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    Turkish law, in English and Turkish

    Legal matters connected to Türkiye.

    Procedures, deadlines and documents under Turkish law for people in Türkiye, the UK or elsewhere: from family and inheritance to employment, debt enforcement, companies and tax disputes. Every point with its official source, in English and Turkish.

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    Recent publications

    Notes on Turkish law and procedure, dated and reviewed.

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    Which area of law applies?

    Under each area are the topics its page covers, each in its own section. Every page sets out the law that applies, the court or authority that decides, the deadlines and the documents to prepare.

    Handling a matter from abroad

    Most matters in Türkiye can be handled without travelling. Documents usually go through these steps, in this order.

    1. Power of attorney

      Sign a power of attorney (vekâletname) at a Turkish consulate — in the UK, the Consulate General in London by appointment — or before a UK notary public. A power of attorney for title-deed transactions has extra requirements at the consulate, such as the new-type Turkish identity card.

    2. Apostille

      A document signed before a UK notary, or issued by a UK authority, needs an apostille from the FCDO Legalisation Office before it can be used in Türkiye; both countries are parties to the 1961 Hague Apostille Convention. A power of attorney made at a Turkish consulate is a Turkish document and needs no apostille.

    3. Sworn translation

      In Türkiye, a sworn translator (yeminli tercüman) translates the document into Turkish and a notary certifies the translation before it goes to a court, the land registry or another authority.

    Calculators

    Preliminary calculations using the parameters in force on the date shown. They are no substitute for advice on your own case. All calculators

    Employment and pay

    Court costs and fee tariffs

    Property, rent and inheritance

    Companies, trademarks and patents

    Deadlines, interest and sentences

    Where the information on these pages comes from

    The pages are for information; they show their sources and dates.

    1. Official sources

      Each statement of law gives the article it rests on. The source lists contain official texts and the competent authorities' own pages: the Resmî Gazete, mevzuat.gov.tr, ministries and public bodies.

    2. Dated figures

      The ceilings, rates, fees and tariffs used by the calculators are kept in one place with their validity dates and sources; a page is not published with an expired figure.

    3. Lawyer's review

      Each page shows at the top whether the responsible lawyer has reviewed it, and when.

    Preparing for a first meeting

    A first meeting is more useful when the papers and the dates are to hand.

    1. Gather the documents

      Contracts, title deeds, court papers, letters and anything else about the matter, in date order.

    2. Note the key dates

      When things happened, and any deadline you have been told about. Some time limits in Turkish law are short.

    3. Write down your questions

      What you need to decide and what you want to know. The meeting can then go straight to them.

    Getting in touch

    Write or call in English or Turkish with a short account of what happened and the dates that matter. You will be told whether this practice can take the matter on.

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