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 […]
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 […]