Unauthorized Sale of a Foreigner’s Property Through Power of Attorney in Turkey: Legal Remedies – 2026 Guide

A foreigner’s property in Turkey was sold without permission through a power of attorney. Learn about title deed cancellation, bad-faith buyers, interim injunctions, revocation, compensation, asset recovery and criminal remedies in 2026.

Foreign nationals who own apartments, villas, land or commercial properties in Turkey frequently use a power of attorney because they live abroad and cannot personally attend every title deed procedure. The arrangement can be convenient, but it can also create serious risks when the representative acts beyond the authority actually intended by the owner. A foreign property owner may discover that an agent, relative, consultant, business partner or other representative has sold the property without genuine permission, transferred it for a suspiciously low price, sold it to a relative or related company, kept the sale proceeds, used a revoked power of attorney or otherwise abused the authority granted.

An unauthorized sale through power of attorney does not always produce one simple remedy. In some cases, the foreign owner may seek cancellation of the registered title and restoration of ownership. In others, particularly where the property has subsequently reached a legally protected good-faith purchaser, recovery of the property may become substantially more difficult and the focus may shift toward compensation, recovery of the sale proceeds, precautionary attachment and claims against the representative or other responsible persons.

The most important practical rule is speed. A foreign owner who discovers an unauthorized transfer should immediately determine who currently owns the property and whether another sale, mortgage or transfer is imminent.

What Is an Unauthorized Property Sale Through Power of Attorney?

An unauthorized sale can arise even where the power of attorney itself is genuine.

The foreign owner may genuinely have signed a document but the representative may have:

Exceeded the Authority Granted

Ignored the Owner’s Instructions

Sold a Property the Owner Never Intended to Sell

Sold Below an Agreed Minimum Price

Transferred Property to Himself or an Associate

Used the Power After Revocation

Used the Power After Its Contractual Expiry

Received the Purchase Price Without Permission

Kept the Sale Proceeds

or acted in collusion with the purchaser.

The legal consequences depend heavily on the precise wording of the authority and what the purchaser knew.

A Genuine Power of Attorney Does Not Mean Every Transaction Is Legitimate

This distinction is fundamental.

Consider two situations.

Situation A: The foreign owner never signed the power of attorney. The document is forged.

Situation B: The foreign owner genuinely granted authority to sell, but the representative secretly transfers the EUR 700,000 property to his brother for EUR 200,000 and keeps the proceeds.

Both situations may involve serious wrongdoing, but the legal analysis is different.

In the first case, the existence of authority itself is disputed.

In the second, the dispute may concern abuse of existing authority, conflict of interest, bad faith and collusion.

What Should the Foreign Owner Do First?

The first priority is not negotiating with the representative.

The first priority is determining the property’s current legal status.

The owner should establish:

Current Registered Owner

Date of Transfer

Person Who Acted as Representative

Power of Attorney Used

Declared Sale Price

Whether Another Transfer Has Occurred

Whether a Mortgage Has Been Registered

Whether Attachments Exist

and whether another title transaction is pending.

An old copy of the title deed is not enough.

Obtain the Land Registry Transaction Documents

The actual transaction documents can reveal how the sale occurred.

Important materials can include the power of attorney used, registration documents, identity information concerning the representative, transaction date and other supporting documents.

This allows the owner to compare what was actually presented during the transaction with the authority originally granted.

Obtain the Exact Power of Attorney Used in the Sale

Never assume that the document used at the land registry is identical to the owner’s copy.

Compare:

Original Power of Attorney

Copy Used in Turkey

Apostille or Legalization Documents

Turkish Translation

Dates

Property Description

and the exact authority granted.

If the power was issued abroad, document verification can become particularly important.

Foreign Powers of Attorney and Turkish Real Estate

A power of attorney prepared outside Turkey can potentially be used for Turkish land registry transactions if it satisfies the applicable requirements.

