Doing Business in Turkey

Updated for 2023

Turkey | Publication | March 2023

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Now in its eighth edition, the legal handbook introduces Turkey to the global business community and provides key information about the current economic outlook, investment climate and general business framework of Turkey. Intended both for investors entering the market and those seeking to expand their presence, this publication provides an outline of the principal legal tenets of Turkey's corporate and investment environment, and seeks to aid businesses in understanding and navigating the Turkish market.

All information in this publication is current as of January 2023.

Norton Rose Fulbright extends its thanks to Alper Tüzün, Gamze Şulen and other members of its Istanbul team for their valuable contributions to the preparation of this publication. Pekin Bayar Mizrahi extends its thanks to Aslı Kucuroğlu Alkan, Damla Çay, Deniz Altınay, Duygu Özmen, Fatoş Otcuoğlu, Ferhat Pekin, Galya Kohen Benbanaste, Hande Alp, Maral Celepyan Avşar, Utku Ünver, Özer Arda and Senem Gölge Yalçın.

Norton Rose Fulbright and Pekin Bayar Mizrahi have a professional alliance to provide clients with access to top-tier cross-border legal consulting and Turkish law advice. Norton Rose Fulbright’s global network of international lawyers collaborate seamlessly with Pekin Bayar Mizrahi lawyers to counsel international and domestic clients on complex business transactions covering a variety of issues, including corporate, M&A, securities, banking and finance, capital markets, regulatory compliance and dispute resolution work.

Norton Rose Fulbright has been active in the Turkish market for more than 25 years and opened its Istanbul office in 2011. The firm, which provides the world’s preeminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service, has more than 3,500 lawyers and other legal staff based in more than 50 locations across Europe, the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa and the Middle East. Norton Rose Fulbright is a top 20 ranked firm in the American Lawyer Global 200 (2022) and in the Thomson Reuters Acritas Global Elite Law Firm Brand Index (2022).

Norton Rose Fulbright Verein, a Swiss verein, helps coordinate the activities of Norton Rose Fulbright members but does not itself provide legal services to clients. Norton Rose Fulbright has offices in more than 50 cities worldwide, including Istanbul, London, Houston, New York, Toronto, Mexico City, Hong Kong, Sydney and Johannesburg.

Pekin Bayar Mizrahi is one of the oldest and largest law firms in Turkey. Established in 1946, Pekin Bayar Mizrahi is a full service law firm that has been advising clients globally on matters of Turkish law for more than 75 years. With 32 lawyers, the firm is led by Selin Bayar and leading disputes partner Ergin Mizrahi.

Chambers Global 2022 recognizes Pekin Bayar Mizrahi as a leading Corporate/M&A firm in Turkey, while The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East and Africa 2022 ranks the firm as a leader in Turkey in three areas: banking, finance and capital markets; dispute resolution; and commercial, corporate and M&A.