Regulation No. 23445 on non-agricultural use of agricultural areas. Country/Territory Turkey Document type Regulation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Land tenure Subdivision of land Agricultural land Classification/declassification Land-use planning Soil conservation/soil improvement Soil rehabilitation Geographical area Asia, Western Asia Abstract This Regulation (consisting of 20 articles) establishes non-agricultural use of agricultural areas. Allocation of any land other than settlement areas for non-agricultural use is subject to consent of the General Directorate of Rural Services. Class I and Class II agricultural lands can not be used for any other purposes. Also lands that are classified as Class III and Class IV due to insufficient drainage and salinity, but that could be converted in to Class I and Class II by improving can not Full text English