Depending on the issuing country and applicable international arrangements, foreign powers may require appropriate authentication or apostille procedures, sufficient authority covering the requested transaction and a notarized Turkish translation.

Foreign buyers and owners should therefore distinguish between:

A valid foreign power that was abused

and

a foreign document that was never legally sufficient or was fraudulent from the beginning.

Important 2026 Development Concerning Foreign Powers

Current land registry practice gives particular attention to powers of attorney prepared abroad. Because powers issued under foreign legal systems cannot necessarily be verified through the same domestic notarial databases used for Turkish documents, current administrative practice provides for originals of qualifying foreign-issued powers used in transactions to remain within the land registry archival system.

This can become important evidence when a foreign owner later alleges that the document was forged, altered or improperly translated.

The Representative Sold a Property the Owner Never Intended to Sell

Suppose a foreign investor owns three apartments in Turkey.

The investor grants authority concerning Apartment A.

The representative somehow uses the authority to transfer Apartment B.

The legal analysis should focus on whether the document genuinely authorized the specific transaction and whether the representative exceeded the external scope of authority.

If no valid authority existed for Apartment B, the resulting registration may potentially be challenged.

Broad Power of Attorney Creates More Difficult Cases

Suppose instead that the document authorizes the representative to:

Sell Any Real Estate

Determine the Sale Price

Receive Purchase Money

and complete all title procedures.

The foreign owner privately told the representative:

“Only sell Apartment A and never for less than EUR 500,000.”

The representative sells Apartment B.

The dispute can become more complicated because the difference between the authority visible to third parties and the representative’s internal instructions may become important.

This is why foreign owners should avoid unnecessarily broad powers.

Representative Sells Below the Minimum Price

Consider:

Property Market Value: EUR 800,000

Owner’s Minimum Instruction: EUR 650,000

Sale Price: EUR 250,000.

A low price does not by itself automatically cancel a registered sale.

However, the price becomes highly significant when combined with other circumstances such as:

Purchaser Is Representative’s Relative

No Genuine Bank Payment Exists

Purchaser Knew Owner Was Abroad

Property Is Immediately Retransferred

or the representative personally benefits from the transaction.

These facts can support allegations of abuse and purchaser bad faith.

Representative Sells to a Family Member

A foreign owner discovers that the apartment was transferred to the representative’s:

Spouse

Brother

Sister

Child

Parent

or another close relative.

The family relationship does not automatically prove fraud.

However, it can become important evidence when considered together with price, payment, timing and the purchaser’s knowledge.

Representative Sells to His Own Company

A representative may attempt to place the property under indirect personal control.

For example:

Foreign Owner → Company Controlled by Representative.

The company may be legally separate from the representative, but the relationship should be investigated.

Relevant evidence can include:

Shareholding

Management

Beneficial Ownership

Company Address

Payment Trail

and the circumstances surrounding the transfer.

Representative Sells to a Business Partner

The same analysis applies where the purchaser is a long-standing business partner or associate.

The question is whether the purchaser genuinely entered an arm’s-length transaction or participated in the representative’s abuse of authority.

Can the Foreign Owner Cancel the Sale?

Potentially.

Where a property has been transferred without valid authority or through legally defective conduct, a title deed cancellation and registration claim may potentially be pursued to remove the wrongful registration and restore ownership.

However, cancellation is not automatic merely because the owner says:

“I never wanted this sale.”

The court must examine the authority, transaction, purchaser’s position and evidence.

Title Deed Cancellation and Registration Action

This is generally the central property-focused remedy where the foreign owner seeks the property itself rather than only financial compensation.

The objective is essentially:

Cancel the wrongful registered ownership and restore registration to the rightful owner.

Whether this remedy succeeds depends on the legal reason making the current registration defective.

Forged Power of Attorney

A forged power presents one of the clearest forms of alleged unauthorized representation.

The foreign owner may state:

“I never signed this document.”

