CasaX Glossary
The language of building management, in plain words.
From monthly dues to land shares, from the owners' assembly to bank reconciliation: the terms you meet every day in Turkish apartment and complex management, explained with the Condominium Law and everyday practice.
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- Common areas (Ortak yerler)The parts of the main property outside the independent units and annexes, used jointly by all unit owners: stairs, roof, garden, elevators and the like.
- Condominium ownership (Kat mülkiyeti)Under Turkish law, the ownership right established over the separately usable units of a completed building, linked to a land share.
- Condominium Ownership Law (KMK) (Kat Mülkiyeti Kanunu)Turkey's Law No. 634, which governs ownership of independent units, common areas, expenses and management in apartment buildings and residential complexes.
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- Main property (Anagayrimenkul)Under Turkish condominium law, the whole property under condominium ownership: the land, the building, independent units, annexes and common areas together.
- Management plan (Yönetim planı)Under Turkish condominium law, a contract-like document that governs the use and management of the main property and binds all unit owners.
- Mediation (Arabuluculuk)Resolving a dispute by negotiation with a neutral mediator, without going to court; in Turkey it is a precondition for suing in many condominium disputes.
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- Unit owner (Kat maliki)Under Turkish condominium law, the owner of an independent unit in a building under condominium ownership, who co-owns the common areas in proportion to their land share.
- Usufruct right (İntifa hakkı)A limited real right registered on the title deed that lets a person use and benefit from another's property (e.g. live in it or rent it out).
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