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Title & Cadastre

TKGM (General Directorate of Land Registry and Cadastre)

Turkish state agency running land registry and cadastre services. Affiliated with the Ministry of Environment, Urbanism and Climate Change. Operates WebTapu, parselsorgu.tkgm.gov.tr and TAKBİS infrastructures.

TKGM (General Directorate of Land Registry and Cadastre) is the Turkish state agency that maintains the official registry of property rights and runs cadastre services. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Environment, Urbanism and Climate Change. The headquarters is in Ankara; it has regional directorates, land registry offices (*tapu müdürlükleri*) and cadastre offices (*kadastro müdürlükleri*) throughout the provinces.

Main functions: (1) Land registry — registration of ownership and limited real rights, transfer operations (sale, gift, mortgage); (2) Cadastre — determination of property boundaries, area and legal status under Law 3402; (3) Sales to foreigners — oversight of restrictions on foreign property acquisition under Land Registry Law 2644 art. 35; (4) Valuation and mapping — cadastral base maps, 3D cadastre project; (5) Archive — preservation and interpretation of historical Ottoman-script title records.

Digital infrastructure: TAKBİS (Land Registry and Cadastre Information System) — the central back-office system. For external users, WebTapu (webtapu.tkgm.gov.tr) is the online platform launched in 2020; sale applications, mortgages, inheritance transfers, appointments and more can be done without visiting the office. parselsorgu.tkgm.gov.tr is public and offers block-parcel queries and map viewing. Through e-Government integration, 'Title Information Query' and 'Title and Cadastre Fee Query' services are available.

Fees and revolving fund: Every title transaction has two payments — (1) Title deed fee (Fees Law 492, 2% buyer + 2% seller; 0.6831% for gifts); (2) Revolving fund service charge — in 2026 roughly TRY 6,700 in major cities and TRY 3,400 elsewhere. The revolving fund supports TKGM's services; the fee goes to the Treasury.

Examples

  • 1.A buyer initiated a title transfer via WebTapu: sale application, fee payment and appointment were all online; only the signature phase required visiting the office.
  • 2.A foreign citizen sought to buy a villa; under Land Registry Law art. 35, the military-restricted-zone check and 10% district-area limit were verified electronically by TKGM.
  • 3.An inherited old-script title was processed; the TKGM Archive Directorate transcribed the Ottoman-script record and launched the inheritance transfer.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are TKGM and a land registry office the same?expand_more
A land registry office is a local branch of TKGM. The headquarters is in Ankara; each district has one or more land registry offices, plus a cadastre office. Title transactions are carried out at the office where the property is located; in some large cities the jurisdiction is coordinated through 'regional title directorates'.
What can be done through WebTapu?expand_more
Applications for sale, mortgage establishment/release, inheritance transfer, gift, barter; fee calculation and payment; appointment booking; transaction status tracking; title deed and parcel detail viewing. Final signature is still done physically at the office — but all preparation can be completed online, drastically cutting office time.
Can foreigners buy property in Turkey?expand_more
Yes, under Land Registry Law 2644 art. 35, subject to the principle of reciprocity. Limits: acquisitions in military-restricted zones are prohibited; no more than 10% of a district's total area can be acquired; a single foreign natural person can acquire up to 30 hectares (300,000 m²) nationwide. TKGM enforces these limits electronically and rejects over-limit applications.
I have an old title record — how do I get a modern title?expand_more
For 'outside determination' records in a cadastrally-completed area, the transitional art. 8 of Law 3402 applies; TKGM Circular 2009/7 details the procedure. Generally: application → technical survey at the cadastre office → registration at the land registry office. Where a court proceeding is required, the Cadastre Court has jurisdiction (Law 3402 art. 12).

Related Terms

Cadastre (Kadastro)Block / Parcel (Ada / Parsel)Title RegistrationTitle Deed Fee

Sources

  • • Land Registry Law 2644
  • • Cadastre Law 3402
  • • TKGM official site (tkgm.gov.tr)
  • • TKGM WebTapu (webtapu.tkgm.gov.tr)

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Last updated: 2026-04-24