Türkiye’s onshore wind market remains one of the most dynamic segments of its power sector, driven by competitive YEKA-RES tenders, steady project pipelines under the licensed/unlicensed regimes, and a rising opportunity set in repowering. Below is a practitioner-oriented legal roadmap that foreign investors can use to de-risk entry, diligence counterparties, and structure bankable transactions. 1) […]
Investing in Utility-Scale and C&I Solar (GES) in Turkey: YEKA/YETA, Rooftop, Hybrids and Storage—A Legal Brief for Foreign Investors Türkiye’s solar market is scaling fast and offers four practical entry routes for foreign investors: (i) YEKA/YETA utility-scale tenders, (ii) rooftop C&I self-consumption, (iii) hybrid GES by adding PV to existing plants, and (iv) PV co-located […]
Investing in Turkey’s Pharmaceutical Sector: A Practical Legal Brief for Foreign Investors Turkey offers a sizable, fast-growing pharmaceutical market with EU-aligned rules in many areas—and some very local nuances. Below is a concise, practitioner-oriented roadmap covering entry structures, licensing, pricing/reimbursement, compliance, IP/data, competition, and incentives. 1) Market entry & corporate structuringForeign investors may establish or […]
Pending Criminal Investigations and Citizenship: Disclosure and Proportionality defines how Turkish authorities weigh open investigations when deciding naturalization, marriage-based, or exceptional (investment) citizenship under Law No. 5901. The key is honest disclosure plus a record strong enough to satisfy security/public-order screening without treating mere allegations as guilt. LEGAL FRAMEWORKCitizenship decisions are administrative acts taken after […]
SPK Valuation Audits in Real-Estate Citizenship: Discrepancies and Appeals surface whenever the appraisal report used for Turkish citizenship by real estate conflicts with registry, payment, or eligibility data. Under the investment route, the property (or properties) must satisfy the statutory USD 400,000 threshold, bear a three-year no-sale annotation, and align with an appraisal prepared by […]
Expert Opinions and Forensic Evidence in Citizenship Litigation often decide close cases in Turkish citizenship disputes by clarifying facts, curing record gaps, and testing administrative discretion with methodical proof. LEGAL CONTEXT AND BURDEN OF PROOFCitizenship disputes—whether challenging a refusal, an annulment for misrepresentation, or the non-inclusion of family members—are reviewed as administrative cases. Courts examine […]
Administrative and Judicial Review Timeline in Citizenship Refusals in Turkey is critical because deadlines and sequencing determine whether a refusal can be overturned or must be re-filed from scratch. Missing even one period can bar review, so counsel should map the route on day one. LEGAL FRAMEWORKRefusals in Turkish citizenship matters (whether general, marriage-based, exceptional, […]
Post-Approval Compliance in Turkish citizenship requires investors and families to monitor legal, financial, and registry obligations after the citizenship decision is granted under Law No. 5901 and its Implementing Regulation. LEGAL BASISCitizenship granted on investment or other grounds remains subject to ongoing conditions embedded in the route chosen (real estate, bank deposit, government bonds/lease certificates, […]
INTRODUCTION Recognition of foreign divorces and custody orders in citizenship cases in Turkey frequently determines whether a family can complete Turkish citizenship filings without delay. In practice, authorities must know whether a prior marriage has legally ended, whether a new marriage is valid, and which parent holds custody for including minor children. The answers turn […]
INTRODUCTION Turkish Citizenship by Bank Deposit: Eligibility, CBRT Conversion, and the 3-Year Lock is an exceptional pathway under Turkish law that allows qualified investors to obtain citizenship by committing funds to a Turkish bank subject to strict currency-conversion and holding requirements. In practice, success depends on meeting the statutory threshold, converting foreign currency through the […]