Investigation may require:

Signature Examination

Verification of Foreign Notary

Verification of Apostille

Comparison With Authentic Documents

and examination of the land registry transaction file.

The fact that a document visually resembles an official foreign power does not establish authenticity.

Altered Power of Attorney

The owner may have signed a legitimate limited power that was later altered.

For example:

Original authority:

“Purchase real estate.”

Document allegedly used:

“Purchase and sell real estate and receive sale proceeds.”

The original and transaction versions must be compared carefully.

Fraudulent Translation

A foreign-language power may also be translated incorrectly or dishonestly.

Suppose the original document permits only:

Property Management

but the Turkish version includes:

Authority to Sell.

The translator, representative and circumstances of submission should be investigated.

Power of Attorney Used After Revocation

Another important category is a transaction performed after the owner revoked the authority.

The timeline should be reconstructed precisely:

Date Power Was Granted

Date Revocation Occurred

Date Revocation Was Communicated

Date Relevant Land Registry Records Were Updated

Date Sale Application Was Made

Date Registration Occurred.

A difference of several days can become legally important.

2026 Land Registry Revocation Procedure

Current land registry practice permits revocation information concerning powers used for title procedures to be recorded through the relevant land registry mechanisms. A person can make the appropriate revocation request personally through a land registry office, and the Web Tapu system also provides a route for recording revocation in relation to land registry transactions.

Current administrative guidance emphasizes prompt registration of revocation information in the electronic revocation records.

This makes immediate action particularly important where abuse is suspected.

Web Tapu Revocation Can Affect Earlier Powers

Under current land registry practice, revocation entered through Web Tapu can cover powers granted before the date of the Web Tapu revocation for land registry transaction purposes.

However, the exact scope of the intended revocation should be considered carefully, especially where the owner has issued several powers to different representatives.

Emailing the Land Registry Is Not Enough

A foreign owner who discovers suspected abuse should not simply send an ordinary email saying:

“I revoke my power of attorney.”

Current administrative guidance specifically requires revocation requests to follow the accepted procedures for proper identity verification and fraud prevention.

The owner should use the recognized revocation mechanisms.

Revocation Does Not Undo an Already Completed Sale

This is critical.

If the property was sold yesterday and the owner revokes the power today, the revocation may help prevent future transactions but does not automatically cancel yesterday’s registered sale.

Judicial remedies may still be necessary.

Immediate Interim Injunction

Where the property has already been transferred but may be sold again, an interim injunction can become one of the most important remedies.

The owner may seek a judicial measure preventing further disposition while the title dispute is pending, provided the legal requirements are satisfied.

This can protect against:

Second Sale

Third Sale

Transfer to Related Company

or other disposition.

Why the Second Sale Is So Dangerous

Consider this sequence:

Foreign Owner → Unauthorized Buyer A → Buyer B.

If Buyer A participated in the representative’s fraud, the foreign owner may have strong arguments against Buyer A.

But if Buyer A quickly transfers the property to an unrelated Buyer B who acquires under circumstances protected by Turkish land registry principles, recovery can become substantially more difficult.

Therefore, stopping the next transfer may be more important than lengthy negotiations with the representative.

Good Faith Under Turkish Land Registry Law

Turkish property law gives significant importance to the security of the land registry.

In applicable circumstances, a person who acquires a registered real right in good faith by relying on the land registry can receive legal protection.

This creates one of the most difficult issues in unauthorized power-of-attorney sales.

The original owner cannot safely assume:

“Because the first transaction was fraudulent, every later title is automatically invalid.”

Each acquisition must be examined.

What Does Purchaser Good Faith Mean?

The analysis can include whether the purchaser:

Knew About the Representative’s Abuse

Knew the Owner Objected

Knew the Power Was Revoked

Participated in the Fraud

or encountered circumstances that should have raised serious doubts.

The precise legal test depends on the case.

