Zoning Law
Annulment of zoning plans, the effect of plan amendments on property and contracts, and disputes over building permits and registration certificates.
Zoning law covers the rules on planning settlements and on building. Zoning plans, land readjustment, building permits and occupancy permits are its core subjects.
Annulment actions in the administrative courts against plans and their implementation, land-readjustment deductions, plan restrictions and the transfer of development rights directly affect property owners' rights.
Typical matters
- Annulment actions against zoning plans and land readjustment
- Building permit and occupancy permit procedures
- Challenging unauthorised-building and demolition decisions
- Plan restrictions and transfer of development rights
- Disputes over land-readjustment deductions
Key legislation
- Zoning Law No. 3194
- Regulation on Zoning in Planned Areas
- Administrative Procedure Law No. 2577
Training and congresses in this area
- 16 October 2025 Talk: Principles of Transferring Development Rights — Chamber of Architects Talk · TMMOB Mimarlar Odası İstanbul Büyükkent Şubesi
- 10 October 2025 Principles of Transferring Development Rights — Istanbul Bar Association Conference · İstanbul Barosu Çevre Kent ve İmar Hukuku Komisyonu
- 22 September 2025 Transfer of Development Rights — Real Estate Law Association Webinar Online course · Gayrimenkul Hukuku Derneği (GHD)
- 8 May 2024 Risks for Investors in Land Shares or Cooperative Memberships Marketed for Bungalows and Tiny Houses Online course · Hukukeğitim
- 19 October 2023 Symposium on Real Property Law from a Legal and Fiscal Perspective Symposium · Maltepe Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi
- 21 December 2020 Resolving Disputes after the Zoning Amnesty in 20 Questions Online course · İstanbul Barosu
- 8 February 2020 – 9 February 2020 Zoning Litigation and the Latest Amendments to the Zoning Law (Aristo Academy) Training programme · Aristo Akademi
- 11 January 2020 – 12 January 2020 Zoning Amnesty in Urban Regeneration Law and the Resulting Private-Law Disputes (Aristo Academy) Training programme · Aristo Akademi