Waqf (vakıf) property nationalization, reform, and litigation in Turkey (1923–1984)

1. Republic reorganizes control of waqfs

   Mar 3, 1924Labels: General Directorate, Law No, Republic of

   • Law 429
   • VGM

2. Caliphate abolition transfers major assets

   Mar 3, 1924Labels: Caliphate abolition, Law No, Republic of

   • Caliphate
   • Palaces

3. New Civil Code sets secular private-law framework

   Feb 17, 1926Labels: Civil Code, private law, Republic of

   • Civil Code
   • Encyclopedia

4. Foundations Law creates “mazbut” state-administered vakıfs

   Jun 5, 1935Labels: Foundations Law, mazbut vak, Vak flar

   • Law 2762
   • Text

5. 1936 property declarations reshape later ownership disputes

   Jan 1, 1936Labels: 1936 Declarations, community foundations, non Muslim

   • Anayasa Ct
   • VGM Reg

6. Amendment clarifies administration categories under VGM

   Jul 14, 1938Labels: Law No, Foundations Law, Vak flar

   • Text
   • IHD

7. Law 903 modernizes rules for new foundations

   Jul 13, 1967Labels: Law No, new foundations, Vak flar

   • History PDF

8. Court of Cassation ruling restricts community foundation acquisitions

   May 8, 1974Labels: Court of, 1974 ruling, 1936 Declarations

   • CSW
   • Armeniapedia

9. 1981 amendment updates Foundations Law provisions

   Mar 24, 1981Labels: Law No, Foundations Law, Vak flar

   • IHD
   • Text

10. Cultural heritage law affects many vakıf-held monuments

    Jul 21, 1983Labels: Law No, cultural heritage, vak f

    • KTB Law 2863
    • DutchCulture

11. Late-period Republican litigation climate intensifies around community vakıfs

    Jan 1, 1984Labels: late Republican, community vak, state transfers

    • Anayasa Ct
    • CSW