CADASTRE WORKS IN TURKEY REPUBLIC OF TURKEY MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF LAND REGISTRY AND CADASTRE (TKGM) CADASTRE WORKS IN TURKEY Yusuf MEŞHUR Head of Technical Inst. Deparment S.Gökçe TURAN Msc.Engineer

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND TURKEY HAS A LONG HISTORY OF PROTECTION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS . THE FIRST LAND REGISTRY ORGANISATION IN OUR COUNTRY WAS ESTABLISHED IN 21 MAY 1847, UNDER THE NAME OF DEFTERHANE-İ AMİRE KALEMİ AND MAINTAINED ITS MISSION UNDER A VARIETY OF NAMES TILL THE DECLARATION OF THE REPUBLIC. TURKISH DIRECTORATE GENERAL LAND REGISTRY AND CADASTRE AGENCY (TKGM) WAS FOUNDED IN 1925. IT WAS LINKED TO THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS IN 2002.

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OVERVIEW OF TKGM TODAY, MORE THAN %95 OF LAND IS MAPPED AND REGISTERED, NEVERTHELESS SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS ARE NEEDED TO FULLY MODERNIZE TKGM AND BRING IT TO EUROPEAN STANDARTS. THERE ARE 55 MILLION REAL ESTATE PARCELS IN TURKEY WHICH HAVE BEEN SURVEYED TO VARYING DEGREES OF PRECISION AND ACCURACY OVER THE HISTRORY AND RECENT YEARS RECORDED ON OVER 350,000 CADASTRE PLANS. TKGM HAS 22 REGIONAL OFFICES, 325 LOCAL CADASTRE DIRECTORATES AND 1018 LANDREISTRY

OVERVIEW OF TKGM IN OUR COUNTRY THE STATE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REGISTERING LAND REGISTRY(PLAN+REGISTER) WITHOUT EXCUSE. (CONSTITUTION-CIVIL LAW) DIRECTORATE-GENERAL OF LAND REGISTRY AND CADASTRE IS THE INSTITUTION PERFORMING THIS RESPONSIBILITY UNDER THE SAME ROOF WITH ITS LAND “ REGISTRY” AND “CADASTRE “ UNITS FOR MANY YEARS. THIS MODEL IS ALSO MENTIONED AT FIG 2014 AND SUITED TO EUROPEAN STANDARTS ANNUALLY, APPROXIMATELY 4 MILLION TRANSACTIONS ARE DONE AND 15 MILLION CITIZENS ARE GIVEN SERVICE IN THE OFFICES OF LAND REGISTRY AND CADASTRE

STRUCTURE OF TKGM DEPT. OF REVOLVING FUND MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR GENERAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERALS (3) DEPT. OF PERSONNEL AFF. DEPT. OF ACTS OF DISPOSAL DEPT.OF TECHNICAL INSPECTION BOARD INSTURICTION DEPT. OF EDUCATION DEPT. OF LAND REGISTRATION DEPT. OF SURVEY AND DEPT. OF CONSUL OF LAW CADASTRE DEPT. OF MANAGEMENT AND DEPT. OF GENERAL ARCHIVE DEPT. OF PHOTOGRAMMETRY DEPT. OF RESEARCH, ECONOMIC AFFAIRS AND GEODESY PLANNING AND COORDINATION CIVIL DEFENCE EXPERT DEPT. OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND PROCEDURES CIVIL EXPERT DEPT. OF REVOLVING FUND REGIONAL DIRECTORATES (22) LOCAL DIRECTORATES OF CHIEFSHIPS OF CADASTRE (132) DISTRICT LAND REGISTRY CADASTRE (325) OFFICES (1018

DISTRUBUTION OF STAFF SITUATION

PROJECTS CARRIED OUT BY TKGM BY RECENT AMENDMENT ON CADASTRE LAW IT IS ADDED A MISSION TO ESTABLISH THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE SPATIAL INFORMATION SYSTEM SO WE BEGAN LOTS OF PROJECT TO ACHIVE THIS AIM. SUCH AS; COMPLETION OF FIRST CADASTRE WORKS AT WHOLE COUNTRY LAND REGISTRY AND CADASTRE INFORMATION SYSTEM (TAKBIS) ARCHIVE INFORMATION SYSTEM (TARBIS) MAP INFORMATION DATABASE CORS –TR LAND REGISTRY AND CADASTRE MODERNIZATION PROJECT * CADASTRE OF 2B (PLACES WHERE FOREST FEATURES LOST)

