Deadline Readiness Review — Power of Attorney Authority
When a property sale depends on an agent, the deadline question is not merely whether a power of attorney exists. The issue is whether the authority file is usable at the moment when payment, signature or title transfer becomes difficult to reverse. Readiness means the correct instrument is available, identities reconcile, the authority covers the transaction, any required original, translation or authentication is ready, and no unresolved revocation or termination issue remains. The purpose is to prevent a defect that was visible days earlier from first being discovered at the land-registry appointment.
Define the real no-later-than dates
Map the transaction sequence: the last date for cancelling a deposit, final contract signature, bank funding deadline, travel arrangements and the title-transfer appointment. For each point identify what must already be closed. The title appointment should not be the first time the team reads the power of attorney. If a material payment will be released before transfer, authority verification must be completed before that payment gate.
Assemble a closing-ready document package
The package should include the exact instrument on which the land-registry office will rely, identification for the acting agent, data linking the principal to the registered owner, and any underlying power of attorney required where substitution is involved. Add the translation, authentication, apostille or consular documentation that is applicable to a foreign instrument. TKGM publishes dedicated guidance for powers of attorney executed abroad, so do not assume that one formal feature, such as an apostille, resolves every requirement. If the instrument was previously uploaded into TAKBİS after use at another office, record that as an additional verification route, not as a substitute for scope review.
Turn authority wording into yes-or-no tests
Create a short transaction-specific matrix. Does the agent have authority to sell the property or category of property concerned? Can the agent execute the official deed and required declarations? If the agent will receive price or acknowledge receipt, is that authority supported? If the person attending is a substitute agent, does the original instrument permit substitution and is the chain documented? Any uncertain answer keeps the authority gate open. The label “general power” should never replace reading the actual clauses.
Close revocation and termination risk before the deadline
TKGM states that the age of the instrument alone does not decide validity, so the operational focus must be on events that may have ended authority. Before the deadline, check for known revocation, resignation, death, loss of capacity, bankruptcy or expiry of a stated term. If new information suggests one of these events, stop relying on the earlier review and obtain a current legal and documentary conclusion. The file should show who performed the last check, when it was performed and what official source supported it.
Resolve identity discrepancies before transfer day
Differences in name spelling, passport, national identity number, citizenship, transliteration or birth information can delay the transaction. Compare the power of attorney with the land register and with the identification of the person who will attend. For foreign parties, use current TKGM rules on acceptable identity documents and translation. If a difference is explainable, prepare the official evidence that explains it in advance instead of leaving the issue for an improvised discussion at the counter.
Build a failure path into the transaction
If the power of attorney is not ready by the required time, the contract and execution team should know what happens next: postpone, require the principal to attend personally, issue a replacement power, alter payment sequencing or use a contractual termination right. Airline tickets, exchange-rate pressure or a bank slot should not convert missing authority into an unprotected buyer risk.
Perform a final closing-day recheck
Immediately before execution, match the acting agent to identification again, confirm the instrument version, verify that no later power or revocation has appeared and ensure payment instructions do not exceed the written authority. Readiness does not end when an appointment is booked. It ends when the authority is legally and operationally usable for the transaction that is actually being signed.
Readiness standard
The file is deadline-ready when every identified authority requirement is closed before the relevant payment or transfer gate and a written fallback exists for any condition that may fail. If a material authority point remains uncertain, the administrative appointment may be ready, but the legal transaction is not.
Official sources
- TKGM — Tapu Sicili Tüzüğü, article 18.
- TKGM — FAQ on termination and revocation of powers of attorney.
- TKGM — Guide for powers of attorney executed abroad.
- TKGM — Required documents for sale transactions.