How Protected Is a VC Really in a Turkish Startup Bankruptcy or Concordato? When foreign investors look at the Turkish ecosystem, the question “how protected is a VC really in a Turkish startup bankruptcy or concordato?” is usually left to the last slide of the deck – until something goes wrong. Turkish law has its […]
IP Due Diligence: Who Really Owns the Start-up’s Intellectual Property? For any foreign investor looking at a Turkish tech or innovation company, one of the first questions in an IP review should be: “IP due diligence: who really owns the start-up’s intellectual property?” The start-up’s core value is usually its software, algorithms, brand, designs and […]
Entering or scaling a technology business in Türkiye requires contract architecture that preserves IP value while enabling commercial execution. The recurring friction points for foreign investors cluster around license scope, open-source software (OSS) compliance, service-level agreements (SLAs), and source-code access/escrow. This note sets out a practitioner-oriented playbook and highlights drafting techniques—most notably present assignment of […]
Introduction: The idea of “Intellectual Property Rights” serves as a foundation of protection and acknowledgment for the brilliant minds behind creative creations, scientific advances, and business endeavors in an age marked by innovation and limitless creativity. These legal protections act as a wall around the products of human thought, guaranteeing that the genius, commitment, and […]