According to PRIO Cyprus Centre, amendment 52/1995 elevated the "definitive possession certificate" issued under Law 41/1977 to the status of an immovable property title deed (koçan), so that any such certificate is read as a title deed with the same meaning as under the Immovable Property (Tenure, Registration and Valuation) Law, Cap. 224.

How to read this claim

Jurisdiction

Turkish Cypriot administration (TRNC)

Verification

Secondary source onlyWhy this is published: Explains why equivalent-property and allocation holders hold full title deeds under TRNC law rather than mere possession certificates; needed to explain the title categories. Primary confirmation from the Turkish text is pending.

Legal review

Not yet reviewed by a named legal reviewer. Marked for priority review.

Where sources conflict

• Who owns property in the north that was registered to a Greek Cypriot before 1974?

Used in

• Property disputes, the European Court of Human Rights and the Immovable Property Commission
• Title deeds and ownership risk

Concepts

• Settlement, Land Distribution and Equivalent Property Law, 41/1977
• Title deed

Version history

• 14 September 2026 — First published from the cited source. (version 1, First published)