Work permits in Turkey are not just plastic cards or bureaucratic hurdles. They are the fragile bridge between a foreigner’s dream and the State’s demand for order. On one side, there is a person with a profession, a family, a story; on the other, a legal system that says: “You are welcome, but you must […]
Smuggling defense in Turkey is not only about articles, penalties and customs codes. It is about a human being standing alone in a courtroom, feeling the full weight of the State on the other side. Between them lies the law: sometimes cold as marble, sometimes the only warm shield a person has left. This article […]
Commercial contracts in Turkey live at the intersection of a Roman–Germanic civil law tradition and a fast-moving, trade-driven economy. On paper, everything starts with the Turkish Code of Obligations and the Turkish Commercial Code; in real life, it ends with emails, unpaid invoices, defective goods, and a dispute resolution clause that suddenly matters more than […]
Cross border data transfers from Turkiye KVKK Art 9 is no longer a niche topic for privacy lawyers only. After the recent amendments to the Personal Data Protection Law (KVKK), Article 9 has been reshaped into a more structured, but also more demanding regime. The old “just get explicit consent and send the data abroad” […]
Foreigners guide to Turkeys Consumer Arbitration Board is, in reality, a guide to something very practical: how a non-Turkish consumer can turn a bad purchase, a broken promise or an unfair contract into a binding, enforceable decision without immediately going to court. Turkey’s Consumer Arbitration Boards (Tüketici Hakem Heyetleri) are low-cost, fast and relatively user-friendly […]
Investing in Turkey’s pharmaceutical sector means stepping into a highly regulated, but strategically positioned market that serves as a bridge between Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia. For foreign investors, Turkey combines a liberal foreign investment regime with a mature regulatory framework for medicines, a strong generics base and ambitions to become a regional […]
Startup Founders’ Legal Guide to Turkey is not just about which form to tick at the trade registry; it is about understanding the legal soil under your feet before you start building. Turkey sits at a crossroads of Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia, with a modern commercial code, a liberal foreign investment regime […]
Buying a company in Turkey is often faster and more strategic than setting up a brand-new entity. You can acquire an existing customer base, licences, employees and market reputation in a single transaction. For foreign investors, Turkey also offers a relatively liberal foreign investment regime with equal treatment for local and foreign shareholders and a […]
Illegal betting and gambling websites in Turkey are not just a technical or moral problem – they sit at the intersection of criminal law, administrative sanctions, financial crime and internet law. While many people still think “it’s just a website” or “only the organisers are at risk”, Turkish law takes a very different view. Two […]
Smart contracts under Turkish law are not regulated by a special statute, but they are also not legally invisible; they are evaluated through the general principles of the Turkish Code of Obligations and other existing legislation. What is a smart contract in legal terms, and how does it fit into the Turkish legal system? Is […]