Practical legal analysis for foreign nationals, investors, and businesses operating in Turkey. Written in plain English by a qualified Turkish attorney and certified sworn translator.
Turkey permits multiple citizenship: no renunciation when you naturalise, no loss when you acquire another passport. The registration duty, the traps, and the Blue Card alternative.
Holding and trading crypto is legal in Turkey; paying with it is not. The 2024 licensing law, the 2025 rulebook, the 2026 transition — what foreign residents must know.
An entry ban or deportation order while your spouse and children live in Turkey is not the end of the road. The constitutional family-life defence, explained step by step.
Turkey now exempts new residents' foreign income from income tax for 20 years, with a flat 1% inheritance rate. Who qualifies, the application deadline, and the fine print.
Turkey's Court of Cassation ruled that signing a new lease after a tahliye taahhüdü renews the tenancy and voids the undertaking. What landlords and tenants must know.
Living in Turkey and working remotely for a foreign employer? Tax residency, the foreign-currency salary exemption, the 2026 service-export deduction and social security, explained.
Acquired Turkish citizenship? Whether you must serve depends on your age at naturalization. The 22-year rule, deferral until 35, bedelli and dövizle options under Law No. 7179.
Visa-free entry, residence permits, property — and the Dutch nationality trap: when acquiring Turkish citizenship costs you your Dutch passport, and when it doesn't.
How foreign families enrol children in Turkish state, private and international schools: the residence layer, the denklik equivalence step, documents and the August timeline.
Visa-free entry, residence permit routes, property and the new Canadian apostille system — a practical legal guide for Canadians moving to Turkey.
How foreigners buy, register and insure a car in Turkey: the mandatory notary sale, taxes, blue plates, and the 730-day rule for foreign-plated vehicles.
How a foreign crime victim files a complaint in Turkey, the six-month deadline, objecting to a closed file, joining the trial as an intervening party, and compensation.
Visa-free entry, residence permit routes, property, retirement and the UK document chain for British citizens moving to Turkey — a practical legal guide from Istanbul.
How Turkey's default marital property regime splits assets, which alternative regimes a notarised agreement can select, and what international couples should fix before the wedding.
How foreigners get a Turkish tax number online in the Digital Tax Office, when the tax office visit is still needed, and why banks, land registries and notaries all ask for it.
Visa-free entry, residence permit routes, property, banking and tax basics for Americans moving to Turkey — a practical legal guide by an Istanbul attorney.
How foreigners marry in Turkey: the certificate of no impediment, apostille and sworn translation, health report, marriage office procedure and what follows the wedding.
How international students get and keep a Turkish student residence permit: Law No. 6458 conditions, documents, insurance, working rights and what happens after graduation.
How apostilles and consular legalization work for Turkey: which documents need them, the competent authorities, sworn translation, and the e-apostille system.
How foreigners retire in Turkey: the permit routes without a retirement visa, the income proof the migration offices now expect, how foreign pensions are taxed, and the healthcare question after 65.
Forest annotations (orman şerhi) and title cancellations in Turkey: what Law No. 7584 and the new Additional Article 22 of the Forest Law change for owners — including the two-year window for past cancellations.
Residence permits in Turkey for German citizens: visa-free entry with an ID card, the property and family routes, retiree income rules, closed neighbourhoods, and the dual-citizenship question.
A baby born in Turkey to foreign parents: birth registration within 30 days, the multilingual birth extract, the newborn's residence permit, and when a child actually becomes a Turkish citizen.
Foreign driving licences in Turkey: the six-month rule, converting to a Turkish licence without an exam, documents, the insurance risk after the deadline, and common pitfalls.
Child custody (velayet) in Turkey for foreign parents: how family courts decide, joint custody, taking a child abroad, the Hague Convention, and what custody means for residence permits.
Residence permits in Turkey for Russian citizens: the visa-free window, tourism-purpose refusals, the $200,000 property route, closed neighbourhoods, and what to do after a refusal.
Turkey's permanent (indefinite) work permit under Law No. 6735: the two qualifying routes, how the eight years are counted, rights, five-year card renewal, and refusals.
If your Turkish building is found risky under Law No. 6306, demolition and rebuilding can follow on short deadlines. A 2026 guide to owners' rights and options.
