A secure entry into investing in Türkiye, from formation to incentives.
For the foreign investor: company formation in Türkiye, investment incentives, work permits, real estate and tax structuring — in a single team with German and English reporting.
An integrated legal framework for Expansion into Türkiye
When investing in Türkiye, the right legal structure determines the commercial lifespan of the investment. Company type, incentives, governance, contracts, employees, data, and dispute risks must be modelled together from the outset.
For foreign investors, with a team that knows local practice and works in German and English, we manage the legal and operational steps in Türkiye from a single point of contact.
Services We Offer in This Focus Area
In the Expansion into Türkiye focus area, we combine the relevant legal disciplines into a single work plan.
Company Formation & Structure
Company, branch or liaison office; establishing the right structure according to the investment objective and available incentives.
Explore →Incentive & Support Structuring
Incorporating the investment incentive certificate, regional supports and tax advantages into the investment model.
Explore →Permit & License Management
Single-point coordination of sector-specific permits, licences, and title deed and site establishment processes.
Explore →Employment Setup
Establishing the working arrangement through employment contracts, payroll structure, and permits for foreign executives.
Explore →Commercial Contract Set
Preparing a standard set of customer, supply, and distributorship contracts compliant with Turkish law.
Explore →Investment Protection
Safeguarding the structure through bilateral investment treaties and against dispute scenarios.
Explore →The foreign investor's single point of contact in Türkiye
The greatest cost in market entry is uncertainty: which permit, in what time, from which authority? We run your investment on a single plan from formation to operations and provide your headquarters with predictable reporting in its own language.
- Institutional practice drawn from billion-dollar FDI matters
- Integration of incentive mechanisms into the investment model
- Realistic timeline planning for formation, permits and employment
- Management reporting in German and English
- Uninterrupted support through ongoing post-investment counsel
Related Practice Areas
The legal disciplines this focus area draws on.
Related Services
Our services most often engaged in this focus area — together with their scope.
Foreign Direct Investment
For foreign investors, we manage end to end the processes of market entry into Türkiye — strategy, structuring, incorporation, and access to incentives. From permits and licences to compliance, we provide a multilingual, integrated legal bridge at every step.
Explore →Company Formation & Registration
We manage the entire process, from the formation of joint-stock (A.Ş.) and limited liability (Ltd. Şti.) companies to trade registry and MERSİS registration. From the articles of association to the establishment of branches and liaison offices, we lay a solid legal foundation.
Explore →Tax Compliance
From tax return processes to tax planning, from double taxation treaties to audit support, we manage tax compliance end to end. We bring clarity to cross-border taxation along the TR–DACH corridor.
Explore →Due Diligence
Through legal due diligence, we examine the corporate, contract, litigation, intellectual property, and compliance dimensions of the target company and map the risks. We report red flags in advance and place your investment and acquisition decisions on a solid footing.
Explore →Contract Management
Contract management covers the drafting, negotiation and full-lifecycle tracking of your commercial contracts. Weighing Turkish law together with DACH-region practice, we structure balanced and enforceable texts.
Explore →Related Sectors
The sectors this focus area touches often.
Technology
Legal advisory on licensing, SaaS, data, intellectual property, investment, scaling, compliance, and product law for technology companies.
Explore →Real Estate & Construction
Real estate development, construction, leasing, sales, zoning, due diligence, contractor agreements, and dispute processes.
Explore →Energy
Legal support for energy investments across licensing, project development, financing, land, EPC, regulation and dispute processes.
Explore →Banking & Finance
Advisory services in banking, fintech, payments, lending, collateral, investment, regulation and financial dispute processes.
Explore →Hotel & Tourism
Investment, operating agreements, franchise, lease, employment arrangements, and consumer processes for hotel, accommodation, and tourism businesses.
Explore →Related Regional Desks
Our cross-border and specialist desks that run this focus area.
Track Record: Selected Matters
Anonymised examples of our work in this focus area, including the approach, process and outcome.
Structuring an incentivised manufacturing investment
Management of company formation, the incentive certificate and compliance processes in a greenfield investment.
Review the matter →Establishing a distribution network in Türkiye
Designing a market entry strategy, distributorship agreements and competition compliance.
Review the matter →Cross-border acquisition of a manufacturing facility in Türkiye
End-to-end representation of the buyer in a multi-jurisdictional acquisition, from due diligence to closing.
Review the matter →Designing corporate governance across group companies
Single-source management and documentation of general assembly, board and compliance processes.
Review the matter →Team in This Focus Area
Expansion into Türkiye and meet our experienced multilingual team.
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A liaison office is suitable for market research and representation; commercial activity and issuing invoices are prohibited. If commercial activity is planned, a branch or company must be established. We determine the right structure according to your activity plan.
Once the documents are ready, incorporation can be completed within a few days; apostilled translations of the foreign shareholder's documents, a tax number, and an address are required. We handle the MERSİS and registry processes on your behalf under a power of attorney.
As a rule, yes; there are country-based exceptions, military-zone restrictions, and additional procedures for acquisition through a company. We manage the title-deed processes together with due diligence and also plan the acquisition structure from a tax perspective.
If the documents are ready, registration generally takes a few business days; the real timeline is set by the apostille-translation chain and the banking steps. With a power of attorney issued abroad, we can complete the incorporation before you even arrive.
Depending on the region, sector and investment amount, VAT and customs duty exemptions, tax reductions, and social security (SGK) and interest support come into play. We design the investment incentive certificate around your business plan and handle the application ourselves.
Yes; profits, dividends, and sale proceeds can be transferred freely. With the right tax and documentation arrangements, transfers are routine transactions; we also make sure you benefit from double taxation treaties in the most efficient way.
Türkiye's bilateral investment treaties provide equal treatment, safeguards against expropriation, and access to international arbitration. We structure your shareholding and contractual arrangements so as to activate these protections.
Let's build a legal strategy in the Expansion into Türkiye focus area.
Let's assess your needs together with the relevant Practice Areas, Sectors and Regional Desks.