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Köksal Attorney Partnership — international desks, global network and GGI work10 July 2026Cover · Product compliance
Briefing NoteESG & Supply Chains

Product compliance when selling into the EU: GPSR, accessibility, and the new packaging regime

The new preconditions for selling into the EU go beyond legal texts: a responsible person under the GPSR, an accessible store under the BFSG, packaging registration under LUCID/PPWR. A seller's-eye map of the 2024–2026 wave.

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Köksal Attorney Partnership — investment, tax incentives and financial structuring work23 June 2026Cover · Investment incentive
GuideESG & Supply Chains

Investment incentive certificate: scope, application and common mistakes

From VAT exemption to tax reduction, from social-security support to customs exemption: what the investment incentive certificate provides, the application process, and the mistakes that put the certificate at risk.

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2 June 2026Cover · Tax incentives
Briefing NoteESG & Supply Chains

Client Information Note: Türkiye’s New Tax and Investment Incentives for Attracting Foreign Investors

Client note on Türkiye’s 2026 incentive package: the 12.5% corporate tax rate for manufacturing, the 100% deduction for service exports, Qualified Service Centres, transit trade and Istanbul Finance Centre benefits, and the 20-year exemption for relocating individuals.

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Köksal Attorney Partnership — data, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and legal tech work26 May 2026Cover · NIS2
ArticleESG & Supply Chains

The NIS2 era: board responsibility for cybersecurity

With NIS2, cybersecurity has become a matter for management rather than IT: the oversight obligation, the 24/72-hour notifications, and how supply-chain requirements reach Turkish companies.

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Köksal Attorney Partnership — contract and advisory documents on a desk5 May 2026Cover · M&A due diligence
GuideESG & Supply Chains

Acquiring a company in Türkiye: the anatomy of the due diligence process

The real picture of the target company: the scope of legal due diligence, red flags, translating findings into the contract, and the Competition Authority threshold.

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Köksal Attorney Partnership — contract and advisory documents on a desk16 April 2026Cover · Incorporation in Türkiye
GuideESG & Supply Chains

Company formation in Türkiye for foreign companies: step by step

Joint-stock company, limited liability company, branch, or liaison office? Entity type selection, formation steps, E-TUYS notification, and the first-year compliance calendar for foreign companies entering Türkiye.

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Köksal Attorney Partnership — ESG, supply chain, logistics and export work5 March 2026Cover · CSDDD
ArticleESG & Supply Chains

CSDDD is on the way: how will the EU due diligence obligation affect Turkish companies?

The value chain responsibility that began with the LkSG is being scaled up to the EU level with the CSDDD. Despite the postponed timeline, contracts are already changing — a preparation guide for Turkish suppliers.

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Köksal Attorney Partnership — contract and advisory documents on a desk24 February 2026Cover · Internal investigation
GuideESG & Supply Chains

How is an internal investigation conducted? A step-by-step legal guide

Suspicion of misconduct, a whistleblower report, or a compliance breach: the lawful structuring of an internal investigation — planning, evidence gathering, interviews, reporting, and final decisions.

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Köksal Attorney Partnership Germany Desk — meeting room linking İstanbul and Berlin3 February 2026Cover · Trade-fair preparation
GuideESG & Supply Chains

Legal preparation checklist for Turkish companies exhibiting at a trade fair in Germany

Pre-fair FTO and trademark searches, the protective brief, stand contracts; what to do at the moment of a preliminary injunction and seizure during the fair – all in a single checklist.

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Köksal Attorney Partnership — ESG, supply chain, logistics and export work16 November 2023Cover · ESG / LkSG
ArticleESG & Supply Chains

ESG, Sustainability and Supply Chain Due Diligence

Supply chain due diligence for Turkish companies trading with Germany and the EU: where the LkSG — in force since 2023 — now stands, and the demands arriving through customer contracts.

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16 November 2023Cover · LkSG obligation
Briefing NoteESG & Supply Chains

New obligations for Turkish companies doing business with Germany and the EU

The indirect effects of the LkSG on Turkish suppliers and the steps to be taken for compliance.

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28 March 2022
Briefing NoteESG & Supply Chains

What Turkish Companies Must Do

How the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act and the draft EU Directive affect Turkish companies, with a practical list of compliance steps: strategies, independent risk analysis, complaint centres, supplier contracts, recourse clauses and training.

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