The word TAPU in Turkey means property document. If you are planning to buy a house in Turkey, you must have heard this word. Tapu has different colors, which will vary according to the type of use of the property. In this article, we have introduced the Tapu document and its types, the costs of document transfer, and points that you should follow when buying a property in Turkey. So stay with Deluxe Real Estate until the end of this article.

What is Tapu?

Tapu or Turkish property document shows your ownership. Before making any decision, it is necessary to know what parts this document has and what you should check before transferring the document.

types of Tapu : Documents in Turkey are single-page and divided into two colors, blue and red

Blue document: indicates the existence of a piece of land where no property has been built yet.

Red document: It indicates the existence of the property, the apartment on the land, which means that you are the owner of the property by having the red document

The red document itself is divided into two categories

Types of ownership documents

kat mulkiat document

The cut property document is a document that shows your private and independent ownership right in a property, such as an independent unit, or shop,…

kat irtifakı document

It shows the ownership of 100%  in a property/ building under construction, the building is fully registered in the property registry office, so it is official.

Shareholding or common deed

Non-Mongolian properties have a joint ownership document. In cases where a property or building has many shareholders, the details of the shareholders are known in this document, with the difference that the sections related to the shareholders are not written in detail, all of them are shares in this property. share, the shareholders do the division of the property in the promissory note

What is written in the property document?

• Address of the desired property: In this section, the address of the property is entered. But in some cases, an address may not be included. If the address is not entered, you can find the address of the desired property on Google Maps through the coordinates of the property, which we explain below.
• The image of the owner of the land or the desired property: you can see the place to save the photo in the upper right part. But if the document does not have an image, there is no need to worry because there is no obligation to paste the image on the tape like before. This is completely optional.
• Property registration details are included in this section.
• Registration plate or Ada Parcel: By having this information in the municipal system, you can find the property listed on the map on Google Maps. You can use this link: https://parselsorgu.tkgm.gov.tr/
• In this section, the property usage type is explained, which explains whether your property is commercial or residential.
• Type of ownership: In this part, the type of ownership of the property is explained. which indicates that the property is private or in the name of a specific person or organization.
• Settlement or completion of work: In this section, it is explained whether the property has completed work or not. You should pay attention to this point for newly built properties, especially in Istanbul. that this part must be filled with the text kat mulkiyet. But in some cities, such as Alanya, this is not included. We inquire about this matter from the relevant body regarding the certificate of completion of construction(Iskan) or settlement.
• Definite ownership without a settlement: If the property you are looking for has not yet been settled or the certificate of completion, it will be included in this section. But this is an important issue that you must inquire about from the relevant departments by visiting in person.
• Property price: In this section where the price of the property is entered, the price of the property that you have agreed with the seller should be entered. Because it may not be included in this section due to unwillingness to show the real price of the property for not paying taxes. For example, you may pay a price of 2 million liras to buy a property in Alanya, but less is shown in the document. This issue is in your interest if you do not intend to obtain citizenship. Because you only pay 4% of the price recorded in the document. But if you intend to obtain
• citizenship, the original price must be mentioned in the document.
• Details of the previous owner: Here, the name of the previous owner, whose name the tapu was, is entered.
• Details of the new owner: In this section, the details of the new owner will be included. As a new buyer, you will see your name in this section after transferring the document.
• In this section, you will be faced with the code registered in the Tapu Office, which is about property ownership changes.
• Some of your details will be entered here.
• Here, the date of setting up the document and transferring the document is entered.
• This part contains the seal and signature of the notary or the Tapu office where you have done the work related to the transfer of the document.
• If you have bought an apartment or villa in a complex, here the total land area of this project is recorded in square meters.
• In this section, your share of the total land area is written.
• In the end, the number of the block where you bought your unit is included along with its floor.

Tapu transfer fee in Turkey:

• You need to pay for the transfer of the document. The cost of transferring the document to Turkey in 2023, that is, at the time of writing this article, is 4.25% of the price listed in the document.
• In addition to this fee, you will also have a side fee. Here we list them for you:
• The cost of the real estate expert (expertise) is a report in which the actual value of the purchased real estate is determined, and this work will be done by the official expert of the real estate department, the cost of the expertise is between 3500 and 5500 liras.
• The cost of document translation is very important for foreigners, and all documents, including birth certificates, national cards, etc. must be translated.
• The cost of this item is usually calculated in euros or dollars, which changes depending on the importance of the documents
• The cost of delivering the unit, which is done by naming water and electricity, which will usually be 3,500 to 5,000 lira, in projects that have amenities such as a swimming pool, sauna, and fitness club… The buyer keeps the amenities of the building and this amount is returned when the unit is sold. The amount of your deposit depends on the management and facilities of the building, but it is usually 3000 lira.
• Property insurance (dask) Property insurance includes earthquake and fire insurance, which must be in your folder before naming the property.
  This cost will be from 200 to 1500 liras
• The cost of a translator You need a translator to sign in at the Tapu office because the translators working in the Tapu office are fully licensed and capable, and this is considered mandatory by Tapu.
• It should be noted that each Tapu has its own translators and a translator from outside the list of Tapu translators will not be allowed to translate for you. The cost of the translator is usually charged in euros, which will start from 100 euros
• A follower is a person who does all your work in Tapu. After taking all the required documents from you and the owner of the purchased property, this person will register you in the Tapu office and give you the necessary information. And this will not cause any problem for you in transferring the document, in short, it will be between you and the Tapu office.
  The cost of the chaser in Turkey will be 1000 to 2000 liras
• Money exchange fee (DOVIZ ALIM BELGESI) to pay the price of the property, you have to receive an invoice from the bank that shows the value of the property (in the law established in 2022, the value of the property should not be shown below 75 thousand dollars) in the early days of this According to our law, you used to take the devising form from the bank and hand it over to the pursuer, but in the new year (2023), the devising bank will send the devising form directly to the Tapu office. It will be 10 to 20 thousand liras

Documents required to transfer the document:

To transfer a real estate document to Turkey, you should keep some important points in mind. To transfer the document, you must go to the document registration office in Turkey. In the following, you will learn about the necessary documents for the transfer of a property document.

• Presentation of municipal taxes and fees
• Doviz alim belgesi from a bank
• Submission of a letter of approval from the document registration organization
• Two photos of the buyer and the seller
• Earthquake insurance policy
• Providing the original passport along with a Turkish translation
• Bringing the original power of attorney with the approval of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• The presence of a translator during the transfer of the document if you are not fluent in the Turkish language
• Birth certificate or national card of the buyer with an official translation
• What points should be considered before transferring the document?
• A complete examination of the property file such as a debt inquiry
• document status (completion permit or ISKAN)

The work termination permit can be one of the most important things that must be followed up on before the transfer of the document because the absence of this permit can mean a problem in the construction, etc., after the transfer of the document, permission to obtain citizenship or residence may be granted. not be given

Property bank debt inquiry

Note that it will be very important to inquire about the property’s debt because the bank’s debt may not have been settled at the time of purchase and sale, and after the purchase of that property, you will receive a court summons and the bank will decide to seize the property.

Municipal tax inquiry

We should know that before naming the document, we should inquire about the taxes paid through the municipality, because there may be problems related to the previous owner of the property.

 

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