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Articles on Turkish Law for Expats and Foreign Residents
Informational pieces we prepare on current legislation and judicial decisions.
Compensation claims for foreign patients after failed treatment in Turkey: what counts as malpractice, clinic and doctor liability, why waivers are often void, informed consent, damages, time limits, evidence from abroad and the right legal route.
Continue readingThe grounds for deportation from Turkey, who cannot be deported, the 7-day appeal to the administrative court, removal centres and detention limits, entry ban durations, restriction codes such as Ç-113, and how to lift an entry ban.
Continue readingWhat happens if you are arrested in Turkey as a foreigner: the 24-hour custody limit, consulate notification, your right to a lawyer and a free interpreter, detention and travel bans, the two-week objection period, trial and deportation risks.
Continue readingWhich law applies when a foreigner dies with assets in Turkey, who inherits, forced heirship, wills made abroad, the certificate of inheritance, transferring property to foreign heirs, inheritance tax deadlines and disclaiming an indebted estate.
Continue readingWho can buy property in Turkey, the 10% and 30-hectare limits, why only the title deed office transfers ownership, tapu due diligence, costs, off-plan risks, and residence permits and citizenship through property.
Continue readingDivorced abroad but still married in the Turkish registry? The registry route under Article 27/A, court recognition (tanıma) under MÖHUK Article 58, the conditions, documents, timing and what to do about alimony and custody orders.
Continue readingCan foreigners get divorced in Turkey, and which law applies? Jurisdiction, MÖHUK Article 14, uncontested and contested divorce, the 2024 one-year rule, custody, alimony, property, documents and your residence permit.
Continue readingA Turkish bank account frozen after a P2P crypto sale usually means the payment you received was linked to someone else's fraud — not that you are automatically liable. What the law says and how to protect yourself.
Continue readingIf your Turkish bank account has been frozen, the reason usually falls into one of four categories — a bank's own hold, a MASAK suspension, the new CMK 128/A mechanism, or an enforcement lien. Here is what each means and what to do.
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