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Power of attorney for real estate acquisition (for foreigners).
Wording explained in the source text: sale and transfer, mortgage transactions, application and signature.
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Power of attorney for real estate acquisition (for foreigners): full sample text, explanations of the authorities mentioned in the text and a checklist for preparation before the transaction. The authority to be granted depends on the transaction to be carried out and on the situation of the person represented.
Power of attorney for real estate acquisition (for foreigners).
Wording explained in the source text: sale and transfer, mortgage transactions, application and signature.
The person to be authorised, the transaction, the amount, the term and any limits should be specified. Granting every authority in the text may not be necessary for every transaction.
The notarial or consular form and the document requirements of the institution concerned must also be confirmed.
P08-183 · ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THE FULL SOURCE TEXT
Attorney details
When a power of attorney is drawn up, the attorney details above are used; the authorities to be granted are determined for the specific transaction.
This is an English translation of the Turkish sample text, provided for information only. A power of attorney to be used in Türkiye is executed in Turkish: the Turkish original (PDF or Word) is the text to take to the notary or consulate, and the translation does not replace it.
Sample authority text (English translation)
In my name, at such price and on such terms as the attorney-in-fact sees fit, from such natural or legal persons as he/she sees fit, to purchase immovable property and independent units, whether held in shares or not, mortgaged or unmortgaged, with or without servitude of floor ownership (kat irtifakı) or condominium ownership on them, with or without an attachment entry on them, with or without encumbrances on them, to pay the sale prices, to accept the deeds of transfer (ferağ) to be given before the relevant land registry director or the competent officer, to sign the title deed register and registers and all their documents, to submit a request for registration, to obtain the title deeds, to request the conversion of joint ownership into co-ownership in shares, where necessary to apply to the land registry administration and request that notification be made to the other heirs so that joint ownership can be converted into co-ownership in shares, to pay the notification costs, to accept the principles of shareholding, where necessary by way of an Immovable Property Sale Promise or
a Pre-Paid Housing Sale Agreement to acquire immovable property in my name, to prepare and sign their agreements at notary offices in such form and on such terms as he/she sees fit, where necessary to terminate them, to correct errors, to have them annotated in the relevant land registry, to pay all kinds of fees and taxes, to recover the portions to be refunded, where necessary to accept donations of immovable property to be made in my favour, to sign the title deed registers and registers, pursuant to CONDOMINIUM OWNERSHIP LAW NO. 634 to prepare the list, management plan, project, sketch and plan, where necessary to correct them, to convert servitude of floor ownership into condominium ownership, to have it registered, to obtain occupancy and use permits, to have electricity, water and natural gas connected to the immovable property to be acquired, to prepare and sign the agreements before the relevant institutions, to submit declarations and petitions, moreover to protect my rights and interests relating to this immovable property, to issue all kinds of formal notices and notifications to third persons, in connection with the matters stated to carry out and sign all necessary legal and private transactions before all official authorities and bodies, if there are any, to have name and surname errors corrected, to make all kinds of corrections of type (cins tashihi), to give all kinds of undertakings and letters of consent that are required at municipalities, at the land registry and at other official departments, to accept and undertake in my name, unconditionally and without reservation, that the total area of the limited real rights of an independent and permanent nature acquired by me within the borders of the Republic of Türkiye, including this immovable property, will not exceed ten percent of the surface area of the district that is subject to private ownership and thirty (30) hectares per person across the country, that it will not exceed the amounts to be determined even if these determined amounts are changed by legislation, and that, if the contrary is established, the excess amount will be liquidated and converted into its value
and to make undertakings in this regard to the relevant institutions and organisations, to prepare and sign the papers and documents that must be drawn up, in order for me to be able to acquire immovable property in Türkiye, to obtain permission letters from the Ministry of National Defence or the competent military authorities, from the General Directorate of Land Registry and Cadastre (Tapu Kadastro Genel Müdürlüğü) and from the relevant land registry directorates or from the relevant authorities and bodies, to carry out the necessary correspondence, to be served with and accept service of notifications, to carry out, follow up and conclude by his/her signature all acts and transactions required in this matter,
The source text has been translated in full. Before using the sample, check the identity, transaction, authority and form requirements.
WORDING IN THE TEXT
This section explains the wording found in the source; it does not add any new authority to the source text.
Covers wording on transferring goods or a right to another person. The subject matter, price, buyer and the limits of the transaction should be clarified.
What matters is which of the wordings on creating, transferring or releasing security appears in the source. Authority to release security must not be read as authority to create security.
Refers to the authority to apply to the relevant institution or sign documents for the specified transaction. The scope of documents and transactions should not be treated as unlimited.
PREPARATION BY TRANSACTION
Prepare, where applicable, the province, district, neighbourhood, block (ada), parcel and independent unit details.
Determine whether the transaction is a purchase, sale, lease or something else, and the limits on price and term.
Prepare your valid identity document and the attorney-in-fact's details; confirm with the notary office or consulate whether additional documents and photographs are required.
If a foreign notary will be involved, clarify the sample text and the certification/translation route for the country concerned with the firm before the transaction.
Security for another person's debt · Broad scope of authority
These flags prompt you to check the wording of the text; they are not confirmation that the transaction is valid or applicable under current law.
Assess the details and authorities in the sample against your specific transaction. The form of the notarial or consular act and the current legislation must also be checked separately.
Use the Print option, or download the Turkish original as a PDF or Word (RTF) file. Only the Turkish original is offered for download, because a power of attorney to be used in Türkiye is executed in Turkish. The RTF file can be edited in Word and compatible word processors.
First clarify the transaction and the scope of authority with our firm. Depending on whether you go through a consulate or a foreign notary, determine the preparation of documents, certification and translation.
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