Aligned with two legal cultures: robust and balanced contracts.
Contract management covers the drafting and negotiation of your commercial contracts and the monitoring of their entire life cycle. Weighing Turkish law together with DACH-region practice, we craft balanced and enforceable texts.
The contract is the legal backbone of your relationship
A well-crafted contract is the strongest safeguard of a commercial relationship. Contract management covers the entire process — from drafting the text to signature, and on to tracking renewals and terminations.
We draft your contracts under Law No. 6098 (Turkish Code of Obligations) and Law No. 6102 (Turkish Commercial Code), while also taking DACH-region commercial expectations into account, producing enforceable documents that allocate rights and risks fairly between the parties.
When Does This Apply?
The contract types our contract management service typically covers.
Supply & Distribution
Balanced structuring of delivery, price, liability and termination terms in supply, dealership and distribution agreements.
Service & Licence
Clear definition of scope, term, fees and usage rights in service, licence and intellectual property agreements.
Confidentiality & NDA
Protection of trade secrets in confidentiality and information-sharing agreements, and clarification of the remedies in the event of breach.
How Does the Process Work?
The three stages we follow in structuring and managing a contract.
01 · Needs Analysis
We analyse the commercial objective, the parties' expectations and the potential risks, and clearly define the framework of the contract.
02 · Draft & Negotiation
We prepare a balanced draft and manage the negotiation process strategically, in a way that protects your interests.
03 · Signature & Follow-up
We track post-signature obligations and renewal and termination dates, managing the contract lifecycle.
Contracts that speak two legal languages
In cross-border trade, the contract is where two different legal cultures meet. Working with a team that knows both Turkish law and DACH-region practice heads off potential future disputes from the very outset.
- Texts compliant with both Turkish law and DACH practice
- Enforceable structures that allocate rights and risks fairly
- Creation of standard contract templates tailored to your company
- Systematic tracking of renewal, term and termination dates
- Multilingual contract work in Turkish, German and English
Specialised Sub-Services
Contract Management — the focused applications of this service for particular needs.
Supplier Contract Architecture
Supply contracts in the LkSG/CSDDD era: codes of conduct, audit rights, due-diligence undertakings and proportionate flow-down to sub-suppliers — as a single set.
Explore →Data Contracts & Licensing
Data processing agreements (DPAs), data sharing agreements and licences: who owns what, the limits on use, and where liability sits when data is commercialised.
Explore →AI Contracts & Procurement
Model procurement, API usage, development and integration contracts: a balanced structuring of liability, data, intellectual property and compliance commitments.
Explore →Employment Contract Architecture
Standard, executive and remote-work contracts: non-compete, confidentiality, intellectual property rights and a set resilient to changing work models.
Explore →Distribution Network Model Design
Distributor, dealer, agent, or franchise: choosing the right distribution model for the target market and the legal design of the network architecture.
Explore →Network Performance & Revision Framework
Target tracking, formal-notice procedures, and periodic legal maintenance of contracts across the distribution network: a framework that both strengthens the relationship and prepares for termination.
Explore →Cross-Border Distribution Networks
Building a distribution network for the German and EU market that holds up under both legal systems: choice of law and jurisdiction, goodwill-indemnity exposure, and disputes run in coordination across two countries.
Explore →Distance Sales Contracts & Text Set
A legally compliant sales infrastructure for e-commerce sites: preliminary information, the distance sales contract, withdrawal and return processes, and multilingual sets.
Explore →Other Services in Legal Advisory
When needed, the same team can seamlessly extend its work to our other solutions in this area.
Related Areas & Legislation
The focus areas, practice areas, desks and legislation connected with this service.
Our Matters in This Service
The anonymised examples of our work that relate to this service.
Uninterrupted legal counsel for a multinational supplier
Retainer-based support across day-to-day commercial operations, contract management and compliance processes.
Review the matter →ESG & ComplianceSupply chain due diligence (LkSG) compliance programme
Risk assessment and compliance architecture for a Turkish supplier network under the German LkSG.
Review the matter →Market AccessEstablishing a distribution network in Türkiye
Designing a market entry strategy, distributorship agreements and competition compliance.
Review the matter →The Team Delivering This Service
With our multilingual team of lawyers, well-versed in Turkish and German law, we are by your side.
Related Publications
Fresh perspectives and guides from the Knowledge Centre.
Yes. We draft contracts in Turkish, German and English, and where a deal involves parties on both sides we prepare bilingual, two-column texts. A translation alone is not enough: the wording has to carry the same legal meaning in each language. In every bilingual contract we set out expressly which language version prevails, which closes off a common source of interpretation disputes. One point is worth knowing in a…
Yes. For the agreements you use most often, such as sales, services, supply, confidentiality and distance-selling contracts, we prepare company-specific templates with plain-language completion guides. Each template is built on the Code of Obligations (TBK, Law 6098) and, for commercial transactions, the Turkish Commercial Code (TTK, Law 6102), carrying the clauses your business actually needs — scope, price and pay…
Yes. Reviewing contracts already in force is often where the most immediate risk is found. We scan your existing portfolio and report agreements that have lapsed, renew automatically, carry unbalanced liability, penalty or termination clauses, or no longer align with current legislation. Because contracts in Türkiye are governed mainly by the Code of Obligations (TBK, Law 6098) and, for commercial dealings, the Turk…
Ready-made templates can be a starting point, but every commercial relationship has its own risks, parties and expectations. Generic texts taken from the internet often do not fully comply with Turkish law or contain unbalanced provisions to your disadvantage. We tailor the contract to your specific needs and to the relevant legislation.
Yes. A significant part of contract management is reviewing the texts submitted by the other party. We examine the text line by line, flag provisions that are risky or unbalanced for you, and put forward concrete proposed amendments for the negotiation. This way, you know clearly what you are agreeing to before signing.
In a contract between Türkiye and the DACH region, the governing law, the competent court and enforceability are critically important. A text that takes both legal systems into account remains enforceable no matter which country a problem later arises in. This approach minimises unforeseeable surprises in cross-border trade.
For your frequently recurring transactions, we prepare legally sound templates tailored to your company. These templates reduce the need to conduct a legal review from scratch for every new contract, speed up your teams' work and provide a consistent standard across the organisation. For critical transactions, we still recommend an individual review.
Many contracts renew automatically at the end of their term, or extend unintentionally when a specific notice period is missed. Systematic tracking of renewal, term and termination dates protects you from unnecessary obligations and missed opportunities. This tracking is one of the most neglected yet most valuable parts of contract management.
Get the right legal support for Contract Management.
Let us determine the solution best suited to your needs, drawing on our experience in Türkiye and the DACH region.