A Practical Legal Guide for Companies Learn how to conduct a compliance risk assessment in Turkey, including board oversight, AML, KVKK, competition, tax, internal controls, residual risk scoring, and remediation planning. Introduction Conducting a compliance risk assessment in Turkey is no longer a formal exercise reserved for large listed companies or heavily regulated financial institutions. […]
Board responsibilities in corporate compliance under Turkish law have become one of the most important issues for shareholders, founders, foreign investors, listed companies, and regulated businesses operating in Türkiye. In practice, Turkish compliance is not built around a single “corporate compliance act.” Instead, it is shaped by the Turkish Commercial Code, capital markets regulation, AML […]
Turkey’s startup market has matured quickly, and that growth has made compliance a much bigger issue than it was a few years ago. A 2025 startup ecosystem report published on the Investment Office’s website describes a fifteen-year structural transformation, notes strong policy-driven growth, and highlights the expansion of venture capital investment funds and corporate venture […]
Product safety and consumer protection compliance in Turkey are no longer side issues handled only after a complaint or a recall. They are core legal and operational matters for manufacturers, importers, distributors, e-commerce platforms, marketplaces, retailers, advertisers, and foreign brands entering the Turkish market. Turkey’s official legal framework is built mainly on two pillars: Law […]
Import, export, and customs compliance in Turkey are not limited to filing a customs declaration and paying duties. In practice, Turkish customs compliance is a layered legal and operational system built around tariff classification, customs valuation, origin rules, import taxes, product-safety controls, export formalities, strategic-trade controls, transit procedures, and special customs regimes such as inward […]
Data breach response and cyber compliance in Turkey have become central legal issues for companies of every size, not only for banks, telecom operators, or major technology platforms. Any business that stores employee files, customer records, payment data, health information, call-center logs, or cloud-based operational data now sits inside a legal framework that combines personal […]
Third-party risk management and vendor compliance in Turkey have become central legal issues for local companies, foreign investors, exporters, regulated institutions, technology businesses, manufacturers, and consumer-facing enterprises. In practice, a company’s biggest legal exposure in Turkey often does not arise only from its own direct conduct. It also arises from distributors, resellers, customs brokers, logistics […]
Compliance due diligence in mergers and acquisitions in Turkey is no longer a secondary workstream that runs behind financial and legal review. In many transactions, it is the part of the diligence process that determines whether the deal can close on time, whether the buyer can integrate the target safely, and whether the purchase price […]
Sector-specific compliance rules in Turkey are one of the most important legal issues for investors, boards, compliance teams, and regulated businesses. Many companies enter the Turkish market believing that “general corporate compliance” is enough. In reality, Turkey’s regulated sectors operate through separate supervisory architectures, separate licensing rules, separate prudential or conduct requirements, and separate enforcement […]
Tax compliance and reporting obligations in Turkey are far more than an accounting function. For companies, investors, employers, and cross-border groups, Turkish tax compliance is a legal and operational framework that affects incorporation, invoicing, bookkeeping, payroll, indirect tax, withholding, cross-border payments, digital reporting, audits, and dispute management. In practice, the Turkish system is built around […]