For foreign companies entering Türkiye, brand protection should begin before the first distributor meeting, before the first online sale, and ideally before the first public launch. In practice, many international businesses focus on incorporation, tax, product approvals, and logistics, but postpone trademark strategy until a conflict appears. That is often too late. Turkish trademark law […]
For brand owners, trademark infringement in Turkey is not only a legal problem. It is a market-access problem, a reputation problem, a distributor-control problem, and often a customs problem. In practice, counterfeit goods, confusingly similar marks, unauthorized resellers, parallel-looking packaging, and online marketplace misuse can damage revenue long before a final judgment is issued. Turkish […]
For manufacturers, fashion businesses, furniture brands, packaging designers, consumer product companies, app and interface developers, and foreign investors entering the Turkish market, industrial design protection in Turkey is a major commercial issue. In many sectors, the visual appearance of a product drives buying decisions as much as price or technical performance. That commercial importance is […]
For authors, software companies, publishers, agencies, film producers, designers, game developers, digital platforms, and foreign businesses entering the Turkish market, understanding copyright law in Turkey is essential. In practice, copyright in Turkey does far more than protect novels, music, and films. It also affects software source code, databases, photographs, website content, e-learning materials, social media […]
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 […]