Evidence of Purchaser Bad Faith

Potentially important facts include:

Close Relationship With Representative

Very Low Sale Price

No Real Purchase Payment

Immediate Retransfer

Purchaser Participated in Negotiations With Owner

Purchaser Previously Knew Owner Had Refused Sale

Corporate Relationship

and communications showing knowledge of the scheme.

No single fact automatically proves bad faith, but the combined picture can be powerful.

Example: Sale to Representative’s Brother for One-Third of Market Value

Foreign owner’s villa is worth approximately EUR 900,000.

Representative transfers it to his brother for EUR 300,000.

No EUR 300,000 bank transfer can be identified.

The brother transfers the villa to another related company three weeks later.

These facts justify detailed investigation of whether the transactions were genuine and whether the registered purchasers acted in good faith.

Example: Sale to Unrelated Buyer at Market Value

Foreign owner gives broad authority to sell.

Representative improperly keeps the EUR 600,000 proceeds.

An unrelated purchaser pays EUR 600,000, completes the transaction normally and has no knowledge of the representative’s wrongdoing.

This may present a very different case.

The owner’s strongest remedy may be against the representative for the missing money rather than against the innocent purchaser’s title.

Unauthorized Sale vs Theft of Sale Proceeds

This distinction should always be made.

Unauthorized Sale

The owner challenges the representative’s authority to transfer the property.

Authorized Sale but Unauthorized Retention of Money

The owner authorized the sale but the representative stole or withheld the proceeds.

In the second situation, title cancellation may not necessarily be the correct primary remedy.

The case may principally involve recovery of money and damages.

Representative Had Authority to Receive the Price

If the power expressly authorizes the representative to receive the sale proceeds, the purchaser may potentially satisfy the payment obligation by paying the authorized representative.

The owner’s later inability to recover the money from the representative does not automatically mean the purchaser must pay twice.

The exact authority and purchaser’s good faith matter.

Representative Was Not Authorized to Receive the Price

A different problem arises where the representative had authority to sign the title transfer but not to collect the purchase price.

Payment documentation must then be analyzed carefully.

The purchaser may need to prove where and how the sale consideration was paid.

Follow the Money

A serious unauthorized-sale investigation should not focus only on the title deed.

It should also ask:

Who Received the Sale Price?

Which Bank Account?

Was the Money Withdrawn?

Was It Sent Abroad?

Was It Transferred to a Relative?

Was Another Property Purchased?

Was It Transferred to a Company?

Tracing the financial benefit can identify additional defendants and recoverable assets.

Precautionary Attachment

Where the foreign owner has a qualifying monetary claim against the representative or another responsible person, precautionary attachment may potentially be available if the legal requirements are satisfied.

This can be especially important if the representative appears to be disposing of assets.

What Assets Can Matter?

Depending on the debtor and applicable enforcement rules, investigation can focus on:

Bank Accounts

Real Estate

Vehicles

Company Shares

Receivables

and other identifiable assets.

Obtaining a judgment against a person who has already moved every asset can produce little practical recovery.

Title Injunction and Monetary Attachment Can Be Used Strategically

In complex cases, the foreign owner may need to protect two different things:

The Property

and

The Money.

An interim injunction can potentially protect the disputed property, while precautionary attachment can potentially secure a qualifying monetary claim.

The remedies should not be confused.

Can the Foreign Owner Claim Compensation?

Potentially.

Where the representative’s misconduct causes financial loss, compensation claims may arise depending on the legal relationship and conduct.

Possible losses can include:

Property Value

Missing Sale Proceeds

Certain Transaction Expenses

and other provable losses caused by the wrongful conduct.

The amount and legal basis require case-specific analysis.

Current Market Value vs Historic Sale Price

Suppose a representative wrongfully sold a property for EUR 300,000 three years ago.

The property is now worth EUR 700,000.

The foreign owner should not automatically assume that the compensation claim equals EUR 700,000.

