Rule
Immovable property in agricultural land and forest land may not be sold to foreign natural or legal persons. A person who sells such land to a foreigner commits an offence.[1]
Applies to
- Property type:
- Agricultural land · Forest land
Agricultural and forest land cannot be sold to foreigners
Rule record · last verified 14 September 2026
In force since 21 May 2024.
Where this rule comes from
- Instrument
- Immovable Property Acquisition and Long-Term Lease (Aliens) Law, No. 52/2008, consolidated with amending Law 39/2024, Article 4(1); penalty in Article 16(1)
- 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 14 September 2026.
- Legal review
- Not yet reviewed by a named legal reviewer. Marked for priority review.
Regulatory events
History of this rule
- — First published from the primary text. (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]Immovable Property Acquisition and Long-Term Lease (Aliens) Law, No. 52/2008, consolidated with amending Law 39/2024
Central Legislation Office, TRNC · Legislation and gazettes · 10 November 2008 · original in Turkish · accessed 14 September 2026 · source record
Cite this record
https://northcyprusreference.com/en/rules/no-sale-of-agricultural-or-forest-land
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