If a hair transplant, cosmetic or dental procedure in Turkey goes wrong, foreign patients have real legal remedies. A 2026 guide to malpractice claims and consent.
Turkish law lets landlords end a lease only on limited grounds and caps rent increases. A 2026 guide to eviction, rent rises and mediation for foreign owners.
Owning a home in Turkey doesn't guarantee a residence permit — some neighbourhoods are closed to new foreign registration. A 2026 guide for buyers and renters.
Short-term (Airbnb) letting in Turkey now needs a Ministry permit, unanimous neighbour consent, and careful tax handling — a 2026 legal guide for foreign owners.
The default route to a Turkish passport — five years' lawful residence under Law No. 5901. Which permits count, the language and intent interview, the document chain, and why a refusal is not the end.
Turkey's Constitutional Court struck the word 'indefinite' from the alimony provision in June 2026 — but poverty alimony was not abolished and the change is not yet in force. What it means for foreigners divorcing in Turkey.
Turkey's 2026 asset peace (varlık barışı) under Law No. 7582 — bringing undeclared foreign or domestic assets into the system at a 5% rate, the 31 July 2027 deadline, what the protection covers, and the limits a foreign investor should know.
How a foreign company hires employees in Turkey — the written employment contract, SGK registration before day one, the 5:1 rule for foreign hires, probation and working-hours rules, and the obligations that catch new employers.
How foreign heirs obtain a Turkish certificate of inheritance (veraset ilamı) — why a notary cannot issue it, the Civil Court of Peace route, the apostille and sworn-translation chain, and handling it from abroad by power of attorney.
How a creditor freezes a Turkish debtor's assets before judgment — ihtiyati haciz under the Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law, the ex parte order, the security deposit, the 10-day and 7-day deadlines, and the appeal trap when paired with a foreign judgment.
How to enforce a foreign court judgment or arbitral award in Turkey — the tenfiz lawsuit, MÖHUK conditions, the New York Convention route for arbitration, and the document chain that decides the timeline.
What happens when a Turkish cheque bounces or a promissory note goes unpaid: the fast-track enforcement, criminal liability for bad cheques, deadlines and recovery strategy.
How debt collection works in Turkey: enforcement proceedings, the 7-day objection, seizure, foreign judgments and what foreign creditors must know — by an Istanbul attorney.
What a foreign-owned company pays in Turkey in 2026: 25% corporate tax, the new 10% minimum tax, VAT, dividend withholding, treaties and compliance — by an Istanbul attorney.
How foreign companies open a branch or liaison office in Turkey: registration, permits, taxation, funding rules and which structure fits — explained by an Istanbul attorney.
How foreigners start a business in Turkey in 2026: company types, minimum capital, MERSİS registration, taxes, work permits and the legal steps — explained by an Istanbul attorney.
Overstayed your visa or residence permit? The fine structure, entry-ban tiers, voluntary departure vs. deportation, and what a foreign national can still do — every day of inaction moves you into a harsher bracket.
Which health insurance Turkey's residence permits actually require — the four accepted proofs, private policy standards, the SGK routes, and the age-65 edge cases.
How to make a legally valid will in Turkey as a foreigner — the notarized, handwritten and oral forms, reserved-share limits, safekeeping, and revocation.
Jurisdiction, applicable law and recognition are three different questions — and confusing them costs months. The contested and uncontested routes, grounds and fault, custody and support, the 2026 alimony ruling, property, and the residence-permit consequence.
Turkey's indefinite residence status explained — the eight-year rule and how 'continuous' is really counted, the income and insurance conditions, rights close to a citizen's, cancellation for a long absence, and the priority route back.
Defrauded in Turkey? When a bad deal becomes a crime under Penal Code Arts. 157–158, how to report it, the criminal and civil routes pursued together, how money is actually recovered — and why the real obstacle for a foreign victim is rarely the law.
A foreign worker injured on the job in Turkey has two parallel protections — SGK benefits from the first day with no waiting period, and a compensation claim against the employer — and they survive even without registration or a work permit.
The seller's side of a Turkish property deal — the mandatory valuation report, municipal tax clearance, the Land Registry appointment, selling remotely by power of attorney, the five-year capital gains line, and getting the proceeds home.
