Turkey has become a far more important patent jurisdiction than many foreign businesses first assume. The Turkish patent system is built on Law No. 6769 on Industrial Property, which entered into force on January 10, 2017 and now forms the main legal basis for patents and utility models in the country. The Turkish Patent and […]
Turkey has become a much more important patent jurisdiction than many international businesses assume. Official figures published by TÜRKPATENT show that 11,394 domestic patent applications were filed in 2025, while a separate TÜRKPATENT publication citing WIPO’s 2024 data reports that Türkiye ranked 10th globally in domestic patent applications with 10,004 filings. For innovative manufacturers, engineering […]
For companies entering the Turkish market, trademark registration is often the first and most important intellectual property step. In a jurisdiction where brand identity, market access, online visibility, customs enforcement, and distributor control can all turn on trademark ownership, delay can be costly. A business that launches before securing its mark in Turkey may later […]
For companies entering the Turkish market, creators monetizing original content, and investors building brand-driven or technology-based businesses, understanding Turkish IP law is no longer optional. Türkiye has a mature and increasingly active intellectual property system built around specialized institutions, modern legislation, international filing routes, and practical enforcement tools. The country is also a major filing […]
Inheritance lawsuits in Turkey do not follow a single procedural path. What people casually call an “inheritance case” may actually be a non-contentious probate-type application such as obtaining a certificate of inheritance, opening a will, recording a rejection of inheritance, or requesting protective measures for the estate. It may also be a fully contentious civil […]
Digital wealth is no longer theoretical. Many people now hold part of their economic life in exchange accounts, self-custodied crypto wallets, online investment interfaces, domain names, monetized channels, cloud-based business records, and other digitally controlled assets or claims. In Turkey, however, succession law did not develop as a separate “digital estate code.” The current legal […]
The role of the executor in Turkish inheritance law is far more important than many families realize. In Turkish practice, succession does not become simple merely because a will exists. After death, the estate may need to be protected, the will may need to be formally opened by the civil peace court, heirs may disagree […]
Children born outside marriage are not excluded from inheritance under Turkish law. The modern Turkish Civil Code does not treat a child born outside marriage as a second-class heir merely because the parents were not married when the child was born. The real legal issue is not the child’s social status, but whether filiation (soybağı) […]
Unmarried partners do not have the same inheritance position as spouses under Turkish law. This is the single most important starting point for anyone asking about cohabitation, long-term relationships, fiancés, religious-only unions, or partners who shared a home and life without a valid civil marriage. The Turkish Civil Code gives inheritance rights to the surviving […]
Family businesses in Turkey are often built around more than capital. They usually combine ownership, management, family expectations, and long-term control over assets such as factories, shops, contracts, real estate, goodwill, and voting rights. When the founder or a key shareholder dies, the legal problem is therefore not limited to “who inherits.” The real question […]