How to Transfer Inherited Property in Turkey as a Foreigner Inheritance matters involving property in Turkey can become complicated when the heirs live abroad or are foreign nationals. Many international families discover that owning or inheriting property in another country requires specific legal procedures before the property can be transferred or sold. Under Turkish law,…
Inheritance Law in Turkey for Foreigners: Why You May Need an Inheritance Lawyer in Turkey Turkey is home to a large number of foreign property owners and international families. As a result, inheritance matters involving foreign nationals have become increasingly common in recent years. When a foreign citizen passes away while owning assets in Turkey,…
Turkey has become one of the most attractive destinations for foreign property buyers in recent years. From coastal villas to city apartments, international investors and individuals are increasingly purchasing real estate across the country. However, buying property in a foreign jurisdiction involves legal procedures and potential risks that may differ significantly from those in the…
What is Property Law? Property law is simply the branch of law that regulates what individuals own. Property law, above all, governs who holds the eligibility to own land and personal property. After clarifying the entitlement issue property law regulations, then, lay out the conditions that needs to be met in order to use property…
Non-Turkish citizens who intend to stay in Turkey over the time limit that has been set out by their visa, or they intend to stay for more than ninety days, has to obtain a residence permit in Izmir, Turkey (ikamet) to make their stay legitimate under Turkish law. Applications shall be lodged to the Provincial…
Introduction The pecularities of commercial life render some rules of civil law insufficient for the regulation of commercial transactions, creating a need for special rules. For instance, the rules of the Civil Code applicable to the associations in general but do not apply to various types of other business associations (LLC, Corp. etc). Thus, company…
Turkish law allows foreigners (Non-Turkish citizens) to buy property in Turkey under certain conditions. Under this publication, we intend to advise foreigners how to do the legal works during the official title transfer. In this sense, we do not get into the other discussions of mostly related with property market and finance. 1. Legislation According…
TYPES OF DIVORCE CASES IN TURKEY In practice, that wouldn’t be wrong in saying that there are 2 main type of divorce in Turkey, namely uncontested (settlement agreement) divorce and contested (disputed) divorce. Disputed divorce implies that one of the spouses files a divorce case because of the conflicts with the other party without having a settlement…
Law of succession is a law area which regulates the terms and conditions after the person dies. Turkish inheritance law, as all other modern law systems, is the body of rules applied to determine who will inherit the assets of the deceased and how the assets will be distributed. The totality of the property belonging…
Tax Liability in Joint Stock (“Anonim Şirket”) Companies As it has been known, administration and representation of joint stock companies are carried out by board of directors of the company. Members of board of directors can be elected by general assembly of the company from among shareholders or other third persons and board of directors…
