Minority shareholder protection, board liability lawsuits (TCC 553), annulment of general assembly resolutions, and joint venture deadlock resolution.

Shareholder Exit, Expulsion and Dissolution for Just Cause

Court routes out of a locked company: withdrawal, expulsion, buy-out at real value and challenges to assembly resolutions.

Company Exit: Post-Closure Reinstatement and Winding-Up Disputes

Disputes that arise on and after closure: reinstatement of a struck-off company, liquidator duties and post-closure claims.

Corporate Law

Governance, shareholder relations and corporate compliance.

Company & Business Formation

Setting up Turkish companies and branches for foreign investors.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Due diligence, deal structuring and post-merger integration.

Maritime Trade Law

Carriage of goods, charterparties and maritime disputes.

Real Estate & Property Law

Property acquisition, title due diligence and real-estate transactions for foreign buyers and investors.

Property Compliance for Non-Resident Owners

Ongoing legal obligations of an owner who lives abroad: building charges, occupancy status, rental permits and unlawful occupation.

Urban Transformation and Risky Buildings

Owner-side review of contractor agreements and the procedural rights of an owner in a Law 6306 transformation.

Condominium and Site Management Law

Disputes between owners and management: operating budgets, common charges, management plans and challenges to assembly decisions.

Intellectual & Industrial Property

Protecting, enforcing and monetising ideas, brands and inventions.

Intellectual Property

Registering, managing and enforcing intellectual property rights.

Trademark Registration & Litigation

Registration, opposition, infringement, invalidity and non-use revocation.

Patent Litigation

Protecting and enforcing patents and utility models.

Industrial Design Protection

Registered and unregistered design rights in Türkiye: filing strategy, infringement, interim relief and invalidity.

Copyright & Anti-Piracy

Geographical Indications

Registration and protection of geographical indications.

Domain Name Disputes

UDRP and Turkish domain-name recovery and disputes.

Unfair Competition Law

Action against imitation, misleading practices and free-riding.

Trade Secrets and Confidentiality Disputes

Protecting confidential business information under the Commercial Code: injunctions, departing employees and confidentiality covenants.

Anti-Counterfeiting & Customs

Customs watch, seizures and anti-counterfeiting enforcement.

Plant Breeders' Rights

Protection of rights in new plant varieties.

Employee Inventions and R&D Intellectual Property

Ownership and compensation for inventions made at work, R&D agreements and IP allocation in technoparks.

Banking, Finance & Tax

Regulated finance, fintech and tax matters for companies operating in Türkiye.

Banking & Finance Law

Financing, regulated payments and fintech advisory.

Tax Law

Tax planning, disputes and cross-border tax structuring.

International Trade & Customs

Customs, import-export and trade compliance for companies trading across Türkiye's borders.

Customs Law & Compliance

Customs valuation, tariff classification, origin and the customs procedures under Customs Law No. 4458.

Customs Disputes and Penalty Objections

Objections to customs penalties and duty assessments, settlement under Art. 244 and proceedings before the tax courts.

Import & Export Regulation

Import and export regimes, licensing, standards, rules of origin and trade documentation.

Trade Remedies

Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard investigations and duties.

Free Zones & Customs Regimes

Free zones, inward and outward processing, bonded warehousing and duty-relief regimes.

Investment Incentives and State Aid

Legal review of incentive certificates, conditions of continued entitlement, revocation and recovery of support.

Export Controls and Sanctions Compliance

Corporate compliance for controlled and dual-use goods: screening, licensing, internal programmes and audit response.

Employment & Labor

Hiring, contracts, working time, termination and workplace disputes for companies employing staff in Türkiye.

Employment Contracts & Workplace Policies

Drafting compliant employment contracts, handbooks, non-compete and remote-work terms for foreign employers.

Termination & Severance

Lawful termination, severance and notice calculation, and defending reinstatement claims.

Workplace Disputes & Labor Litigation

Employer representation in mandatory mediation and before the labor courts.

Employment in M&A and Restructuring

The employment workstream of a transaction: due diligence, automatic transfer of staff, headcount reductions and post-closing integration.

Workforce Structuring and Flexible Employment

How a foreign company may lawfully engage people in Türkiye: temporary employment relationships, contractors and the limits of Article 7.

Occupational Safety Compliance and Post-Accident Employer Response

Employer-side response after a workplace accident: notification duties, administrative penalties and SGK recourse claims.

Labor & Employment Law

Employment contracts, termination and workplace disputes.

Disputes & Enforcement

Recovering what you are owed and enforcing rights before Turkish courts.

Commercial Debt Collection & Asset Recovery

Cross-border commercial debt recovery, precautionary attachments (ihtiyati haciz), asset tracing, and fraudulent conveyance actions.

Enforcement of Foreign Judgments & Arbitral Awards

Exequatur proceedings for foreign court judgments and international arbitral awards under MÖHUK No. 5718 and the New York Convention 1958.

Commercial Fraud & White-Collar Crime

Corporate fraud investigations, CMK 128 seizure of assets, director embezzlement, and cross-border asset recovery.

Commercial Litigation & Arbitration

Business disputes before the Turkish courts and in ICC/ISTAC arbitration.

Third-Party Rights & Retention of Title

Protecting goods that belong to you when they are seized for someone else's debt, and securing title in cross-border supply.

Enforcement Defence and Negative Declaratory Actions

Representation of the party against whom enforcement is pursued: objection deadlines, stay of proceedings and negative declaratory relief.

Family Law and Divorce

Divorce in Türkiye, registration and recognition of a divorce obtained abroad, custody, maintenance and division of matrimonial property.

Civil Litigation

Contract, damages, property, inheritance and tenancy disputes before the Turkish civil courts, from pre-action mediation to appeal.

Immigration & Citizenship

Citizenship by investment, residence permits and relocation to Türkiye.

Turkish Citizenship

Applications for Turkish citizenship by investment and the steps that go with them.

Turkish Residence Permit

Short-term, family and long-term residence permits.

Regulatory & Sectoral

Data, AI, health, administrative law and criminal defence in a regulated world.

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