Data Privacy Law in Turkey: A KVKK Compliance Guide
By Av. Serkan Kara, Istanbul Bar No. 53770. Last updated: 14 June 2026. Data privacy in Turkey is governed by the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (KVKK), a regime closely modeled on the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The KVKK governs how data controllers collect, process, store, and transfer personal data, sets the […]
International Tax Planning for Turkish Cross-Border Structures
International tax planning: structuring cross-border operations the legitimate way. By Av. Serkan Kara, Istanbul Bar No. 53770. Last updated: 14 June 2026. International tax planning for groups with a Turkish footprint now turns on the OECD Pillar Two global minimum tax (the GloBE Rules), which sets a 15% jurisdictional minimum effective tax rate for multinational […]
International Maritime Law in Turkey: Ship Arrest, Sanctions, ESG
Maritime law: ship arrest, cargo disputes and the contracts behind global trade. By Av. Serkan Kara, Istanbul Bar No. 53770. Last updated: 14 June 2026. Ship arrest in Turkey is governed by the 1999 International Convention on Arrest of Ships (Geneva), applied through the maritime book of the Turkish Commercial Code No. 6102, and requires […]
Real Estate Due Diligence Checklist for Foreign Buyers
A practical due-diligence checklist for foreign buyers in Turkey covering title, encumbrances, seller authority, contracts, payments, and post-closing risk.
Turkish Citizenship as an E-2 Visa Bridge to the US Market
A strategic guide to how Turkish citizenship planning may interact with later E-2 business goals, with emphasis on sequencing, structure, and legal realism.
Family Inclusion in Turkish Citizenship by Investment
A practical guide to family inclusion strategy in Turkish citizenship by investment files, including timing, dependency, and document-planning risk.
Off-Plan Purchases, Title Annotation (Serh), and Turkish Citizenship by Investment
A focused guide to off-plan purchase risk, title annotation, and how project-stage transactions can complicate Turkish citizenship by investment files.
Turkish Citizenship by Investment Rejection Causes and Fix Strategies
Understand common rejection or delay patterns in Turkish citizenship by investment files and how legal review can reduce avoidable failure.
SPK Valuation Report Risk in Turkish Citizenship by Investment
Learn why valuation quality matters in Turkish citizenship by investment files and how weak valuation logic can damage the application.
Foreign Exchange Certificate (DAB) in Turkish Citizenship by Investment
A focused guide to the foreign exchange certificate issue in Turkish citizenship by investment files, including transaction hygiene and evidence planning.
Turkish Citizenship by Investment in 2026: Legal Pitfalls, Valuation, and E-2 Strategy
Turkish citizenship by investment legal counsel for investors and families. Review route selection, valuation risk, source-of-funds issues, family inclusion, and E-2 planning before filing.
The CBI-to-E-2 Bridge to the US: Turkey and Grenada Routes Compared
How citizenship by investment in Turkey or Grenada creates a direct pathway to the US E-2 Treaty Investor Visa. Step-by-step process, timeline comparison, and expert legal analysis.