Documents Required for a Title Deed Sale

The transaction at the land registry office itself is quick; the real time is lost to missing documents. The list below covers the general case; the office may request additional documents in special situations.

Required for every sale

• ID: The parties' Turkish national ID card; a passport for foreign nationals.
• DASK policy: A valid policy for the compulsory earthquake insurance. The title transaction cannot proceed for a home without one.
• Fee and revolving fund payment: A record showing the amounts calculated at application have been paid.
• Property details: Province, district, neighborhood, block, parcel, and unit number (the title deed itself is sufficient; not mandatory to bring, but it speeds things up).

Required depending on the situation

• Power of attorney: If one of the parties is represented by an agent, a notarized power of attorney that specifically authorizes the sale of the property.
• Spousal consent: If the home being sold is the family residence, the other spouse's consent.
• Property tax value letter: Some offices ask for a value letter from the municipality to check the floor for the declared sale price.
• Certificate of inheritance: If the property came through inheritance and the transfer to the heirs hasn't been recorded yet.
• Appraisal report: For sales to foreign nationals and in certain other special cases.
• Interpreter: A sworn interpreter for a party who doesn't speak Turkish.

If financing with a mortgage

The buyer's bank runs its own procedure for the appraisal report, income documents, and the lien for loan approval. The bank usually establishes the lien at the land registry office on the same day as the transfer, so the appointment needs to be coordinated with the bank.