Registration of a power of attorney for the purchase of housing in Turkey

Registration of a document for ownership requires the mandatory presence of both parties at the registration procedure. If for some reason you cannot come to the Cadastral Office and take a direct part in the conclusion of the contract, you are given the opportunity to issue a power of attorney from a notary to another person.

They can be a representative of a travel agency or a person to whom you are ready to entrust such an important matter as registration of property rights. Document processing takes several hours. The completed certificate must be certified by a notary in Turkey. When issuing a power of attorney, it is necessary to take into account a number of specific features that may affect further work with documents:

• issuing a power of attorney frees you from the need to urgently leave for Turkey to register documents;
• when registering Tapu, both parties must be proficient in Turkish. Since not everyone has this ability, you have to hire a translator. If you issue a power of attorney for a person who speaks Turkish, the need for an interpreter will disappear;
• when issuing a power of attorney for the purchase of real estate, you can indicate the possibility of registering subscription contracts for connecting such utilities as water supply and electricity. This will save you from working with additional "papers" in the future;
• when issuing a power of attorney, you should not make a general power of attorney. The general power of attorney form makes it possible to take out a loan in your name or sell your property;
• the name of the person for whom you are issuing a power of attorney will be indicated in all important documents, including Tapu;
• before issuing a power of attorney, make sure that it is a really competent agency specialist, real estate agent or lawyer. Or a person you truly trust;
• as with the registration of Tapu, a sworn (not your own!) licensed translator from the Turkish language must be present during the registration of the power of attorney;
• some services, provided that you issue a power of attorney for their representative, take all the costs of the further conclusion of Tapu on themselves.