Law No. 5516 on swamp drying and land acquired through drying process. Pays/Territoire Türkiye Type du document Législation Date 1950 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Yayimlandigi R. Gazete No. 7413, 23 November 1950. Sujet Terre et sols, Eau Mot clé Terres abandonnées/terres vacantes Drainage/assèchement Droit d'usage Remise en état des sols Planification territoriale Zones humides Développement agricole Autorisation/permis Expropriation Droits d'utilisation de l'eau Associations d'usagers de l'eau Irrigation Aire géographique Asie, Mer Noire, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Méditerranée, Moyen-Orient, Asie Occidentale Résumé The objective of this Law which includes 14 articles is to define the registration procedure of marshy lands. Those who wish to acquire land through drying marshy lands that are not possessed by anyone will apply to the relevant Governor, who shall then ask the Prime Ministry whether drying can be made by the State or not. If so, drying should be made within 4 years otherwise it will be considered as being renounced from this right. If drying will not be made by the State then the case will be communicated to the villages and water users' unions in the area. Priority will be for them. If the response from those villages or water users' unions is negative then the case will be passed to previously applied private entrepreneurs. Negotiations will be made on the proportion of the area to be left to the Government after drying process. Details of this procedure are given in the Law. Dried lands will be then be registered to the name of the contractor. Texte intégral Anglais