With the passage of time, sometimes a right is lost, sometimes a right is acquired, and sometimes an existing right is prevented from being brought to court. The role of time can be seen clearly in the prescription. In the article, the role of the time has been examined within the context of acquisitive prescription/adverse possession. The scope of the article has been limited only to the acquisition of immovable property by prescription. The first chapter of the article examines the legal requirements and consequences of ordinary and extraordinary acquisitive prescription under Turkish law. The second chapter provides a comprehensive overview of the evolution and practice of the acquisitive prescription system in China, including mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macao. First, the “Qing She” system in ancient China was examined. The second part of the chapter describes the development of mainland China’s statute of acquisitive prescription in modern society. The third part is a study of the adverse possession in Hong Kong. The last part is concerned with the acquisitive prescription in Taiwan and Macao. The concluding chapter provides a comparative analysis to identify similarities and differences in how the examined jurisdictions solve similar problems and tries to find some common rationale between these systems.
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