INTERNATIONAL LEGAL DESK · TÜRKİYE
Understand the main legal steps for living, investing or doing business in Türkiye. Explore your topic, see what to prepare and contact our İzmir office.
Initial contact does not establish an attorney-client relationship. Do not send passports, health records, trade secrets or case files through an open channel.
WHERE TO START
The requirements for a residence permit, a property purchase and a company investment differ. We review your objective, existing documents and any deadlines before explaining the options. An investment alone does not guarantee citizenship.
YOUR LEGAL TOPIC
Choose a topic to see what to prepare for a discussion. These selections are not sent to our office and do not determine whether you qualify for a right or permit.
PREPARATION NOTE
Is this a new application, a refusal, a cancellation or a time-sensitive notice concerning status in Türkiye?Before your first conversation
INDIVIDUALS
Document and deadline review for residence or work permits, refusals, cancellations, restriction codes, removal and administrative detention matters.
Matter-specific review of eligibility conditions, investment evidence and administrative procedure for ordinary or exceptional citizenship applications.
Turkish-law assessment of property transactions, cross-border divorce, custody, recognition and enforcement, and inheritance matters.
COMPANIES & INVESTORS
Planning a company, branch or liaison office, governance and representation against the intended activity, sector and permission requirements.
Reviewing governing law, jurisdiction or arbitration, payment, delivery, security and termination clauses for the transaction at hand.
Coordinating due diligence, equity investment, expatriate employment, data protection, IP, customs and regulatory workstreams.
Turkish litigation and enforcement, interim protection, and the recognition or enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards.
POPULAR STARTING POINTS
These concise guides are published in Turkish and remain general information. We can explain the relevant Turkish procedure in English during an accepted consultation.
Application routes, refusals, deadlines and the work permit–residence relationship.
Open Turkish guide ↗Separate removal, entry-ban and administrative-detention remedies.
Open Turkish guide ↗Review the investment, conformity evidence and citizenship stages separately.
Open Turkish guide ↗Ownership, governance, registry, licences and foreign personnel.
Open Turkish guide ↗Title records, valuation, encumbrances and foreign-buyer restrictions.
Open Turkish guide ↗Governing law, jurisdiction, arbitration, payment and delivery.
Open Turkish guide ↗Recognition, enforcement, finality and interim protection.
Open Turkish guide ↗Permits, employment terms, termination and employer duties.
Open Turkish guide ↗USING FOREIGN DOCUMENTS
The required translation, notarisation, apostille or consular authentication depends on the document, issuing country, applicable treaty and receiving authority. Requirements are confirmed per matter.
HOW THE DESK WORKS
You should know what we need from you, which work we have agreed to undertake and what happens next. We cannot guarantee the outcome of an application or dispute.
We first discuss your situation, the countries involved and any deadlines. We also check whether a conflict of interest prevents us from acting.
We explain where to apply, what documents are needed and which tasks we can undertake. The proposed scope and exclusions are put in writing.
Work begins after matter acceptance, identity and authority checks, a written scope / fee agreement and any required power of attorney.
WORKING PRINCIPLES
The responsible lawyer, accepted scope and communication channel are identified for the matter.
Assumptions, exclusions, required documents and next actions are separated in writing.
Turkish filing, representation, language and authority requirements are checked for the actual transaction.
Sensitive documents move only after the channel, purpose and need are confirmed.
PRACTICAL QUESTIONS
Yes. The suitable channel, time and scope are confirmed by the office. A contact request is not a confirmed appointment.
No. In the first message, share only the general topic, countries involved and any urgent deadline. A secure document channel is selected after matter-acceptance checks.
No. Eligibility, evidence, administrative review and current rules are assessed separately; no outcome is guaranteed.
Turkish law and Turkish filings govern proceedings in Türkiye. Translation or interpreting needs are agreed for the particular matter.
CONTACT OUR OFFICE
Do not include identity numbers, passports, health data, counterparty secrets or full case files in the first message. Service availability and scope are confirmed only after matter-acceptance checks.
This page provides general information about work areas and intake. It is not Turkish or foreign legal advice, a fee quote, an eligibility decision, a promise of outcome or an offer to establish an attorney-client relationship. Each matter requires conflict, identity, authority, fact, document, deadline and current-law review. The Turkish text and Turkish law govern the office process.
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