He closed off the street entrance with a barbed wire, claiming that he had a title deed for the land.

An interesting land dispute occurred in Tekirdağ. A citizen closed a street, which he claimed to be his for 42 years, by erecting a barbed wire fence.

Citizens who saw that the street entrance was closed with a barbed wire fence, blocking pedestrian and vehicle traffic, reported the situation to the police and the municipality. Later, municipal officials met with the citizen named Ayla Güven, who closed the street, and had the barbed wire removed. The street was closed for about 1 hour.

It was stated that the situation would be discussed in the Municipal Council and that a decision for expropriation would be made if necessary.

"I LEARNED THAT THE TITLE DEED BELONGED TO US 1.5 YEARS AGO"

Ayla Güven stated in a statement to the press that she claimed a part of the street was on titled land. Expressing that they learned the title deed belonged to them a year and a half ago, Güven said, "We learned it recently, but part of the street has been ours since 1982. We are waiting for a settlement with the municipality."

"I WAS SURPRISED WHEN I SAW THE POLE.."

Mehmet Sabancı, a resident of Soysal Street, said he could not make sense of the street being closed with a barbed wire fence. Reacting to the situation, Sabancı said, "The guys came and started erecting the poles. An hour later, they put up the barbed wire. I live 20 meters away. I was surprised, when they put the pole, I thought 'what is happening?' Can a street be closed? I thought they were going to remove the market. I didn't know this place had an owner." he said.