The quiet annual calendar of owning Turkish property — the municipal property tax, the valuable housing tax above the threshold, the March rental income return, DASK insurance, and how to stay compliant from abroad.
A Turkish attorney's first-ninety-days guide for newcomers — tax number, IMEI phone registration, address registration, bank account, health insurance and the residence permit, in the order that actually works.
A Turkish attorney's 2026 guide for foreign tenants — lease agreements under the Code of Obligations No. 6098, notarization for residence permits, the three-month deposit cap, the CPI rent-increase limit, the eviction commitment, and tenant rights.
A Turkish attorney's 2026 guide for foreigners opening a bank account — the essential tax number, the documents banks really want, KYC and source-of-funds checks, opening remotely by power of attorney, and which banks accept non-residents.
A Turkish attorney's complete 2026 guide for foreign buyers — ownership rules, title-deed due diligence, taxes, the new secure-payment system, and buying by power of attorney.
A Turkish attorney's 2026 guide for foreign heirs and property owners — who inherits, whether a foreign will works, the court process, inheritance tax, and handling it from abroad.
How foreigners can buy property in Turkey entirely by power of attorney — granting a POA from abroad, what your lawyer can do, keeping it safe, and the language layer at the Land Registry.
The foreign spouse or child of a Turkish citizen or permit-holder can live in Turkey on a family residence permit — but the permit depends on a sponsor who meets specific conditions, genuine-marriage checks, and documents that mostly originate abroad.
A foreign divorce decree has no legal effect in Turkey until it is formally recognised. The difference between tanıma and tenfiz, the faster administrative route since 2017, and what divorce does to your residence status and citizenship prospects.
Injured on Turkish roads as a foreigner? Your right to material and moral compensation, who to claim against (driver, insurer, or the Güvence Hesabı fund), the two-year deadline, and the document problem that quietly costs foreign victims the most.
Dismissed in Turkey? Foreign employees have the same notice, severance, and reinstatement rights as Turkish colleagues — but a second clock is also running on your work permit and residence status. A guide to both layers.
Detained in Turkey and don't know the system? A guide to custody vs. pre-trial detention, the 24-hour rule, the right to silence, a free interpreter, and consular access — and the one mistake that turns a misunderstanding into a prosecution.
Marrying a Turkish citizen opens a door — it does not walk you through it. A 2026 guide to the three-year rule, the genuineness interview, the V-70 sham-marriage code, and what actually makes the difference between approval and refusal.
Stopped at the border or facing removal? Turkey's rules on deportation, entry bans, and restriction (tahdit) codes share one feature: deadlines measured in days. A 2026 guide to the three measures, how they differ, and what can realistically be done.
A refusal is not the end. How Turkish administrative law lets you challenge a refused visa, residence permit, or citizenship decision — the 60-day deadline, the court route, and what actually wins these cases.
Iranian nationals pursuing Turkish property or citizenship by investment face three converging legal regimes — property law, citizenship law, and the rules governing fund transfers from Iran. A 2026 guide to the routes, the money question, and the pitfalls.
How remote workers can live in Turkey lawfully in 2026 — eligibility, income rules, the Digital Nomad Certificate, the two-stage application process, tax residency, and the pitfalls that cause rejections.
A clear guide to every residence permit type in Türkiye under Law No. 6458 — short-term, family, student, long-term, and humanitarian permits, plus the 2026 realities of applying.
The $400,000 real estate route and the $500,000 alternatives: thresholds, the money trail, the three-year hold, timing and why applications fail — by an Istanbul attorney.
A practical walkthrough of legal steps, required documents, and tax obligations for domestic and foreign individuals to establish an LLC or JSC in Istanbul under Turkish Commercial Code No. 6102.
Purchasing real estate in Istanbul as a non-resident involves Ministry approvals, title deed formalities, and tax compliance. From due diligence at the Land Registry to post-purchase obligations.
Turkey offers six types of work permit for foreign nationals — from dependent and independent permits to the Turquoise Card. Permit types, eligibility, application process, pitfalls, and your rights as a foreign worker.
Iranian nationals are among the top applicants for Turkish residence permits. Specific legal requirements, document standards, common mistakes, and risk factors for Iranian citizens applying through the Migration Directorate.
