Regulation Amending the Forest Cadastre and 2/B Implementation Regulation
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This Turkish regulation, published on 13 January 2026, updates the 2012 Forest Cadastre and 2/B Implementation Regulation. It expands the scope of work to include finalization files and forest cadastre update files. The commission structure is revised to four members (president, forestry member, agriculture member, and local representative). New definitions are added for numerous technical terms related to forest boundaries, applications, and documentation. Responsibilities between the commission and the forest cadastre chief engineering office are clarified, particularly regarding error corrections without changing land use or ownership, and implementation of specific articles of the Forest Law. Procedures for announcements, document requests, and handling of non-participating local representatives are streamlined.
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Key Changes
- Adds two new work types: preparation of finalization files and forest cadastre update files
- Revises commission to exactly four members: president, forestry member, agriculture member, and local (belde/mahalle/köy) representative
- Requires minimum 10 years service for commission president, including specific prior experience periods
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Obligations
What this law requires
Establish and maintain a forest cadastre commission consisting of four members: a president (forest engineer), a forestry member, an agriculture member, and a local representative (mayor/village head representative).
Appoint the commission president from forest engineers with minimum 10 years of service, where either 2 years were as a forestry member or 5 years of actual work in branch directorate, plus minimum 2 years in branch director or operations director positions.
Request written designation of local representatives (one principal and one alternate) from municipal councils for towns or mukhtar offices for villages/neighborhoods. If not designated within required timeframe, escalate the request to the relevant district governor's office.
Prepare and implement finalization files (Sonuçlandırma dosyası) containing all information and documents related to forest cadastre work conducted and established between October 9, 1987 and February 22, 2005.
Prepare and maintain forest cadastre update files (Orman kadastro güncelleme dosyası) that document changes occurring after the most recently announced cadastre work, with updated maps and area tables.