Foreign investors often ask whether purchasing a company in Turkey automatically gives them the right to work in the country. The short answer is no. Buying shares in a Turkish company does not automatically provide a work permit. If the foreign shareholder intends to actively manage or work for the company, a separate work permit […]
Turkey is an important manufacturing hub for investors seeking access to European, Middle Eastern and regional markets. Foreign investors may generally acquire shares in Turkish companies under the same basic rules applicable to domestic investors. Turkey’s Foreign Direct Investment Law is based on the principles of freedom of investment and equal treatment. However, purchasing an […]
Foreign investors considering the acquisition of a company or business in Turkey should not evaluate the transaction solely on the basis of the purchase price, turnover, assets or expected profitability. A company that appears profitable on paper may carry significant hidden liabilities. Tax debts, social security obligations, pending litigation, employee claims, regulatory problems, invalid licences, […]
Foreign investors considering the acquisition of a company or business in Turkey should not evaluate the transaction solely on the basis of the purchase price, turnover, assets or expected profitability. A company that appears profitable on paper may carry significant hidden liabilities. Tax debts, social security obligations, pending litigation, employee claims, regulatory problems, invalid licences, […]
Introduction: Who Is Liable When Artificial Intelligence Is Trained on Copyrighted Material? Generative artificial intelligence has created one of the most significant copyright disputes of the digital era. Large language models, image generators, and other generative systems rely on vast datasets during development which frequently incorporating copyrighted text, images, code and media scraped from the […]
Foreign companies increasingly compete directly with Turkish businesses without necessarily establishing a physical office, subsidiary, or branch in Turkey. A foreign company may sell products into Turkey through an e-commerce platform, advertise directly to Turkish customers, target Turkish competitors through Google Ads, approach their customers, use their commercial materials, or operate through distributors and digital […]
Plastic Surgery Complications in Turkey: When Does a Complication Become Malpractice? Turkey has become one of the world’s most prominent destinations for cosmetic and plastic surgery. International patients travel to Istanbul, Antalya, Izmir and other Turkish cities for procedures including: Many treatments are completed successfully. However, some patients return home with serious complications, unexpected deformities, […]
Patient Privacy and Medical Data Protection in Turkey for Foreign Nationals Foreign patients travelling to Turkey for medical treatment frequently provide significantly more personal information than ordinary tourists. A hospital may obtain the patient’s: A medical tourism company may additionally process flight, accommodation, transfer and interpreter information. For patients undergoing cosmetic surgery, dental procedures or […]
KVKK and Foreign Patients: How Are Medical Records Protected in Turkey? Foreign patients receiving medical treatment in Turkey inevitably provide some of their most sensitive personal information to hospitals, doctors, laboratories and medical tourism providers. A patient undergoing surgery may provide: A cancer patient may have pathology reports and genetic-testing data. An IVF patient may […]
Medical Tourism Agencies in Turkey: Who Is Liable When Treatment Goes Wrong? Medical tourism in Turkey often begins long before the patient enters a hospital. A foreign patient may first see an advertisement on Instagram, Google, TikTok or another social-media platform. The patient contacts a company using WhatsApp. A coordinator sends photographs of a surgeon’s […]