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Terms of Use and Membership Agreement

Last updated: November 12, 2026

These terms apply to everyone who visits the dornikaltd.com website (the “Site”) and to persons who register as members of the Site and post listings (“Members”). By using the Site, or by accepting these terms when registering, you agree to the rules below. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.

1. Parties

The Site is operated by Dornika (“Dornika”, “we”), with its place of business at Şht. İbrahim Ramadan Sokak No: 21, Yenişehir, Nicosia (Lefkoşa), Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). Our contact details are on the contact page.

2. Nature of the service

  • Dornika publishes listings for real estate and vehicles for sale and for rent in the TRNC, and provides consultancy services on matters such as residence permits, company formation and student enrolment.
  • Some of the listings on the Site are Dornika's own portfolio; others are posted by Members. The pages of Member listings show the listing owner's name and contact buttons.
  • For Member listings, Dornika only provides the space in which the listing is published. Dornika is not a party to the discussions, negotiations, payments or contracts between buyers, tenants and listing owners; unless otherwise agreed in writing through Dornika, the obligations arising from these transactions rest with the parties.
  • The guides, blog posts and calculation tools on the Site are for general information purposes only and do not replace legal, tax or financial advice. Legislation and fee rates may change; before entering into any transaction, confirm the current position with the competent authorities or with us.

3. Membership

  • To become a member, you must be at least 18 years old and provide accurate, up-to-date information.
  • When registering by e-mail, you verify your address with a 6-digit code sent to your e-mail address. You can also register with your Google, Facebook or X account; in that case, the information that service shows you (name, e-mail address, profile photo) is shared with us.
  • You are responsible for protecting your password and the security of your account. If you notice that your account has been used without your permission, change your password immediately and notify us.
  • You may not transfer your account to anyone else or open an account on someone else's behalf.

4. Posting listings

Posting listings is currently free of charge, and the number of listings is unlimited. If we offer a paid service in the future, we will clearly announce its price and terms in advance; listings you have published free of charge will not be made subject to a fee without your consent.

When posting a listing, you agree that:

  • You will post listings only for properties and vehicles that you own or that you are authorised in writing to sell or rent on the owner's behalf. If you act as an intermediary in the purchase, sale or rental of property on behalf of others, you must be a registered estate agent under the Estate Agents Registration and Operations Law (Emlakçıların Kayıt ve İşlemleri Yasası, No. 38/2007) and must not make misleading statements in your listings.
  • The price, floor area, number of rooms, title deed type, vehicle details and all other information are accurate; the photos belong to the property or vehicle in the listing, and you have the right to use them.
  • You will not conceal material information that would affect a buyer, such as the title deed status, a mortgage, an attachment, condominium ownership or an existing tenant.
  • When the property or vehicle is sold or rented, you will mark the listing as “sold / rented” or take it down.

You may not publish the following content:

  • Listings that are fictitious, misleading, duplicated or purely for advertising purposes;
  • Photos, text or trademarks belonging to others; other people's personal information;
  • Discriminatory, insulting, obscene or unlawful content;
  • Fraudulent listings that direct payment outside the Site or to accounts of unknown identity, or that aim to collect deposits.

5. Review and removal of listings

  • Member listings may be reviewed by our team before they are published. Such a review does not mean that Dornika guarantees the accuracy of the listing.
  • We may reject, request corrections to or take down listings that we find to be in breach of these terms or the law, stating our reasons; we may suspend or close accounts that repeatedly breach the rules or are suspected of fraud.
  • If you believe a listing is unlawful, notify us; we will review notifications as soon as possible.

6. Rights in listing content

You retain the rights to the text and photos in your listing. So that we can publish your listing, you grant Dornika a free, non-exclusive licence, for as long as the listing remains published, to display this content on the Site, translate it into other languages, resize it, create listing summaries and sharing images, and use the listing on Dornika's social media accounts and in its promotional activities. When you remove the listing, this licence ends with respect to new uses.

7. AI tools

  • The “Write with AI” and “Translate into the other languages” buttons in the listing form use Google's Gemini AI service. When you use these tools, your listing title, description, listing details and the photos you have uploaded are sent to Google in order to prepare the text.
  • AI may produce text that is inaccurate, incomplete or inappropriate. It is your responsibility to check and correct the text before publishing; a published listing is deemed to be your own statement.
  • Each Member has 5 free uses for description writing and 5 free uses for translation. When these are used up, the tools are locked; in the future we may offer additional usage through a subscription. The usage allowances and the scope of the tools may be changed with prior notice.
  • Do not enter other people's personal information into these tools.

8. Prohibited uses

When using the Site, you may not: collect listings or contact details from the Site using automated tools; send unsolicited advertising or bulk messages to listing owners; attempt to access another person's account; attempt to circumvent the Site's security, quotas or verification steps; send requests at a volume that disrupts the operation of the Site; or use the Site for any unlawful purpose.

9. Safe buying, selling and renting

Do not send a deposit or any payment without seeing the property or vehicle and verifying the title deed or registration details. The acquisition of immovable property in the TRNC by foreigners is subject to special rules and restrictions under Law No. 52/2008, including the permission of the Council of Ministers; we recommend that you seek the assistance of a lawyer before purchasing. If you come across a suspicious listing or message, let us know.

10. Intellectual property

The Site's design, logo and software, and the texts, guides and images prepared by Dornika, belong to Dornika or its licensors. Except for personal, non-commercial use, they may not be copied, reproduced or published on another website without permission. You are free to link to a listing or a guide.

11. Accuracy of information and liability

  • Listing information is obtained from listing owners and developers. We take care to ensure its accuracy, but we cannot guarantee that information such as price, dimensions, condition and availability will not change or is free of errors.
  • Prices shown in different currencies are approximate values calculated at current exchange rates; the transaction currency is the currency specified by the listing owner.
  • We do not guarantee that the Site will operate without interruption or error; we may temporarily suspend access for maintenance and security reasons.
  • To the extent permitted by applicable law, Dornika cannot be held liable for damages arising from transactions between Members and visitors, from third-party content or from indirect use of the Site. This limitation does not exclude liability arising from intent or gross negligence, nor consumers' non-waivable statutory rights.
  • You are responsible for claims and damages asserted against Dornika because your listing or content is unlawful.

12. Closing your account

You can close your account at any time in the My account → Profile → Delete account section; for your security, your password (or, for social accounts without a password, your e-mail address) is required. When your account is closed, your listings are taken down and your personal information is deleted or anonymised as described in the Privacy Policy.

13. Changes

We may update these terms in line with changes to our services or to the legislation. The current version is always available on this page, and the date of the last update appears at the top of the page. We will notify Members of changes that significantly affect their rights or obligations by e-mail or via the Site before those changes take effect. Continuing to use the Site after a change means that you accept the new terms; if you do not accept them, you can close your account.

14. Governing law and disputes

These terms are governed by the law of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. We will first try to resolve any dispute amicably through our contact channels; if it cannot be resolved, the TRNC courts (Nicosia District Court – Lefkoşa Kaza Mahkemesi) have jurisdiction, without prejudice to mandatory statutory rules on jurisdiction. For disputes relating to immovable property, the court of the place where the property is located has jurisdiction. This clause does not prevent consumers from benefiting from the non-waivable consumer protection rules of their country of residence or from their right to apply to their own courts.

15. Contact

For questions and notices concerning these terms, you can use the e-mail, telephone or WhatsApp channels on our contact page.