Foreign Investment in Turkey: Legal Guide for Investors
By Av. Serkan Kara, Istanbul Bar No. 53770. Last updated: 14 June 2026. Foreign direct investment in Turkey is governed by the Foreign Direct Investment Law No. 4875, which grants foreign investors national treatment: the same rights, obligations, and protections as domestic investors, with no prior governmental approval required to establish a company or acquire […]
Immigration Law in Turkey: An Overview
By Av. Serkan Kara, Istanbul Bar No. 53770 Last updated: 14 June 2026 Turkish immigration law is governed primarily by the Law on Foreigners and International Protection No. 6458, which entered fully into force on 11 April 2014 and is administered by the Presidency of Migration Management (formerly the Directorate General of Migration Management). The […]
Medical Malpractice in Turkey: Compensation and Legal Routes
By Av. Serkan Kara, Istanbul Bar No. 53770. Last updated: 14 June 2026. Medical malpractice is harm caused when a healthcare provider departs from the accepted standard of care, and in Turkish law it is actionable as tort and contractual liability under the Turkish Code of Obligations No. 6098, with parallel criminal and administrative routes; […]
Turkish Citizenship by Establishing a Company
By Av. Serkan Kara, Istanbul Bar No. 53770Last updated: 14 June 2026 You can acquire Turkish citizenship by establishing a company in Turkey through one of two qualifying routes under the exceptional-acquisition provision of Turkish Citizenship Law No. 5901: a fixed capital investment in a Turkish company verified by the Ministry of Industry and Technology, […]
Commercial Contract Lawyer in Turkey: Drafting and Enforcement
By Av. Serkan Kara, Istanbul Bar No. 53770. Last updated: 14 June 2026. A commercial contract lawyer in Turkey drafts, reviews, and negotiates business agreements under the Turkish Code of Obligations No. 6098 (TBK) and the Turkish Commercial Code No. 6102 (TTK), making sure each deal is clearly defined, evidenced, and enforceable before signature. For […]
Buying a House in Turkey: A Foreign Buyer’s Legal Checklist
By Av. Serkan Kara, Istanbul Bar No. 53770. Last updated: 14 June 2026. Before buying a house in Turkey, the single thing that decides whether the purchase is safe is the title deed (in Turkish, tapu): who is the registered owner, whether the deed is clean of mortgages or annotations, and whether the type of […]
Tenant and Landlord Rights in Turkey: Legal Guide
By Av. Serkan Kara, Istanbul Bar No. 53770. Last updated: 14 June 2026. Tenant and landlord rights in Turkey are governed primarily by the Turkish Code of Obligations No. 6098, whose lease chapter (Articles 299 to 378) sets out the duties of both parties, the limited grounds on which a landlord may end a residential […]
Property Sharing After Divorce in Turkey: A Guide for Foreign Spouses
By Av. Serkan Kara, Istanbul Bar No. 53770. Last updated: 14 June 2026. Property sharing in a Turkish divorce is governed by the matrimonial property regime rules in the Turkish Civil Code No. 4721 (Articles 202 to 281). For every marriage entered into on or after 1 January 2002, the default regime is participation in […]
Drafting a Contract Under Turkish Law: A Cross-Border Guide
By Av. Serkan Kara, Istanbul Bar No. 53770. Last updated: 14 June 2026. A contract under Turkish law is formed by the mutual and matching declarations of will of the parties under the Turkish Code of Obligations No. 6098, and a defensible contract is one whose essential elements, applicable form, and dispute-resolution mechanism are settled […]
Banking and Finance Law in Turkey: A Guide for Investors
By Av. Serkan Kara, Istanbul Bar No. 53770. Last updated: 14 June 2026. Banking and finance activity in Turkey is governed primarily by the Banking Law No. 5411, which makes the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BRSA/BDDK) the licensing and supervisory authority for banks, while the Capital Markets Law No. 6362 places securities, public offerings, […]
Child Custody Law in Turkey: A Cross-Border Family Guide
By Av. Serkan Kara, Istanbul Bar No. 53770. Last updated: 14 June 2026. Child custody in Turkey is decided under the Turkish Civil Code No. 4721, Articles 335 to 351, and a family court applies a single test above all others: the best interests of the child (cocugun ustun yarari), not the wealth or the […]
Corporate Legal Counselling Under the Turkish Commercial Code
By Av. Serkan Kara, Istanbul Bar No. 53770. Last updated: 14 June 2026. Corporate legal counselling is the ongoing, preventive legal advisory that keeps a company compliant with the Turkish Commercial Code No. 6102 and the Code of Obligations No. 6098 across its full lifecycle, from formation through governance to mergers, acquisitions, and disputes. For […]