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A Tapu is an official title deed verifying that you a rightful property owner. This certificate gives an owner legal title to the property and this title cannot be contested in court. A Tapu is issued by the Land Registry Office.
A Red TAPU is issued if you become an owner of a land plot with a constructed property and this certificate lists the following:
1. Province
2. Borough, district or town
3. Block, quarter
4. Settlement, town, village
5. Street, avenue
6. Location
7. Photo of the owner
8, 9, 10. Position (coordinates) of the plot
11. Features of the plot (from Cadastral Management Office)
12, 13, 14, 15. Detailed drawing of the plot, showing precisely what belongs to a new owner
16. Condition of the property belonging to a new owner (Property type)
17. Cost of the purchased property
18. Information about the previous owner (s)
19. Information about the current owner (s)
20. TAPU number of the previous registration (changes after every ownership transfer)
21. Date of purchase of the Property by the previous owner
22. Registration data of the new TAPU
23. Date of purchase of the Property by the current owner
24. Stamp and signature of the Cadastral Management Office’s Director
A Blue TAPU is for a plot of land without any construction permit. It contains the following:
1. Province
2. Borough, district or town
3. County
4. Block, quarter
5. Settlement, town, village
6. Street, avenue
7. Location
8. Photo of the owner
9. Tax number
10. Assessed value
11, 12, 13. Plot number
14, 15, 16. Detailed drawing of the plot
17. Type of real estate
18. Border area
19. Purchasing purpose
20. Owner
21. TAPU number of the previous registration (changes after every ownership transfer)
22. Date of purchase of the Property by the previous owner
23. Registration details of the new TAPU
24. Date of purchase of the Property by the current owner
25. Stamp and signature of the Cadastral Management Office’s Director
When buying a property, you should consider the following:
Property registration requires the presence of both parties or their official representatives.
If one of the parties does not speak Turkish, a sworn interpreter is required.
The actual address of the object of the purchase must be the same as in the Tapu.
Legal verification of the Tapu. You need to make sure that the property you are buying is not encumbered.
If you are buying a property under construction, you need to check if your developer has a construction plan and construction permit. If the property you are buying is already built and ready to move in, you need to ask the seller to provide a paper verifying that the property does not have any tax, water or electricity debts.
The details of the first registration are kept in the Cadastral Archive. If the Tapu is lost, you can have it re-issued. To do this, you will just need to pay the stamp duty.