Architecture Term

Urban Transformation (Kentsel Dönüşüm)

The legal framework covering the demolition and rebuilding, to current earthquake code, of buildings designated as "risky structures." Risky-structure assessments can only be performed by ministry-licensed organizations, and the designation is recorded as an annotation on the title deed.

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Who carries out the risky-structure assessment?

A risky-structure assessment is a technical examination of whether a building's structural system is adequate under the current earthquake code. Only organisations authorised by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change may carry it out, and the building owner bears the cost. Urban transformation does not start without it.

How the process works

The licensed organisation inspects the building, prepares the report and sends it through the electronic system to the province's Infrastructure and Urban Transformation Directorate (Implementing Regulation of Law No. 6306, Art. 7)[1]. The directorate reviews it, returns it for correction if anything is missing, and approves it if all is in order. The approved report is sent to the land registry office within 10 working days and a "risky structure" annotation is entered on the title deed. The record showing the finding is posted on the building, owners are notified through e-Devlet, and it is announced for 15 days at the mukhtar's office[1].

The right to object

The title annotation is not a final ruling. Owners or their legal representatives may object by petition to the directorate where the building is located (or to the municipality if authority has been delegated) within 15 days of the last day of the announcement; if this period is missed, the right to object can no longer be used[1]. For the steps during rebuilding see our article on the risky-structure process.

Frequently asked questions

Who carries out the risky-structure assessment?

Only organisations authorised by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change; the building owner bears the cost.

When is a risky structure recorded at the land registry?

After the directorate approves the report, it is sent to the land registry office within 10 working days and a "risky structure" annotation is entered on the title deed.

How long is the period to object to the assessment?

15 days from the last day of the announcement at the mukhtar's office. If missed, the right to object can no longer be used.

Sources

  1. Implementing Regulation of Law No. 6306, Article 7 (identification of risky structures)

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