Valuation date, legal basis, causation and the nature of the claim can materially affect the recoverable amount.

Expert valuation may be required.

Criminal Remedies

An unauthorized property sale may also involve criminal conduct.

Depending on the evidence, possible issues can include:

Fraud

Forgery

Abuse of Trust

Use of False Documents

and other offences.

A criminal complaint may help investigate the creation, use and financial consequences of fraudulent documents.

Criminal Case Does Not Replace the Property Lawsuit

This cannot be emphasized enough.

A foreign owner files a criminal complaint and receives a criminal investigation number.

That does not automatically mean:

The Title Has Been Cancelled

The Property Cannot Be Sold

The Mortgage Has Been Removed

or

The Money Will Be Returned.

Civil property and asset-protection measures must be evaluated independently.

Do Not Wait for the Prosecutor Before Seeking an Injunction

If another property transfer is possible, waiting for the criminal investigation to develop can create unnecessary risk.

Civil protective measures should be considered immediately where appropriate.

What if a Mortgage Was Created After the Unauthorized Sale?

The fraudulent purchaser may use the property as collateral.

Now the case involves:

Original Owner

Unauthorized Purchaser

and

Bank or Other Mortgage Creditor.

The lender’s legal position and good faith must also be analyzed.

This illustrates how quickly an initially simple unauthorized sale can become complicated.

What if the Representative Mortgaged the Property Instead of Selling It?

Power-of-attorney abuse can also involve an unauthorized mortgage while ownership remains registered to the foreign owner.

The foreign owner may not discover the problem until enforcement proceedings begin.

Immediate examination of the mortgage authority and lender’s position is required.

Unauthorized Donation

A representative may transfer the property without genuine consideration to a relative or associate.

The fact that no normal sale price was paid can be highly relevant.

The precise authority required for the transaction and the transferee’s knowledge should be examined.

Representative Transfers the Property to Himself

Self-dealing deserves particularly close scrutiny.

The power should be examined to determine whether the representative had authority for such a transaction and whether applicable rules permitted the representative to act on both sides.

The economic circumstances should also be investigated.

Foreign Owner Signed a Document Without Understanding Turkish

Sometimes the owner genuinely signed a Turkish power of attorney without understanding how broad it was.

The owner later says:

“I thought I was authorizing property management, not sale.”

This does not automatically make the document invalid.

However, the circumstances of execution, translation, explanation, misrepresentation and representative conduct may become relevant.

Foreign owners should always obtain an independent translation before granting extensive property authority.

Fake Interpreter

Fraud can also involve an interpreter who intentionally misrepresents the document.

For example, the owner is told:

“This allows your representative to collect property documents.”

The actual document contains extensive sale and payment authority.

Evidence concerning the interpreter, communications and transaction may become relevant.

Can an Old Power Still Be Used?

Foreign owners sometimes believe a power automatically expires after several years.

That is unsafe.

Under current land registry guidance, age alone does not necessarily terminate a power where no termination event or specified expiry applies.

A document may therefore remain usable even many years after execution.

If authority is no longer required, it should be formally revoked rather than simply forgotten.

Death, Incapacity and Other Termination Issues

Agency authority can terminate for various reasons depending on the agreement and applicable law, including circumstances involving death, incapacity, bankruptcy, resignation, revocation or expiry.

However, individual documents can contain provisions affecting continuation in certain circumstances.

Never assume termination without reviewing the actual authority and legal framework.

Preventive Measures for Foreign Property Owners

Foreign owners should treat a property power of attorney like access to a high-value financial account.

Where possible:

Identify the Exact Property

Limit the Transaction Type

Avoid Unnecessary Mortgage Authority

Avoid Unnecessary Donation Authority

Limit Authority to Receive Sale Money

Consider Duration

Restrict Substitution Where Appropriate

Verify the Representative

and revoke authority when the transaction is completed.

