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Law No. 2863 of July 21, 1983 on Conservation of Cultural and Natural Property (as last amended by Law No. 648 of August 8, 2011 and Law No. 653 of August 23, 2011), Türkiye

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Year of Version 2011 Dates Entry into force: July 23, 1983 Adopted: July 21, 1983 Type of Text IP-related Laws Subject Matter Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights), Traditional Cultural Expressions Notes This law ensures the national protection of cultural property.
According to Article 3(1), movable and immovable cultural property is regarded as property that is “pertaining to science, culture, religion and fine arts of before and after recorded history or that is of unique scientific and cultural value for social life before and after recorded history'.
Article 3(2) also gives a definition of natural property, which refers to “all assets on the ground, under the ground or under the water pertaining to geological periods, prehistoric periods until present time, that is of unique kind or require protection due to their characteristics and beauty”.
Articles 6 and 23 provide a list of natural property as well as movable and immovable property that are protected under this law.
Natural and immovable cultural property (Article 13) and movable cultural property (Article 32) cannot be transferred abroad or sold. The criminal charges and enforcement of this law are specified in Articles 65-75.

This consolidated version of Law No. 2863 of July 21, 1983 incorporates all amendments up to 2011 (see the 'List of date of entry into force of the amendments' on page 32 for a complete listing of the consolidated amendments).

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) Turkish 2863 sayılı Kültür ve Tabiat Varlıklarını Koruma Kanunu PDF HTML
Legislation Relates to (7 text(s)) Relates to (7 text(s))
Regulation of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism on Painting and Sculpture Museum (TR091)
Regulation on Protection and Preservation of Collections of Movable Cultural Movable Cultural and Natural Heritages (TR088)
Regulation on Classification Registration and Acceptance to Museums Movable Cultural and Natural Property which needs Protection (TR089)
Law No. 5366 of June 16, 2005 on Usage of Timeworn Historical and Cultural Real Property with Restoration and Protection (TR152)
Regulation on the Scuba Diving in Turkish Territorial Waters for Sportive Purposes (TR150)
Regulation on Exporting and Importing of Movable Cultural and Natural Property that Needs to be Protected (TR090)
Regulation on Research, Drilling and Excavation of Cultural and Natural Property (TR151)
 Supersedes (2 text(s)) Supersedes (2 text(s))
Law No. 2863 of July 21, 1983 on Conservation of Cultural and Natural Property (as last amended by Law No. 5835 of February 4, 2009 and Law No. 5917 of June 25, 2009)(TR148)
Law No. 2863 of July 21, 1983 on Conservation of Cultural and Natural Property (as last amended by Law No. 5177 of May 26, 2004 and Law No. 5226 of July 14, 2004)(TR153)

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