Tatvan is a district of Bitlis province with an area of about 1,757 km². It is in investment incentive region 6. This page summarises the environmental plan covering the district and recent changes on its map sheets, zoning plans on public display, the municipality's e-İmar links and title deed transaction counts.
Tatvan in orange. Hover over or tap the districts to see their names; click to open a district page. Boundaries are simplified.
Incentive region?
In short: The region (1 to 6) into which the state groups provinces by level of development for investment incentives. The higher the number, the greater the support (tax reductions, social security premium support, interest support and so on); region 6 gets the most. It sets the scope of incentives when you choose an investment location.
Region 61 (most developed) – 6
Area1,757 km²
Organised industrial zones?
In short: A planned area where factories are built together, with roads, electricity, water, natural gas and waste water treatment already in place. Industrial plots are usually allocated or sold by the OIZ management.
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Sales (2025)?
In short: Transaction counts in the district from the 2025 property analysis data of the General Directorate of Land Registry and Cadastre (TKGM). A "main property" is the land itself (plot, field); an "independent unit" is a flat, shop and so on. The numbers are totals only and contain no prices.
3,2441,052 different parcels
ProvinceBitlisEastern Anatolia · İBBS: Van, Muş, Bitlis, Hakkari
Environmental plan ?
In short: An upper-level plan at 1:100,000 scale that shows land-use decisions such as agriculture, forest, urban development, industry and tourism. It does not directly show a parcel's building rights (floor area ratio, number of storeys); for that, see the municipality's zoning plan and the zoning status certificate.
Muş-Bitlis-Van Environmental Plan
1:100,000 environmental plan · 10 plan changes in total · last record 15.04.2026
Tatvan is on these map sheets ?
In short: A printed sheet of the plan. In the environmental plan each sheet covers a square of roughly 50 × 55 km; changes are announced sheet by sheet.
Plan hükümlerine yönelik düzenlemeler Plan provisions · whole plandocument
plan hükmüne yönelik düzenlemeler Plan provisions · whole plandocument
plan hükmüne yönelik düzenlemeler Plan provisions · whole plandocument
Plan amendment Plan change · sheet K48, K49document
Amendment to the plan provisions Plan provisions · whole plandocument
Zoning plans on public display ?
In short: After new or amended zoning plans are approved, they are put on public display for 30 days. During this period anyone can inspect the plan and object to it.
There are currently no zoning plans shown as on public display in e-Plan for the Tatvan district.
Source: Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change e-Plan system · last checked 29 September 2026. Plans are found by intersecting the plan boundary with the district boundary; for details and the objection period, see the plan's e-Plan page.
Zoning status lookup ?
In short: The exact building rights of a parcel are in the municipality's zoning plan. They can be looked up by block/parcel on the municipality's e-İmar pages; for official purposes, get a zoning status certificate (imar durumu belgesi) from the municipality.
When you select your parcel on the map, these links are shown automatically for the relevant municipality.
Transport
Nearest airport73 kmVan Ferit Melen Airport
Nearest port70.7 kmVan Port
To the railway lineNaN kmnearest line
Distances are straight-line and measured from a representative point in the middle of the district; road distances are longer. Source: Ministry of Industry and Technology (MEYDİP) transport layers; the airport list was updated in 2026 to airports with scheduled passenger flights.
Nearby amenities ?
In short: The number of schools, health facilities, supermarkets, parks and service points recorded within this boundary in OpenStreetMap (the open world map kept up to date by volunteers). Coverage is good in cities; rural areas may have gaps. The distance from a parcel to the nearest amenities is shown on the map.
School23
Hospital2
Health centre1
Pharmacy23
Supermarket46
Park7
Mosque36
Beach2
Fuel station17
Bus station2
Police / gendarmerie1
Post office (PTT)5
Bank / ATM14
Points recorded in OpenStreetMap within the Tatvan district. The distance from a parcel to the nearest school, supermarket, health centre and park, and a liveability score, are shown on the map when you select a parcel.
