Neighbor rights in Turkey

The rights of the neighbor in Turkey is one of the topics adopted by law. The neighbor has rights and duties towards his other neighbors. According to the Hurriyet newspaper, a dissatisfied party can first verbally warn his neighbor, and then send a written notice that he does not comply with the standards arising from the ownership of residential homes, or contact the owner if he The house is rented, and emphasized that it is an explicit requirement of residential property law in Turkey not to disturb neighbors who live in the same apartment or location, and also in accordance with Article 18 of Turkish Law, owners of each floor are expected to avoid disturbing each other when using both the independent parts of the building and the premises public, and not to infringe on the rights of the neighbor in Turkey, and not to infringe on the rights of others.

Neighbor rights in Turkey

In 2020, the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization lifted the fines imposed under the "Nissuring the Neighbor" law, and the ministry explained that this decision came in light of the increasing challenges caused by multi-storey buildings and overcrowding, and for everyone affected to call the specified numbers and file a complaint.

 

 The ministry stressed that under the laws of modern life, not disturbing the neighbor is a general rule and a legal requirement, and that whoever makes noise will face penalties and fines.

Fine for disturbing the neighbor in Turkey

 She pointed out that the new fine for disturbing the neighbor is 1461 Turkish liras, while the fine for commercial activities or establishments that emit noise is 14,740 liras.

 

From the above, the Turkish government gives the following powers: If your neighbor bothers you, you can notify the homeowner, and if he continues to harass you, you can notify the Housing Authority.

 

  If the warnings are not heeded, the police and the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization may be notified of the situation by calling 181, and a case can be taken to the Magistrates' Court if the problem persists.

 

 Victims can file a complaint with the Magistrates Court in their area, to prove that their neighbors are making noise, and the complainant may apply to the court either alone or through a lawyer, and is obligated to pay fees and other costs.

 

 You can file a complaint with the Public Prosecution Office if the noise nearby continues despite the preventive option taken.

 

 The case can be brought based on the results of the evidence obtained in this way, and if the evidence is strong enough, your annoying neighbor may be fined as a result of the trial, this guarantees the rights of the neighbor in Turkey to any Turkish citizen or foreigner.

 Stages of development of Turkish society

The agricultural society of the Turkish state, which dates back to the Ottoman Empire, is largely concentrated in rural areas, however, the agricultural mechanization of economic and social policies in the fifties of the last century witnessed a great development, especially the increase in the number of tractors in Turkey with the Marshall Plan in 1948 .

 

In this context, it resulted in structural changes in agricultural activities, as well as the migration of millions of people from rural to urban areas. However, unlike Western countries, the process of urbanization did not take place simultaneously with industrialization as in Western countries.

 

Migration led to the formation of slums around the cities. Everyone who comes to the slums of huge cities like Istanbul lives on the basis of their culture, and while they live in intimate relationships with neighbours.

 

These relationships have been eroding in recent years as a result of urban transformation programmes, so we can see what has to be learned regarding neighborhood culture in Turkey and neighborhood relations and neighbor rights in Turkey.

Neighborhood and solidarity in Turkey

Solidarity is known in Turkish society as an important component of relations between neighbors, if the neighbor is sick, we help him, if he is lonely we make soup for him or tell his relatives, provide basic matters for many invitations, such as wedding and service.

 

Also support and pacification at funerals are all examples of solidarity. You can evaluate practices in an ethical framework, such as not participating in and canceling gossip conversations, sharing food with neighbors when the smell of food is particularly pleasant and the smell of food reaches the neighbors, etc.

 

Moreover, in interactions with neighbours, traditions in the context of trust and privacy play an important role, such as leaving house keys with neighbours when going for an extended period of time or leaving a child with neighbours in case of emergency.

 

 And while neighborhood relationships that were famous for traits of solidarity, intimacy, and trust seemed to weaken when living in buildings as a result of migration from one village to another, it was also found that those who lived in the same places and shared the same places and remained in the same relationships when they migrated to the cities, continued in the same relationships When they moved to a new building.

Weak neighborhood relations in Turkey and the culture of new buildings

Through the process of building and societal transformation, it appears that new principles have been added to neighborhood bonds as a result of the new community, and new regulations emerge, such as attending building meetings and expenditures, for example, obeying management rules and necessary customs and avoiding behavior that annoys others in the building.

 

 Nowadays people prefer secondary relationships over major ones as they can transfer relationships between people to other scales because they live in buildings.

 

This condition also causes negative effects on neighbor-neighbor relations, as well as weakening neighborhood relations, moreover, the presence of mandatory sharing and joint responsibility for living in buildings opens the door to issues such as noise and joint construction costs.

 

 As a result, these issues lead to deteriorating relations between neighbors, living in a building can be difficult due to the lack of a culture of conviviality, many people meet but do not make peace because they do not know who their neighbors are, do not see them, and have no information about them.

Neighborhood in cities nowadays

It is possible to analyze social, psychological and cultural factors such as neighborhood, closeness, morals, trust, privacy, and solidarity in the form of a social relationship, which varies from community to community and some are more important than relatives. There are three types of neighborhood relationships, each with its own set of characteristics:

 The first type of neighborhood relationship:

 It is a form of longed-for friendship that has become rare in modern times, when neighbors met frequently either individually or as a family, and relationships were intimate, as was the case for some.

 

This kindness, as well as sympathy for it, can be found at the highest levels, for example, food and pickles were prepared in the garden to help the neighbours, and these relationships exist only at the lower levels and in the slums of cities.

The second type of Giza relations:

It is a form of friendship and relationship based on prevailing solidarity. People in this form of relationship with neighbors conform to each other's lifestyles and likes by participating in a variety of activities outside the home.

 

 In other words, the neighbor relationship is based on friendliness and solidarity and the relationship is based on the proportionality between the social, economic and cultural levels. This form of relationship is most common in regions where people from the middle and lower classes reside, as well as in the less developed regions of Turkey. As a result, the changes Positive social and economic attitudes are a cause of bad neighborhood relations.

The third type of neighborly relations: 

It is a form of definite neighborhood which is common in big cities like Istanbul, at the most basic level solidarity and moral and material distribution occur despite the fact that the inhabitants of the building live and talk to each other, they avoid meeting their neighbours.

 

 In this type of neighborhood, residents expect their neighbors not to intrude their personal lives and not be treated with respect in the building, and as a result, the best neighbor is the one who keeps a polite distance.

 

Note: In middle- and high-income societies, the third form of neighborhood relationship can be observed, and we can say that reaching this level is a result of social, physical and cultural changes.