This book provides a critical evaluation of the statutory framework for co-ownership regulations in Turkish law and it acquaints Turkish jurists with the existence of trust of land in English law. It is posited upon the argument that solutions to the problems observed in the administration and enjoyment of co-owned properties in Turkish law may be overcome by the introduction of a new institution, which is inspired by the trust mechanism in English law. This renders the existing Turkish regulation for the management of the co-owned properties outdated, unreasonably complex, and extremely artificial with some assumptions.After successfully establishing that the Turkish system is currently inadequate to provide an efficient system, this book provides the indications for a solution. Being aware of the limitations of the Turkish legal system and the restricted possibility of the direct reception of trust, this book examines to what extent the current institutions in Turkish law would replace the functions of trust in the context of co-ownership. This examination results in searching for a new system as it is concluded that any of the trust-like devices in the current Turkish law could not effectively and comprehensively serve the purposes that the English trust does.Therefore, this book suggests that a new mechanism, inspired by the English trust of land, would provide the required mechanisms for an efficient managerial system for co-owned properties. Rather than asserting to solely focus on a comprehensive new system, this book discusses the possible solutions and urges further research about the matter. Hence, the so-called alien system, trust of land, and its capability to provide an alternative but efficient and productive solution to the managerial problems of the co-owned properties, would be made familiar with the Turkish jurists.
Dr Eylem Apaydin was born in Turkey, in 1979. He graduated from University of Ankara Faculty of Law in 2000. He completed his legal practice training in the Ankara Bar Association in 2001. While he was working as a Candidate Judge in Ankaran Courts, he came to the UK for higher education purposes thanks to his scholarship granted by the Ministry of National Education.He was granted his LLM degree from the University of Kent in 2004 and his PhD award from the University of Leicester in 2010.Dr Apaydin has been working as a researcher at the Department of Civil Law at the University of Kocaeli Faculty of Law in Turkey. Maintaining his research on all areas of civil law, he is an expert on International Contract Law, Co-ownership and Trust Law.