In short: Fault traces come from the GEM Global Active Faults Database (EMME compilation for the Middle East, SHARE for Europe) and earthquakes from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) catalogue. "Slip rate" is how far the two sides of a fault move relative to each other each year; the faster it is, the more often the fault produces earthquakes. For the official earthquake hazard see AFAD's Turkey Earthquake Hazard Map; for a parcel, a soil survey is essential.
M5+ earthquakes (since 1900)1within the district or 10 km of it
Largest earthquakeM523.10.2011
Fault traces crossing the boundary2no major fault zone
Fastest fault2.1 mm/yractivity moderate
Since 1900, 1 earthquake of magnitude 5 or above has been recorded within the Tatvan district or 10 km of it; the largest was M5 in 2011. 2 active fault traces cross its boundary. The distance from your parcel to the nearest fault, the fault type and nearby earthquakes are shown on the map when you select a parcel.
The whole of Türkiye is an earthquake zone. Source: GEM Global Active Faults Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), USGS earthquake catalogue. For the official earthquake hazard see AFAD's Turkey Earthquake Hazard Map, for active faults the MTA Earth Sciences Portal; for any building, a soil survey is essential.
Title deed transactions (TKGM 2025) ?
In short: Transaction counts in the district from the 2025 property analysis data of the General Directorate of Land Registry and Cadastre (TKGM). A "main property" is the land itself (plot, field); an "independent unit" is a flat, shop and so on. The numbers are totals only and contain no prices.
Sales3,2441,052 different parcels
Main property sales762589 different parcels
Main property sales with mortgage22 different parcels
Independent unit sales with mortgage167105 different parcels
Source: TKGM property analysis 2025. Activity around a parcel (250 m – 1 km) is shown on the map when you select a parcel.
State land sales ?
In short: The sale by tender of treasury-owned property by the General Directorate of National Property (Milli Emlak). Notices are published on the ministry's official website; the notice sets out the conditions for taking part.
There are currently no open tenders in National Property (Milli Emlak) sale notices in the Tatvan district. To be notified when a new notice appears, set up a region alert on the map.
Source: General Directorate of National Property (Milli Emlak) sale notices. The official notice page prevails for the conditions of taking part and definitive information.
In the ParselX map's Parcel tab, choose Bitlis and Tatvan, then enter the neighbourhood, block and parcel number, or tap the parcel on the map. The TKGM parcel boundary, area and land use are shown together with the plan decision, e-Plan zoning plans and municipality links.
Where can I see the zoning plan for Tatvan?
The exact building rights are in the Tatvan Municipality's zoning plan; you can look them up by block/parcel on the municipality's e-İmar page. Plans in force and on public display are also published in the Ministry's e-Plan system; the ParselX parcel screen lists the plans that intersect the parcel.
Which environmental plan covers Tatvan?
Tatvan falls under the Muş-Bitlis-Van Environmental Plan (map sheets K48, K49). Recent plan changes on the district's map sheets are listed on this page.
Which investment incentive region is Tatvan in?
Tatvan (Bitlis) is in region 6 of the investment incentive system.
Which airport is nearest to Tatvan?
Van Ferit Melen Airport; about 73 km as the crow flies from the middle of the district. The nearest port is Van Port (about 70.7 km).
Are there zoning plans on public display in Tatvan?
At the last check, no zoning plan on public display intersecting Tatvan was shown in e-Plan.
Is Tatvan in an earthquake zone?
The whole of Türkiye is an earthquake zone. Since 1900, 1 earthquake of magnitude 5 or above has been recorded within the Tatvan district or 10 km of it; the largest was M5 in 2011. The distance from a parcel to the nearest active fault is shown on the ParselX map; for the official hazard value see AFAD's Turkey Earthquake Hazard Map.
Look up parcels in Tatvan
Find the TKGM parcel by block/parcel number or by tapping the map; plan decisions, distances, slope, solar potential and zoning status links on one screen.
Sources: TKGM administrative boundaries and 2025 property analysis; Ministry of Industry and Technology (MEYDİP) organised industrial zone, technology development zone, industrial zone and incentive data; Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change (MPGM environmental plans, e-Plan); National Property (Milli Emlak) notices. Region data compiled on 29 September 2026. This page is for information only; for official transactions the documents of the relevant institutions prevail.
