Divorce for adultery: what does and does not count as adultery, the 6-month and 5-year time limits, evidence and proof, forgiveness, compensation, maintenance and the third party's liability.
Read More
Annulment (TVK Art. 31) versus revocation (TVK Art. 40) of citizenship, the 60-day deadline to sue, the currency purchase certificate in investment cases and 2025-2026 Council of State rulings.
Read More
Work permits for foreigners in Türkiye: permit types and durations, applying via e-İzin, 2026 fees, the Ministry's assessment criteria, exemptions and fines for unauthorised employment.
Read More
Work permits for foreign carers of the elderly, the sick or children: who can apply, the family income requirement, the e-İzin application step by step, 2026 costs and common refusal reasons.
Read More
Can a foreigner without a residence permit, or who has overstayed, get a work permit? Why there is no general amnesty, the in-country exception for domestic work, how to apply and the risks.
Read More
When a work permit is refused: the 30-day administrative objection, the 60-day annulment action, reading the refusal reasons, the objection petition, stay of execution and Council of State rulings.
Read More
How Presidential Decision No. 10476 changed the rules for foreigners of Turkish descent in jobs reserved for Turkish citizens: criteria exemption versus free access, and the ten conditions.
Read More
Where to apply for permission to visit a foreign convict or detainee at Sincan No. 4 L-Type Closed Prison, and the documents required for relatives and married Turkish citizens.
Read More
For those whose citizenship by investment has been annulled: the 60-day deadline to sue, Council of State rulings, stay of execution and what happens to your assets.
Read More
Drug manufacturing and trafficking under TCK Art. 188: selling versus supplying, personal use versus intent to trade, aggravated forms, effective remorse (TCK Art. 192) and Court of Cassation rulings.
Read More
Effective remorse in drug offences (TCK Art. 192): no penalty for manufacture and trade (192/1) or possession for use (192/2), reduced sentence (192/3), no penalty on seeking treatment (192/4).
Read More
Buying, possessing or using drugs for personal use (TCK Art. 191): elements of the offence, distinction from trafficking (TCK Art. 188), effective remorse, deferred prosecution and probation.
Read More
Why Turkish citizenship applications are refused, reapplying, an administrative objection to the General Directorate of Population and Citizenship, and an annulment action within 60 days.
Read More
Citizenship by marriage (Law No. 5901 Art. 16): the 3-year marriage period, living together as a family, sham marriage checks, interview questions, documents and divorce during the process.
Read More
The 8 key requirements under Law No. 5901 Art. 11, including 5 years' uninterrupted residence, Turkish language and income, plus the security check, interview and the most common mistakes.
Read More
Routes to Turkish citizenship under Law No. 5901: general route (5 years' residence), marriage (3 years), exceptional citizenship by investment, adoption and the right of choice, and which suits whom.
Read More
Protecting software: copyright under FSEK, authorship in employment (FSEK Art. 18), computer-implemented invention patents, trade secrets, open-source licences and a layered hybrid strategy.
Read More
Software patentability in EPO Boards of Appeal case law (VICOM, IBM, COMVIK, Hitachi, G 3/08, G 1/19): technical character, further technical effect and inventive step, compared with SMK Art. 82.
Read More
Court of Cassation rulings on software: programs as works, the originality test, infringement by code comparison, ownership of employee-developed software (FSEK Art. 18/2) and digital exhaustion.
Read More
Partition actions: mandatory mediation since 1 September 2023, the settlement and its enforceability annotation, court proceedings, partition by sale and what it means for foreign property owners.
Read More
Changes proposed by the 12th Judicial Package to civil and criminal procedure, administrative justice and compensation law: the 3-month rule, unquantified claims, personal data, HAGB and interest.
Read More
Entry bans imposed for visa, visa exemption and residence permit violations, restriction codes (Ç, V, G, N, O), their link to deportation orders and the legal remedies available.
Read More
Intellectual property law and AI-generated works and inventions: authorship, originality, patents and the current position under Turkish law.
Read More
Unlawfully obtained evidence in divorce cases: the system of proof, the evidential value of messages and recordings, the KVKK dimension and the risk of criminal liability.
Read More
Your rights to pecuniary and non-pecuniary damages after a traffic accident, how they are calculated and the legal process.
Read More
Ankara 10th Administrative Court annulled YÖK's cancellation of an equivalence certificate, made years later on 'open education' grounds. The ruling matters for administrative stability and acquired rights.
Read More
Overtime in night work is subject to special rules, based on the principle of protecting workers' health, which differ from the general provisions on overtime.
Read More
How overtime and extra hours are calculated, paid and proven is governed by Labour Law No. 4857 and the related regulations.
Read More
Recent "equivalence cancellations" by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) directly affect many constitutional rights, from the right to property to the freedom to work.
Read More
Under Article 25 of Labour Law No. 4857, an employer may terminate an employment contract immediately, without notice, for just cause where continuing it can no longer be expected in good faith.
Read More
An employee's termination of the employment contract stems from the right to leave at any time, part of the freedom to work and to contract under Article 48 of the Constitution.
Read More
Turkish law provides a special protective procedure for criminal and legal investigations that healthcare professionals (doctors, dentists, pharmacists, etc.) may face over their professional work.
Read More
Property acquisition in Türkiye by foreign individuals and foreign-capital companies is governed mainly by Articles 35 and 36 of Land Registry Law No. 2644 and related legislation.
Read More
The court ordered the refund of deposits that the car company had failed to repay.
Read More
Türkiye grants citizenship as a right to foreigners who make certain economic investments. The process is governed by the Turkish Citizenship Law and related regulations.
Read More
Simulation (muvazaa), simply put, is an agreement the parties make to deceive third parties by hiding the true situation; it does not reflect their real intent and is not meant to be valid between them.
Read More
Turkish Civil Code No. 4721 requires a specific form for a valid marriage. Capacity to marry and the absence of impediments to marriage are not enough on their own.
Read More
With rents rising under current economic conditions, especially since the pandemic, legal disputes between tenants and landlords over rent and eviction have increased.
Read More
Under Turkish law, the divorce judgment does not decide on property acquired during the marriage. Without a marital property agreement, a separate action to liquidate the property regime is needed.
Read More
Divorce is the legal procedure for ending a marriage. It may be by mutual consent or, if the spouses cannot agree, through a contested divorce action.
Read More
Vehicle depreciation is the loss in second-hand market value of a vehicle repaired after an accident.
Read More
Administrative detention is a preventive measure applied for security reasons. It is different from a prison sentence.
Read More
Under the Circular on Restriction Procedures, a record is kept of foreigners' entry and exit bans for Türkiye, prior-permission decisions and administrative fines.
Read More
Deportation is regulated in Part Four of the Law on Foreigners and International Protection.
Read More
Under Turkish law, a person's real estate and all their assets pass to their heirs upon death.
Read More
If Rent Is Paid in Cash, Both Tenant and Landlord Will Be Fined
Read More
A regulation amending the International Labour Force Law Implementing Regulation (Official Gazette, 15 October 2024, No. 32693) redefined the work permit exemption for asylum seekers.
Read More
Divorce is the legal procedure for ending a marriage.
Read More