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Corporate & Commercial
Commercial LawContracts, distribution, agency and day-to-day commercial matters.Commercial ContractsDrafting and negotiating distribution, agency, supply and franchise agreements.Competition LawMerger control, antitrust compliance and dawn-raid defence before the Competition Authority.Foreign Investment & Market EntryStructuring market entry, incentives and sector rules for foreign investors.Corporate Shareholder Disputes & Joint VenturesMinority shareholder protection, board liability lawsuits (TCC 553), annulment of general assembly resolutions, and joint venture deadlock resolution.Shareholder Exit, Expulsion and Dissolution for Just CauseCourt 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 DisputesDisputes that arise on and after closure: reinstatement of a struck-off company, liquidator duties and post-closure claims.Corporate LawGovernance, shareholder relations and corporate compliance.Company & Business FormationSetting up Turkish companies and branches for foreign investors.Mergers & AcquisitionsDue diligence, deal structuring and post-merger integration.Maritime Trade LawCarriage of goods, charterparties and maritime disputes.Real Estate & Property LawProperty acquisition, title due diligence and real-estate transactions for foreign buyers and investors.Property Compliance for Non-Resident OwnersOngoing legal obligations of an owner who lives abroad: building charges, occupancy status, rental permits and unlawful occupation.Urban Transformation and Risky BuildingsOwner-side review of contractor agreements and the procedural rights of an owner in a Law 6306 transformation.Condominium and Site Management LawDisputes between owners and management: operating budgets, common charges, management plans and challenges to assembly decisions.

Intellectual & Industrial Property
Intellectual PropertyRegistering, managing and enforcing intellectual property rights.Trademark Registration & LitigationRegistration, opposition, infringement, invalidity and non-use revocation.Patent LitigationProtecting and enforcing patents and utility models.Industrial Design ProtectionRegistered and unregistered design rights in Türkiye: filing strategy, infringement, interim relief and invalidity.Copyright & Anti-PiracyCopyright protection, licensing and anti-piracy enforcement.Geographical IndicationsRegistration and protection of geographical indications.Domain Name DisputesUDRP and Turkish domain-name recovery and disputes.Unfair Competition LawAction against imitation, misleading practices and free-riding.Trade Secrets and Confidentiality DisputesProtecting confidential business information under the Commercial Code: injunctions, departing employees and confidentiality covenants.Anti-Counterfeiting & CustomsCustoms watch, seizures and anti-counterfeiting enforcement.Plant Breeders' RightsProtection of rights in new plant varieties.Employee Inventions and R&D Intellectual PropertyOwnership and compensation for inventions made at work, R&D agreements and IP allocation in technoparks.

Banking, Finance & Tax
Banking & Finance LawFinancing, regulated payments and fintech advisory.Tax LawTax planning, disputes and cross-border tax structuring.

International Trade & Customs
Customs Law & ComplianceCustoms valuation, tariff classification, origin and the customs procedures under Customs Law No. 4458.Customs Disputes and Penalty ObjectionsObjections to customs penalties and duty assessments, settlement under Art. 244 and proceedings before the tax courts.Import & Export RegulationImport and export regimes, licensing, standards, rules of origin and trade documentation.Trade RemediesAnti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard investigations and duties.Free Zones & Customs RegimesFree zones, inward and outward processing, bonded warehousing and duty-relief regimes.Investment Incentives and State AidLegal review of incentive certificates, conditions of continued entitlement, revocation and recovery of support.Export Controls and Sanctions ComplianceCorporate compliance for controlled and dual-use goods: screening, licensing, internal programmes and audit response.

Employment & Labor
Employment Contracts & Workplace PoliciesDrafting compliant employment contracts, handbooks, non-compete and remote-work terms for foreign employers.Termination & SeveranceLawful termination, severance and notice calculation, and defending reinstatement claims.Workplace Disputes & Labor LitigationEmployer representation in mandatory mediation and before the labor courts.Employment in M&A and RestructuringThe employment workstream of a transaction: due diligence, automatic transfer of staff, headcount reductions and post-closing integration.Workforce Structuring and Flexible EmploymentHow 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 ResponseEmployer-side response after a workplace accident: notification duties, administrative penalties and SGK recourse claims.Labor & Employment LawEmployment contracts, termination and workplace disputes.

Disputes & Enforcement
Commercial Debt Collection & Asset RecoveryCross-border commercial debt recovery, precautionary attachments (ihtiyati haciz), asset tracing, and fraudulent conveyance actions.Enforcement of Foreign Judgments & Arbitral AwardsExequatur proceedings for foreign court judgments and international arbitral awards under MÖHUK No. 5718 and the New York Convention 1958.Commercial Fraud & White-Collar CrimeCorporate fraud investigations, CMK 128 seizure of assets, director embezzlement, and cross-border asset recovery.Commercial Litigation & ArbitrationBusiness disputes before the Turkish courts and in ICC/ISTAC arbitration.Third-Party Rights & Retention of TitleProtecting 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 ActionsRepresentation of the party against whom enforcement is pursued: objection deadlines, stay of proceedings and negative declaratory relief.Family Law and DivorceDivorce in Türkiye, registration and recognition of a divorce obtained abroad, custody, maintenance and division of matrimonial property.Civil LitigationContract, damages, property, inheritance and tenancy disputes before the Turkish civil courts, from pre-action mediation to appeal.

Immigration & Citizenship
Turkish CitizenshipApplications for Turkish citizenship by investment and the steps that go with them.Turkish Residence PermitShort-term, family and long-term residence permits.

Regulatory & Sectoral
Personal Data Protection (KVKK)KVKK/GDPR compliance, data mapping and breach response.Artificial Intelligence LawAI governance, liability and compliance for emerging technology.Health & Medical LawMedical malpractice, healthcare regulation and patient rights.Criminal LawWhite-collar and general criminal defence.Administrative LawActions against decisions of public authorities: annulment and damages claims, stay of execution, zoning, expropriation, public tenders and administrative fines.E-Commerce and Marketplace LawLaw 6563 compliance for sellers and intermediaries: notice-and-takedown, distance contracts, ETBİS and platform disputes.Product Safety and Market SurveillanceCompliance and defence under Law No. 7223: operator duties, market surveillance inspections, corrective action plans, recall and sectoral regimes.Health Tourism Regulatory ComplianceAuthorisation, mandatory insurance and intermediary arrangements for clinics and facilities serving international patients.Consumer Law Compliance for Sellers and ImportersCompany-side consumer compliance: contract terms, warranty and after-sales duties, and defending claims before the arbitration committees.

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