Understanding how to enforce a foreign judgment in Turkey is crucial for individuals and companies seeking to protect their rights, recover debts, or register personal status decisions such as divorce or custody orders.

Lease agreements are established through mutual agreement. However, the landlord's or his relatives' needs may change after signing the lease agreement.

Both workplace and residential dues remaining unpaid are a common issue. Uncertainty about who will bear site or building expenses (e.g., caretaker, heating, concierge) is also prevalent.

If a time traveler were to tell Laszlo Hanyecz that he would be paying $550 million for 2 pizzas with the exchange rate of April 20, 2021, he would probably laugh it off.

Enforcing a foreign arbitral award in Turkey is not an automatic process. Even if the parties have settled their dispute abroad through arbitration, the award must still be reviewed and approved by Turkish courts before it can be executed within the country.

Debt collection is an important process in the management of debt relationships in Turkey and can be carried out through various methods.

Rapidly increasing inflation has led previously set rent and rent increase rates to become disconnected from reality.

In the realm of rental relationships, tenants are often considered the weaker party and are protected through legal provisions.

The question of how to evict a tenant who doesn't pay rent has been occupying the agenda due to increasing economic difficulties.

The upper limit for rent increases in lease agreements is determined by the Turkish Code of Obligations. Currently, this upper limit is based on the 12-month average of the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

Foreign nationals can acquire property in Turkey, but the transaction requires careful legal assessment beyond commercial considerations. Title restrictions, construction irregularities, ownership disputes and payment documentation issues can materially affect the investment, particularly when the acquisition is connected with citizenship eligibility or completed through representatives.

For this, it is necessary that the landlord is unaware that the tenant or her spouse has their own residence at the time of signing the lease agreement.

The 12th Judicial Reform Package was published in the Official Gazette No. 33326 dated July 31, 2026. The amendment introduced to Article 114 of the Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law by Law No. 7589 changes the procedure applicable to the sale of inherited real estate through a partition action. Rather than requiring heirs to compete directly with third-party bidders from the outset, the new rules give them an initial opportunity to acquire the property among themselves.

The posting of debt lists in common areas within residential complexes is not merely a matter of “administrative convenience”; it constitutes a direct act of personal data processing and, in many cases, qualifies as a data breach. Such practices, often carried out reflexively under traditional property management habits, are in clear conflict with the principles of data security and proportionality set forth under Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data.

Fraudulent conveyance by the decedent is one of the most frequently encountered grounds for a property title cancellation and re-registration lawsuit under Turkish law...

Turkey's 12th Judicial Package introduced a fundamental shift in how statutory interest is calculated, replacing the fixed-rate system with a dynamic model tied to the Central Bank's rediscount rate. How will this change affect long-term receivables, ongoing litigation, and the calculation of default interest in commercial transactions?

In rental law, various problems arising from different interpretations of contracts or the behavior of the parties are quite common.

The increase in housing sales in Turkey can create situations where a tenant resides in the purchased property, prompting the question of how to evict a tenant from a purchased home.

Turkey's Private Pension System (BES) offers foreign investors a unique pathway to citizenship through a USD 500,000 contribution held for three years. Unlike real estate or bank deposits, this route provides investment flexibility across multiple fund types including equities, precious metals, and money market instruments. How does this managed portfolio approach compare to other citizenship investment options, and what are the key requirements and risks investors should understand?

Given the economic and familial importance of real estate in Turkey, lawsuits for title cancellation and registration represent one of the most significant legal remedies available to individuals seeking to protect their property rights.