaster Risk and its implementing regulation. The Law was extensively amended in 2023 by Law No. 7471.
Because urban regeneration simultaneously affects owners' property rights, the rights of tenants and holders of limited real rights, contracts with contractors and administrative acts, time limits and procedure must be observed at every stage.
Services for owners
- Following the risky building assessment and objecting to it within fifteen days
- Drafting and reviewing majority decisions and flat-for-land construction agreements
- Notification, valuation and objection in the sale of land shares of owners who did not join the decision
- Rent assistance, temporary housing and beneficiary procedures
- Annulment actions against administrative acts within the thirty-day time limit
- Termination of contracts and compensation where the contractor fails to start or abandons the work
- Partition and division disputes over the land after demolition
For contractors
- Conducting contract processes in compliance with legislation, condominium and land registry procedures
- Sales permits linked to construction progress and disputes with owners
For tenants and holders of limited real rights
- Eviction, rent assistance and temporary housing rights
- The status of mortgages, attachments and usufruct during regeneration
Key time limits
| Step | Time limit (Law No. 6306) |
|---|---|
| Objection to risky building assessment | 15 days from notification (Art. 3(1)) |
| Review/acceptance of the offer made to owners who did not join the majority decision | 15 days from notification (Art. 6(1)) |
| Demolition of a risky building by its owners | Period set by the administration, not exceeding 90 days (Art. 5(3)) |
| Action against administrative acts | 30 days from notification (Art. 6(9)) |
Note that many notifications are made by posting a report on the building, via e-Devlet and by a fifteen-day announcement at the neighbourhood office (muhtarlık), and are deemed served on the last day of the announcement.
The information on this page is for general information purposes only and does not constitute legal advice.