Do Not Give Unlimited Authority Merely for Convenience

A foreign buyer who only needs someone to purchase one apartment should question why the proposed document also includes authority to:

Sell All Properties

Mortgage All Properties

Receive All Money

Donate Property

and appoint substitute representatives.

Every unnecessary power creates additional risk.

Send Sale Proceeds Directly to the Owner Where Possible

Where commercially and legally appropriate, the sale price can be structured so that it goes directly to the foreign owner’s verified bank account rather than the representative’s personal account.

This can significantly reduce misappropriation risk.

Maintain Current Contact Information

Foreign owners living abroad should keep their contact information current in relevant official systems.

Notifications concerning land registry activity can provide an important early warning.

An obsolete telephone number can mean the owner learns about a suspicious transaction only after completion.

Monitor Turkish Properties Even When Living Abroad

Ownership should be periodically verified.

The foreign investor should consider checking whether there has been any unexpected:

Transfer

Mortgage

Attachment

Application

or other registered change.

A property should not remain unmonitored for years merely because the owner holds the original title deed document.

Original Title Deed Paper Does Not Prevent a Sale

A common misconception is:

“The original title deed is in my safe abroad, so nobody can sell the apartment.”

Turkish ownership is based on the official land registry, not possession of a paper title deed alone.

Holding the document does not substitute for monitoring the registry.

Practical Example: Representative Sells Without Any Authority

Foreign owner authorizes a representative only to manage utilities and administrative matters.

Representative somehow transfers the apartment.

The authority used in the title transaction should immediately be obtained and compared with the original. Title cancellation and urgent interim protection may be appropriate depending on the facts.

Practical Example: Authorized Sale but Money Stolen

Owner authorizes sale of an apartment for EUR 500,000 and authorizes representative to receive the money.

An unrelated purchaser pays EUR 500,000 in good faith.

Representative disappears with the funds.

The primary dispute may be against the representative for financial recovery rather than against the purchaser.

Practical Example: Sale After Revocation

Owner revokes the power and appropriately records the revocation.

Representative nevertheless attempts a subsequent title transaction.

The exact dates and system records become crucial evidence.

If registration nevertheless occurs, immediate title litigation should be considered.

Practical Example: Sale to Representative’s Company

Property worth EUR 1 million is transferred for EUR 250,000 to a company wholly controlled by the representative.

The transaction is followed two weeks later by another transfer.

The ownership structure, consideration, bank records and timing can become important evidence of bad faith and coordinated conduct.

Practical Example: Unauthorized Sale Followed by Innocent Purchaser

Representative wrongfully transfers the property to an associate.

The associate later sells it at market value to an unrelated purchaser who claims no knowledge of the original misconduct.

The foreign owner’s ability to recover the property can become significantly more complicated because the later purchaser’s good faith must be assessed.

Practical Example: Foreign Owner Discovers Sale Two Years Later

The foreign owner has not checked the property for two years.

During that period it has been transferred three times and mortgaged.

The case now requires analysis of every registration in the chain.

This demonstrates why early detection is critical.

Evidence Checklist

A foreign owner should preserve and obtain the original power of attorney, revocation documents, foreign notarial documents, apostille or legalization documents, notarized Turkish translation, current land registry information, complete title transaction file, sale agreement, bank and SWIFT records, appraisal evidence, communications with the representative, WhatsApp and Telegram conversations, emails, voice messages, purchaser information, corporate records concerning related companies, proof of market value and all documents showing the owner’s actual instructions concerning the property.

