Co-ownership Disputes & Termination in Turkey

Lawyers for people who own a property in Turkey together with others and cannot agree on its use or sale: buying out a share, selling together, or ending the co-ownership through a partition case (ortaklığın giderilmesi).
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About Co-ownership Disputes & Termination in Turkey

Many foreigners become co-owners in Turkey without planning it: through an inheritance, a purchase with a partner or a family flat shared between relatives. This page covers co-ownership disputes and termination in Turkey: joint or shared ownership of a property, disputes between co-owners, and ending co-ownership by agreement, by a buy-out or by a partition case. In Turkish the case is the ortaklığın giderilmesi davası, still often called by its older name, izale-i şuyu. English-speaking lawyers registered in Turkey can advise co-owners in Turkey and abroad. Some older lists and lawyer pages call this service “Co-ownership Termination”.

Two kinds of co-ownership

In paylı mülkiyet (ownership in shares) each owner has a defined share on the tapu and can usually sell it. In elbirliği mülkiyeti (joint ownership), typical for heirs before an estate is divided, the owners act together and no one has a separate share to sell. Which kind applies changes the options.

Ways out

  • Agreement: one owner buys the others out, or all sell together and divide the price.
  • Sale of a share: possible in ownership in shares; the other co-owners may have a right of first refusal (önalım hakkı) when a share goes to an outsider.
  • Partition case: after mandatory mediation (arabuluculuk), the court divides the property in kind where that is possible; otherwise it orders a sale by public auction and the price is shared according to the shares.

Points to watch

An auction can bring less than an agreed sale, which is why many cases are worth trying to settle. Heirs abroad first need the property registered in their names, see inheritance. After a separation, the property may also be part of the divorce. A share bought from another owner is registered through a property title transfer.

What a lawyer does

A lawyer checks the title and the shares, weighs the options, negotiates with the other owners, represents the client in mediation and in court, and acts for a client abroad under a power of attorney.

Questions and answers

Can one co-owner force the sale of the whole property?

Any co-owner can ask the court to end the co-ownership. If the property cannot be divided, the court can order its sale by auction.

Is mediation required first?

Yes, for partition cases mediation comes before the lawsuit. An agreement reached there settles the matter like a judgment.

Can I sell only my share?

In ownership in shares, usually yes, but the other owners may have a right to buy it first. Heirs whose estate is not yet divided cannot sell a separate share.

What if the other co-owners live abroad or cannot be found?

The case can still go ahead. The court notifies them through official channels, which can take time.

Can co-owners bid at the auction?

Yes, co-owners can take part in the auction like other bidders.

5 lawyers who provide Co-ownership Disputes & Termination in Turkey

Sorted by experience in this service. Write to any of them — the reply comes from the lawyer, without obligation.

  • Mert, lawyer in Antalya

    Mert

    Lawyer · Antalya, Turkey

    • 43 cases handled · 1 in this service
    • 11+ years in practice
    • Speaks: English, Turkish
    • Bachelors of Law, Ankara University
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  • Cansu, lawyer in Izmir

    Cansu

    Lawyer · Izmir, Turkey

    • 209 cases handled
    • 13+ years in practice
    • Speaks: English, Turkish
    • Law, Yeditepe University
    • 4.96(9 reviews)
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  • Yasin, lawyer in Istanbul

    Yasin

    Lawyer · Istanbul, Turkey

    • 187 cases handled
    • 4+ years in practice
    • Speaks: English, Turkish
    • Law, Yeditepe University Faculty of Law
    • 5.00(6 reviews)
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  • Gamze, lawyer in Bodrum

    Gamze

    Lawyer · Bodrum, Turkey

    • 123 cases handled
    • 14+ years in practice
    • Speaks: Turkish, English
    • Law, Yeditepe University
    • 4.94(4 reviews)
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  • Sadi Berk, lawyer in Kusadasi

    Sadi Berk

    Lawyer · Kusadasi, Turkey

    • 80 cases handled
    • 15+ years in practice
    • Speaks: English, Turkish
    • Law, Marmara University
    • 5.00(6 reviews)
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