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Property law · Dr Alihan Sağır, Turkish lawyer (Avukat), Antalya Bar Association · 9 November 2026

Buying property in Turkey as a foreigner: legal checks, the title deed transfer and what to do if something goes wrong

Foreigners can own a flat or house in Turkey, including in Antalya, Alanya, Kemer and Side, with some limits. This guide covers the legal checks before buying, the steps at the land registry, buying by power of attorney, off-plan purchases, short-term letting, residence and citizenship, and the remedies if a purchase goes wrong.

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Family law · Dr Alihan Sağır, Turkish lawyer (Avukat), Antalya Bar Association · 9 November 2026

Divorce in Turkey for foreigners: jurisdiction, applicable law, documents, and recognition of a foreign divorce

Foreigners can divorce in Turkey, including British couples living in Antalya. The family court decides, usually applying the spouses' common national law. This guide explains the courts, the documents, the position of children and property, and how a divorce granted abroad is registered or recognised in Turkey.

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Inheritance law · Dr Alihan Sağır, Turkish lawyer (Avukat), Antalya Bar Association · 9 November 2026

Inheritance tax in Turkey for foreigners: 2026 exemptions, rates, deadlines and payment

Turkey taxes inherited property located in Turkey whatever the nationality or residence of the deceased and the heirs. This guide sets out the 2026 exemptions and rates, the filing deadlines, how the tax is valued, paid and cleared at the tax office, and what happens if a deadline is missed.

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Company law · Dr Alihan Sağır, Turkish lawyer (Avukat), Antalya Bar Association · 6 November 2026

Setting up a company in Türkiye as a foreign business: subsidiary, branch or liaison office

A lawyer's guide from Antalya for foreign businesses entering Türkiye (Turkey). It compares a subsidiary, a branch and a liaison office, explains the choice between a limited and a joint stock company, lists the documents the parent company must supply and walks through registration at the trade registry. Most steps can be done from abroad by power of attorney.

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Inheritance law · Dr Alihan Sağır, Turkish lawyer (Avukat), Antalya Bar Association · 5 November 2026

Inherited property in Turkey: Turkish inheritance law for UK heirs, from the certificate of inheritance to the title deed and sale

When a British national dies owning a flat or house in Turkey, a UK grant of probate is not enough on its own. Before the property can be sold, the heirs need a Turkish certificate of inheritance, must file a Turkish inheritance tax return and must be registered at the Turkish land registry. All of this can be done from the UK by power of attorney.

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Company law · Dr Alihan Sağır, Turkish lawyer (Avukat), Antalya Bar Association · 30 October 2026

Starting a startup in Antalya: a lawyer's legal roadmap from incorporation to investment

A legal roadmap for founders building software, tourism-tech or agri-tech companies in Antalya, Türkiye: limited or joint stock company, founders' agreements, keeping software IP in the company, investment documents, employee shares, data and AI rules, and the local support ecosystem. General information only; tax is outside its scope.

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Company law · Dr Alihan Sağır, Turkish lawyer (Avukat), Antalya Bar Association · 23 October 2026

Setting up in Antalya: free zone, organised industrial zone and investment incentives

A foreign-owned company in Antalya can be located in a private office, in the Antalya Free Zone or in the Antalya Organised Industrial Zone, and may qualify for an investment incentive certificate. This article explains how each option works under Turkish law, which advantages are fixed by statute, and which tax questions belong with a Turkish accountant.

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Commercial law · Dr Alihan Sağır, Turkish lawyer (Avukat), Antalya Bar Association · 16 October 2026

Distributor, agent or subsidiary? Entering the Turkish market without incorporating

A foreign company can sell in Türkiye through a distributor or a commercial agent without setting up a local entity. The two are treated very differently under Turkish law: agents have mandatory protections, including a statutory goodwill indemnity, and these can be extended to exclusive distributors. Competition law limits exclusivity and non-compete clauses.

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Corporate law · Dr Alihan Sağır, Turkish lawyer (Avukat), Antalya Bar Association · 9 October 2026

Intra-group agreements and personal data transfers for Turkish subsidiaries

A Turkish subsidiary usually trades with its parent under service, licence, loan, distribution or secondment agreements. Turkish law adds points foreign groups often miss: foreign-currency pricing limits, group-of-companies rules and, since 2024, new rules on sending personal data abroad.

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Company law · Dr Alihan Sağır, Turkish lawyer (Avukat), Antalya Bar Association · 2 October 2026

Foreign managers in a Turkish company: signing authority, work and residence permits

A foreign national who lives abroad can be a manager of a Turkish limited company or a board member of a Turkish joint-stock company; there is no residence requirement. The harder questions are who may sign for the company, how signatures given abroad are certified, and whether a manager who works in Türkiye needs a work permit.

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Company law · Dr Alihan Sağır, Turkish lawyer (Avukat), Antalya Bar Association · 25 September 2026

Running a foreign-owned company in Türkiye: yearly legal obligations

A Turkish subsidiary has corporate-law duties that continue every year after incorporation: an annual general assembly within three months of year-end, statutory books, registry filings within 15 days, electronic notification through the National Electronic Notification System (UETS), a dependency report for subsidiaries and, for foreign-owned companies, notifications to the Ministry of Industry and Technology. This guide lists them in plain English. Tax filings are outside its scope.

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