Tapu in Türkiye: How to Read the Title Deed and Check a Property in 2026 — New Time Investment — Real Estate in Alanya
What a tapu is, how kat mülkiyeti differs from kat irtifakı, how to read the document's fields, check encumbrances via Web-Tapu, and what a transfer costs.
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Tapu in Türkiye: How to Read the Title Deed and Check a Property in 2026
What a tapu is, how kat mülkiyeti differs from kat irtifakı, how to read the document's fields, check encumbrances via Web-Tapu, and what a transfer costs.
The tapu (tapu senedi) is the only document that evidences ownership of real estate in Türkiye. Neither a contract with a developer, nor payment orders, nor utility bills perform that role. Below we look at the fundamental difference between kat mülkiyeti and kat irtifakı, how to read the fields on the certificate, how to check a property through the land registry and Web-Tapu, and which checks a foreign buyer in particular has to go through. What a tapu is and why only it evidences ownership The tapu is a certificate of an entry in the land register (tapu sicili), maintained by the General D…
