In the face of global challenges such as climate change and the evolving dynamics of production and consumption patterns brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, alongside disruptions in energy supply and demand ...

Bankacılık Düzenleme ve Denetleme Kurumu, Bankaların Kredi İşlemlerine İlişkin Yönetmelik'te değişiklik ("Değişiklik") yaptı.

The shareholders, board of directors, and each member of the board of directors are entitled to challenge the general assembly resolutions, subject to several conditions.

Corporate governance principles are essential in order to protect benefits of minority shareholders and investors.

Stock option plans (commonly referred to as Employee Stock Option Plans, or ESOPs) stand out as a tool designed to increase employee loyalty and motivation, while also enabling companies that may not have the means to offer competitive salaries to retain qualified talent within the organization.

The pre-emptive right is granted to shareholders to ensure they maintain their proportional ownership following a capital increase. This right safeguards shareholders from potential dilution of their equity...

For many years, most joint stock companies in Turkey were family owned businesses.

The obligation for the joint stock companies to have a Ministry Commissar to attend general assembly meetings was relieved with the New Turkish Commercial Code No.6102.

It is possible for a foreign bank headquartered abroad ("Foreign Bank") to operate in Türkiye by way of opening a branch or a representative office.

The Turkish Data Protection Authority has published a document titled “Use of Generative AI Tools in the Workplace” on its website, setting out its observations on the key risk areas associated with the use of generative AI tools in business processes, as well as governance approaches that organizations may consider in managing such use.

With its decision published in the Official Gazette on 17 March 2026, the Constitutional Court brought renewed attention to a significant issue that had long been overlooked in relation to limited liability companies.

Following the entry into force of Turkish Commercial Code numbered 6102 ("TCC"), the cumulative voting system is permitted to be practiced in non-public joint stock companies in accordance with art. 434 of the TCC regulating voting rights of the shareholders.

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ("OECD") defines corporate governance as, "Corporate governance involves a set of relationships between a company's management, its board, its shareholders and other stakeholders."

Turkish Commercial Code numbered 6102 (the "TCC") which came into force on 1 July 2012, is designated to meet the needs of the market, to provide compliance with European Union’s regulations in membership stage, to target the transparency.

New regulations are introduced by the 7th paragraph added to Art. 371 concerning the function and scope of the internal directive regulated under Art. 367 TCC.

Having an internet connection can now easily mean being an active shareholder who participates and votes at annual shareholder meetings literally from anywhere.

Capital increase within Turkish equity companies is considered as a straight forward process, which is actually a complete misperception.

Rights of shareholders in joint stock corporations have been relatively improved by the new Turkish Commercial Code.

The Capital Markets Board issued a new set of rules (Tender Offer Communiqué II-26.1) to govern tender offers targeting shares in Turkish public companies.

The new Corporate Governance Communique No. II-17.1, repealing the former communiques has been published by the Capital Markets Board.