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The Constitution provides full compensation for expropriation, with a 3-year buy-back right

Rule record · last verified 22 September 2026

In force. Start date not confirmed in this record.

Rule

TRNC's Constitution provides for full and equitable compensation for any expropriation, with a court-appealable process and a buy-back right for the original owner if the property is not used for its stated purpose within 3 years.[1]

Exceptions

  • Whether this mechanism has actually been used against a foreign investor's property, and how the process works in practice, was not researched.

Applies to

Who:
Investors · Company shareholders

Where this rule comes from

Instrument
Constitution of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, 1985, Article 41
Authority
Assembly of the Republic (Cumhuriyet Meclisi), TRNC
Jurisdiction
Turkish Cypriot administration (TRNC)
Basis
Legislation · asserted by us within this jurisdiction
Verification
Primary source verified. We read the primary text ourselves on 22 September 2026.
Legal review
Not yet reviewed by a named legal reviewer.

History of this rule

  • — Published following Founder approval. (version 1, First published)

Sources for this rule

Numbered in order of first use. Each entry names the kind of source it is and the day we read it.

  1. [1]
    Constitution of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, 1985

    Assembly of the Republic (Cumhuriyet Meclisi), TRNC · Legislation and gazettes · original in Turkish · accessed 20 September 2026 · source record

Cite this record

https://northcyprusreference.com/en/rules/expropriation-full-compensation-and-buyback-guarantee

Identifier expropriation-full-compensation-and-buyback-guarantee · Open data · challenge this rule