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This article considers the legal due diligence required for a foreign investment in Türkiye, from the choice of corporate structure to ongoing operations and exit. It examines foreign ownership, capital requirements, corporate documentation, incentives, property acquisition, employment authorisation, investment reporting and dispute resolution. The statutory framework and the judicial authorities discussed in the manuscript are considered alongside the practical allocation of responsibilities between advisers.

NATO's Ankara summit navigated heightened transatlantic tensions as European allies sought to demonstrate unity and progress on defense spending while managing unpredictable American leadership under the Trump administration's "NATO 3.0" vision. The gathering highlighted both the alliance's resilience and the growing challenges of maintaining cohesion amid diverging strategic priorities, with significant implications for European defense planning and industrial cooperation.

Today, on 7 August 2025, the Turkish government published an important regulatory update in the Official Gazette (No. 32979), amending the Regulation on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs).

İşyeri ruhsatının belediye veya yetkili idare tarafından iptal edilmesi, işletmenin faaliyetini doğrudan etkileyebilir ve kapanmasına yol açabilir. Ruhsat iptalinin hukuka uygun olması için mevzuatta öngörülen sebeplerin bulunması, yetkili makam tarafından usulüne uygun işlem yapılması ve gerekli incelemelerin tamamlanması gerekir.

Navigating the Turkish regulatory landscape for foreign investment funds requires understanding a critical distinction: whilst Turkish residents can freely purchase foreign fund units traded abroad through local intermediaries, ...

The Law No. 7550 on the Enforcement of Criminal and Security Measures and on Amendments to Certain Laws—commonly referred to by the public as the "10th Judicial Reform Package"—was published in the Official Gazette dated June 4, 2025, No. 32920 (1st Repeated Issue)

We are pleased to share our latest article, “German Special Fund for Infrastructure and Climate Neutrality: Opportunities for Turkish Companies”, jointly prepared by the Hergüner and Taylor Wessing teams.

Privatization has been one of the most highly debated issues on the Turkish political scene over the past three decades.

The Financial Action Task Force (“FATF”) published Türkiye’s 5th Round Mutual Evaluation Report (the “Report”) on 23.09.2026, assessing Türkiye’s framework for combating money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing.

The two changes pull in opposite directions within the same know-your-customer framework: one tightens controls for specific persons, the other widens the room for lighter checks in low-risk transactions. Banks, payment and e-money institutions, insurers, pension companies and other obliged parties under Law No. 5549 on the Prevention of Laundering Proceeds of Crime will need to address both at once.