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Real Estate Law · 23 October 2026

EXPROPRIATION PROCESS STARTS WITH NOTIFICATION TO THE PROPERTY OWNER

In the decision of the 5th Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court of Appeals No. 2002/7510 E. 2002/13809 K. dated 17.06.2002: "The immovable property in question was decided to be expropriated with the decision dated 19.06.1996, the undisputed price was blocked in the bank on behalf…

In the decision of the 5th Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court of Appeals No. 2002/7510 E. 2002/13809 K. dated 17.06.2002: "The immovable property in question was decided to be expropriated with the decision dated 19.06.1996, the undisputed price was blocked in the bank on behalf of the property owner, and the immovable property was seized on 01.10.1994 without the expropriation decision being notified to the property owner." "According to Article 25 of the Expropriation Law No. 2942, the expropriation process begins with a notification for the owner of the property in terms of exercising rights and fulfilling debts. Therefore, while the case filed by the plaintiff should be considered as a compensation case based on expropriation without expropriation, taking into consideration the Case Law Unification Decision No.In the decision of the 5th Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court of Appeals No. 2003/5902 E. 2003/9139 K. dated 03.07.2003: "In accordance with Article 25 of the Expropriation Law, the expropriation process in terms of exercising rights and fulfilling debts begins with the notification made to the owner of the property in accordance with Article 13. The owner of the immovable property was not notified, but it was seized by the defendant administration. This "In this case, while it is necessary to go to the merits of the case filed by the plaintiff and decide on the result of the real estate seized without expropriation, it is not considered correct to decide to reject the case with contrary thoughts and reasons as explained above."