Can a Turkish company pay dividends to its foreign shareholders? As a general rule, the answer is yes. A foreign shareholder of a Turkish company can receive dividends and, subject to applicable tax and banking procedures, transfer those dividends abroad. Türkiye’s Foreign Direct Investment Law expressly provides that foreign investors may transfer abroad net profits, […]
Investing in a startup is only half of the investment strategy. The other half is determining how the investor will eventually recover its capital and realize a return. A foreign investor may acquire 10%, 25% or even a controlling stake in a Turkish startup expecting that the company will later be sold, complete another funding […]
SEO Title: Share Purchase Agreements in Türkiye: Key Risks for Foreign Buyers Meta Description: Buying shares in a Turkish company? Learn the key legal risks foreign buyers should address in a Share Purchase Agreement, including price adjustments, warranties, indemnities, escrow, closing conditions and regulatory approvals. Suggested URL Slug: share-purchase-agreement-turkiye-foreign-buyers Acquiring shares in an existing Turkish […]
SEO Title: Buying a Company in Türkiye: Legal Due Diligence Guide for Foreign Investors Meta Description: Planning to acquire a Turkish company? Learn what foreign investors should check before buying shares in Türkiye, including debts, taxes, litigation, ownership, contracts, IP, employees and regulatory approvals. Suggested URL Slug: buying-company-turkiye-foreign-investor-legal-checklist Buying an existing company in Türkiye can […]
SEO Title: Legal Due Diligence Before Investing in a Turkish Startup Meta Description: Planning to invest in a startup in Türkiye? Learn how to conduct legal due diligence on shares, founders, IP, contracts, employees, KVKK compliance and regulatory risks. Suggested URL Slug: legal-due-diligence-turkish-startup Foreign investment in Turkish technology companies has become increasingly common, particularly in […]
Landlord’s Permission? One of the most common problems in lease relationships is a tenant renting the leased home or workplace to another person without the landlord’s permission. In practice, this may arise as a “sublease,” a “transfer of the leased property” or “allowing a third person to use the home.” So, can a tenant rent […]
Landlord’s Permission? One of the most common problems in lease relationships is a tenant renting the leased home or workplace to another person without the landlord’s permission. In practice, this may arise as a “sublease,” a “transfer of the leased property” or “allowing a third person to use the home.” So, can a tenant rent […]
Undertaking? One of the documents most frequently encountered in lease relationships is an eviction undertaking. Particularly in residential and workplace leases, landlords may ask tenants to sign an eviction undertaking in order to secure the future vacation of the property. In practice, however, these documents are often prepared incompletely, incorrectly or with blank sections. One […]
Request? One of the most common disputes in lease agreements concerns the security deposit. In practice, landlords may sometimes request one month’s rent, two months’ rent, three months’ rent or even a higher amount as a deposit. However, in residential and roofed workplace leases, a landlord cannot request an unlimited security deposit. Under the Turkish […]
One of the most frequently asked questions in the urban transformation process is when and how homes in a building identified as a risky structure must be evacuated. In particular, owners, tenants and holders of limited rights in rem may suffer serious losses of rights if they act without knowing their legal rights. For this […]