With the Cyprus Desk, a single point of contact for TRNC matters.
Local coordination for TRNC investments, corporate structures and disputes.
A local team and central coordination on the TRNC · Kyrenia axis
The Cyprus Desk reads the commercial rhythm of the relevant market together with the practical realities of Turkish law to give companies an actionable roadmap.
It handles matters with a core team that addresses investment, contract, compliance, dispute, and operational requirements together; when needed, we bring local experts under a single coordination.
Services Offered by the Desk
Actionable, coordinated advice at every stage of cross-border work.
Investment & Market Access
We build a legal roadmap for market entry, company formation, investment structuring, and local operational steps.
Explore →Contracts & Trade
We align supply, distribution, service, and commercial contracts with the applicable law and your commercial objectives.
Explore →Disputes & Arbitration
We provide strategy, representation, and local coordination in commercial disputes, arbitration, litigation and enforcement proceedings.
Explore →Compliance & Supply Chain
We manage supply chain, ESG, data, and contractual compliance obligations together with your operational processes.
Explore →Permits & Work Arrangements
We coordinate permit, work, and local registration requirements for investor, executive, and employee mobility.
Explore →Tax & Accounting Coordination
We tie the tax, accounting, and payroll dimensions into a single project plan together with the relevant experts.
Explore →Related Focus Areas
Cyprus Desk brings several strategic focus areas together under one roof.
Expansion into Türkiye
For foreign investors entering the Turkish market, we structure company formation, investment incentives, contracts, employment arrangements, tax and compliance processes.
Explore the focus area →Tax, Investment Incentives and State Aid
Support in tax planning, investment incentives, state aid, incentive certificates, accounting compliance and the legal/tax optimisation of the investment structure.
Explore →Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)
Advisory on due diligence, transaction structure, contracts, closing and integration processes in merger, acquisition, joint-venture and investment transactions.
Explore →Related Practice Areas
Cyprus Desk works with the firm’s relevant legal disciplines on cross-border matters.
Sectors We Serve
A selection of sectors this desk works with most often.
Real Estate & Construction
Real estate development, construction, leasing, sales, zoning, due diligence, contractor agreements, and dispute processes.
Explore →Banking & Finance
Advisory services in banking, fintech, payments, lending, collateral, investment, regulation and financial dispute processes.
Explore →Logistics
Advisory on contracts, liability and disputes in transport, warehousing, customs, CMR and cross-border delivery processes.
Explore →Selected Matters
A selection of representative matters handled by this desk. Client names are anonymised for confidentiality.
Cross-border structuring under the Cyprus Desk
Designing the corporate structure, contract architecture and local implementation steps together.
Renewal of supply and distribution contracts
Restructuring the risk allocation, delivery, and payment provisions for a cross-border commercial relationship.
Market access and compliance roadmap
Preparing the legal requirements, responsibility matrix, and implementation timeline before entering a new market.
A single point of contact, a multidisciplinary team
Our desk structure combines market- or subject-specific experience with all of our firm's Practice Areas. This way, you move forward with a single centre of strategy and accountability, without getting lost among separate advisers.
- A core team dedicated to the market or subject
- Capacity to work in Turkish, English and German
- A model integrated with Practice Areas and sector teams
- A single view across contract, compliance and dispute work
- Coordination with local and international partner firms when needed
Batuhan Halim
As Of Counsel within Köksal Attorney Partnership, Batuhan Halim contributes to matching client needs with the right service and expertise in matters centred on Cyprus-related investment, company formation, contracts and commercial dispute topics.
Desk Team
Meet the multilingual core team working on this desk.
Our Local Partner
In this region, together with our local legal partner on the ground, we give our clients a single-team experience.
Gözel Halim
We run our Cyprus Desk together with the Kyrenia-based law firm Gözel Halim. Matters concerning Northern Cyprus (TRNC) law are handled by this local partner on the ground, while the Türkiye and international dimension is handled by Köksal. The head of the desk, Atty. Batuhan Halim, works at both firms and thus forms the direct bridge of the partnership.
Gözel Halim is a Kyrenia-based law firm in Northern Cyprus with a personal-service approach in which files are handled in person by its partner attorneys. Its founder, Atty. Gözel Halim, served on the legal council that drafted the TRNC constitution and has served as a member of parliament and as president of the bar association. The firm advises in the corporate, real estate, trade, and dispute areas.
gozelhalim.net →- A local, experienced attorney team on the ground in TRNC law
- Local representation in company formation, real estate, and investment processes
- On-site handling of litigation, arbitration, and enforcement proceedings
- Single-team coordination run jointly with Köksal
Kyrenia
Ersin Aydın Sok. No 19, Kyrenia / TRNC
+90 392 815 22 84[email protected]Open on the map →Related Publications
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Read more →In matters that have an investment, trade, contract, compliance, or dispute dimension in the relevant market or subject, the desk team coordinates the file through a single point of contact.
We designate the file's main point of contact and bring the relevant desks and practice area teams onto the same work plan. On the client side, communication runs through a single channel.
No. The desk structure is a teaming model focused on the relevant market or subject. The scope of services is defined according to the needs of the file.
We work in Turkish, English, and German according to the needs of the file; we organise communication and documentation with foreign parties accordingly.
Your market or subject objective, existing contracts, party information, timeline, and any dispute or compliance documents are enough for an initial assessment.
The right legal partner for your work in Cyprus.
TRNC · Kyrenia · Regional Desk