Expropriation Law
Actions for determination and registration of expropriation compensation, de facto expropriation and urgent expropriation procedures.
Expropriation is the acquisition of privately owned property by the State for public purposes against compensation. The process runs from the public-interest decision through to the action for valuation and registration.
Valuation, annulment actions against expropriation and claims where the authority takes possession without expropriating (de facto expropriation) have changed considerably following recent Constitutional Court decisions.
Typical matters
- Actions for valuation and registration of expropriated property
- Annulment actions against expropriation in the administrative courts
- Compensation for de facto expropriation
- Settlement negotiations and claims for higher compensation
- Claims arising from plan restrictions
Key legislation
- Expropriation Law No. 2942
- Constitution of the Republic of Türkiye, Art. 46
Training and congresses in this area
- 28 March 2026 Expropriation and De Facto Expropriation — Professional Training (İzmir Bar, 2026) Seminar · Türkiye Barolar Birliği
- 10 March 2026 Effect of Annulment Claims against Expropriation on Valuation Proceedings, in Light of Recent Constitutional Court Decisions Online course · Hukukeğitim
- 13 November 2025 – 14 November 2025 Conference on Additional Damages in the Light of Constitutional Court Decisions Conference · Ankara Barosu Mülkiyet Hukuku Kurulu
- 1 November 2025 Real Property Law Symposium — Batman Bar Association Symposium · Batman Barosu
- 21 May 2025 Consequences of the Annulment of Articles 10(14) and 14 (Final Paragraph) of the Expropriation Law Online course · Hukukeğitim
- 26 February 2025 Marmara Municipalities Union Legal Platform: Seminar and Consultation Meeting Seminar · Marmara Belediyeler Birliği Hukuk Platformu
- 7 September 2024 Principles of Expropriation Law (İZGADER) Seminar · İZGADER — İzmir Gayrimenkul Hukuku Derneği
- 20 December 2023 Course on Tenancy Law and Legal Issues after the Earthquake (Gaziantep) Training programme