I got a tapa, and it's time to change my passport.

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I got a tapa, and it's time to change my passport.

Anisa asks:

I got a tapa, and after 3 months I need to change my passport. What will happen to my tapu?

15.08.2025

TURKEY. Consultation

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Expert answers (5)

Irina Timofeeva (Turkish Riviera Homes) · Answer 1 · 2026-07-07T11:17

Tpau is a certificate of registration of real estate confirming ownership. There is no relationship. Just make sure that the transcription of the last name in the new passport is the same as in the old one, which you used when receiving the tapu.

Sergey Volchenkov (TOLERANCE) · Answer 2 · 2025-08-21T21:26

Hello, Anisa!

Congratulations on receiving the Tapu!

Answering your question: the TAPU certificate itself is assigned to a specific person, and its legal force does not depend on the passport series or number.
When making a Tapu, your full name, date of birth, tax number and other data are indicated that allow you to uniquely identify you as the owner of the property. Therefore, even after replacing your passport, your ownership right remains in full force.

The only point is that if your first or last name is spelled differently in the new passport (for example, due to a different transliteration), you may need to submit an additional statement of compliance with the data to the cadastral office. This is a standard procedure, and it does not affect your rights.

So: it's safe to change your passport, your property continues to belong to you.

Sincerely,
Tolerance team
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Julia Vysotskaya (Uptrend Homes) · Answer 3 · 2025-08-16T10:25

Good afternoon, it is for identification purposes that the Turkish tax number is also attached to the passport, in addition to the passport, be sure to keep a copy of the Turkish tax number, a copy of the passport that ends, and make sure that the first and last names are written identically in the new passport, in which case you will not need to register the passport for a new passport

Takhir Gumarov (Atlas Property) · Answer 4 · 2025-08-16T07:41

When you change your passport, your tapu (certificate of ownership of real estate in Turkey) does not lose its legal force. Tapu is issued in the name of the owner, and it is linked to the person, not to his passport number.
However, to avoid possible problems and inconsistencies in the documents, you should take the following steps after obtaining a new passport: Visit the Cadastral Office where your tapa was issued.
Provide a new passport and a copy of the old one, if possible.
Submit an application for making changes to the cadastral records. You will need to fill out a special form stating that your passport number has changed.
This is necessary to ensure that all official records and the Cadastral Management database contain up-to-date information about the owner. This is important when conducting any future real estate transactions (sale, donation, etc.) or when interacting with Turkish government authorities.
Thus, changing your passport does not invalidate your visa, but requires timely updating of information in official Turkish registers.

Elena Tkacheva (AKG Construction) · Answer 5 · 2025-08-15T19:40

Dear Anisa, don't worry at all. Your Tapu will stay with you until you sell the apartment. You don't even have to go anywhere and change anything. Turkey knows that foreign passports have an expiration date. This is a common practice: to buy an apartment with one passport, and sell it with another, a new passport.