2026 Emergency Legal Action Plan

Where a foreign owner’s Turkish property has been sold through an allegedly unauthorized power of attorney, the practical sequence should generally be: Check Current Land Registry → Identify Current Owner → Identify Every Transfer → Obtain the Power Used → Compare It With Original → Verify Foreign Authentication Where Relevant → Verify Turkish Translation → Check Whether Power Had Been Revoked → Obtain Revocation Records → Identify Purchaser → Investigate Relationship Between Purchaser and Representative → Determine Actual Sale Price → Trace Purchase Money → Investigate Subsequent Purchasers → Assess Their Good Faith → Check Mortgages and Attachments → Revoke Remaining Powers → Consider Immediate Interim Injunction → Prepare Title Deed Cancellation and Registration Claim Where Legally Available → Investigate Representative Assets → Consider Precautionary Attachment → Calculate Monetary Loss → File Criminal Complaint Where Evidence Supports Criminal Conduct → Coordinate Title Recovery and Compensation Strategy.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. My representative sold my property in Turkey without my permission. Can I get it back?

Potentially. A title deed cancellation and registration action may be available depending on the representative’s authority, legal defect in the transfer and the position of the current registered owner.

2. What if I genuinely signed the power of attorney?

Signing the power does not automatically make every transaction legitimate. The exact scope of authority, representative’s conduct and purchaser’s knowledge must be examined.

3. Can I cancel the sale simply by revoking the power of attorney?

No. Revocation can prevent or restrict future use of authority, but it does not automatically reverse a completed title registration. Judicial action may be necessary.

4. Can I revoke a property power through Web Tapu?

Current land registry procedures provide mechanisms for recording revocation for title transaction purposes, including Web Tapu procedures. The scope and timing should be handled carefully.

5. What if the representative sold the property to a relative?

The relationship does not automatically invalidate the sale, but it can become important evidence when combined with a suspiciously low price, lack of genuine payment or other evidence of collusion.

6. What if the representative had permission to sell but kept the money?

The purchaser’s title may remain protected if the sale itself was authorized and the purchaser acted legitimately. The primary claim may then be against the representative for the sale proceeds and damages.

7. What if the property has already been sold to another person?

Every subsequent transfer must be examined. A later purchaser’s good faith and reliance on the registered title can materially affect whether the property can still be recovered.

8. Can I stop another sale while the case continues?

Potentially. An interim injunction may be available where the procedural requirements are satisfied. Acting before another transfer occurs can be extremely important.

9. Should I also file a criminal complaint?

Where evidence indicates fraud, forgery, abuse of trust or similar criminal conduct, criminal remedies may be appropriate. However, a criminal complaint does not replace the civil property and asset-recovery strategy.

10. What should I do immediately after discovering the unauthorized sale?

Obtain current land registry information, secure the power of attorney and transaction documents, determine whether further transfers are imminent, revoke any remaining authority and obtain urgent legal advice concerning an injunction and title cancellation proceedings.

Legal Support for Foreign Owners Whose Turkish Property Was Sold Without Authorization

An unauthorized sale through power of attorney is rarely resolved simply by proving:

“I did not want to sell.”

The decisive legal questions are more detailed: What authority did the representative actually possess? Was the power genuine? Was it altered or mistranslated? Had it been revoked? Did the representative technically possess sale authority but abuse the owner’s instructions? Who purchased the property? Did the purchaser know about the abuse? Was the sale price genuine? Where did the money go? Has the property subsequently been transferred or mortgaged? Can another transfer still be stopped?

Firat Fesih Kaya Law Office assists foreign property owners and international investors in disputes arising from unauthorized Turkish property transactions. Firat Fesih Kaya can assist with unauthorized sales through powers of attorney, misuse of foreign powers, forged documents, title deed cancellation and registration proceedings, interim injunctions, revocation of powers, bad-faith purchaser disputes, fraudulent mortgages, recovery of sale proceeds, precautionary attachments, asset tracing and related criminal complaints.

For foreign owners, the greatest danger is often not only the first unauthorized sale but what happens next. Once the property is transferred again to additional registered purchasers or used as security for financing, the dispute can become substantially more difficult. Immediate investigation of the land registry and appropriate protective measures can therefore determine whether the owner ultimately has a realistic path to recover the property itself or must primarily pursue financial compensation.

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