HOW VITAL IS CADASTRE IN TURKEY THE MODERN DEFINITION OF CADASTRE IS THAT IS AN INFORMATION SYSTEM MODELING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMAN BEINGS AND THE LAND. AS STIPULATED IN THE TURKISH CIVIL CODE, CADASTRE PROVIDES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MODERN PROPERTY REGISTRY TO ESTABLISH OWNERSHIP. ALSO;

HOW VITAL IS CADASTRE IN TURKEY SEEKS RESOLUTION OF PROPERTY DISPUTES STRIVES PREVENTION OF LOSS OF TAX REVENUE PROVIDES AN AVENUE FOR OLDERLY URBANIZATION PROMOTES INVESTMENTS IN REAL ESTATE SUPPORTS E-GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES A BASIS FOR SPATIAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS CREATES A WORKABLE LAND REGISTRY SYSTEM LEGAL BASIS FOR OWNERSHIP AND LAND AS RELATED TO PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE…

TO COMPLETE CADASTRE OF OUR COUNTRY IMMEDIATELY WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE URGENT ACTION PLAN. WITH THIS PURPOSE ; TO RESOLVE THE FACILITY CADASTRE ISSUE IN 4 YEARS IN UNITS, IN WHICH THE CADASTRAL EFFORTS HAVE NOT BEEN STARTED, BY WORKING IN 3,000 UNITS EVERY YEAR. HAS BEEN DEFINED. FOR THIS OBJECTIVE, WHICH HAS BEEN SET AS A MISSION, COLLABORATIONS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS HAVE BEEN STARTED.

FOR EXAMPLE; IN ORDER TO PREVENT RESOURCE WASTE, MERGING THE FORESTRY CADASTRE IN THE UNITS, WHICH UP FOR CADASTRE” WITH MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTRY IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE HEALTHY PERFORMANCE OF FARMER REGISTRATION SYSTEM (ÇKS) AND DIRECT INCOME SUPPORT (DGD) APPLICATIONS IN THE UNITS, IN WHICH THE CADASTRE HAS NOT BEEN PERFORMED, FAST COMPLETION OF THE CADASTRE OF THESE UNITS” WITH MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS.

THE LAST SITUATION IN CADASTRE WORKS TOTAL UNIT FINISHED UNITS TILL 2004 FINISHED UNITS BETWEEN 2004-2009 REMAIN UNITS 52.617 39.919 12.097 601

WITH THE COMPLETION OF CADASTRE PROJECT AS A RESULT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OUR COUNTRY, PRIVATE SECTOR AND PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES HAVE WORKED TOGETHER IN THE SAME PROJECT IN A COMPLEX, DISORGANIZED AND DETAILED WORK AND HAVE ACQUIRED POSITIVE RESULTS. FORESTRY CADASTRE HAVE BEEN MERGED INTO THE SCOPE OF GENERAL CADASTRE AND THUS EXCLUSIVE COMPLETION HAVE BEEN MADE POSSIBLE. AT THE END OF THESE WORKS, THE CITIZENS HAVE ATTAINED TO THEIR LAND REGISTRY OF THE REAL ESTATES, WHICH HAS BEEN DELAYED FOR YEARS AND INHERITED TO THEM. THUS THE FEELING OF TRUST FOR THE STATE HAVE BEEN STRENGTHENED. THE FORMER CAPACITY OF ANNUALLY CADASTRE WORK IN 350 VILLAGES/DISTRICTS HAVE BEEN INCREASED TO 3300 VILLAGES/DISTRICTS BY PURCHASING THE SERVICES OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

WITH THE COMPLETION OF CADASTRE PROJECT AS A RESULT AS OF TODAY, ONLINE TRANSACTIONS CAN BE HANDLED WITHOUT ANY MISTAKES AND WITHIN THE SHORTEST PERIOD POSSIBLE IN 187 LAND REGISTRY DIRECTORATES AND 4 CADASTRE DIRECTORATES WITH TAKBIS PROJECT. ALL QUERIES CAN BE DONE WITHIN SECONDS IN THE SYSTEM. THE BETTER QUALITY OF CADASTRAL DATA WILL NOT ONLY BE REFLECTED IN THE CADASTRAL AND LAND REGISTRY OFFICES SERVICES PROVIDED BY THEM BUT ALSO WILL AFFECT OTHER AGENCIES WHERE LAND INFORMATION IS USED. THIS PROJECT IMPROVES CUSTOMER SATISFACTION OF CADASTRE SERVICES REDUCES NUMBER OF CADASTRE DISPUTES IN COURTS

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