To enhance the recoverability of company receivables, various forms of security may be used, including cheques, promissory notes, mortgages, pledges over movable assets, avals, suretyships and bank guarantees. As these instruments differ in their legal nature, requirements for creation and the rights they confer on the creditor, the appropriate...

The Law on Strengthening National Solidarity and Social Integration, commonly referred to as the "Process Law," was adopted as Law No. 7595 on 10 August 2026.

Law No. 7593, adopted on 8 August 2026, provides for comprehensive amendments to Turkish juvenile criminal law and the juvenile justice system. Subject to the conditions set out in the Law, persons aged 15 but under 18 may be sentenced to life imprisonment for intentional killing and aggravated life imprisonment for aggravated intentional killing....

Türkiye's 12th Judicial Package was approved by the General Assembly of the Grand National Assembly (TBMM) and became law. Under the new law, sentence reductions were introduced for so-called "IBAN victims," the deferred announcement of verdict (HAGB) mechanism was revised, heirs were granted priority in the first round of auctions for inherited...

Update: This article was prepared while the 12th Judicial Reform Package was still at the bill stage. The package was subsequently enacted as Law No. 7589. For an up-to-date assessment of the enacted amendments, please see our article titled "Türkiye's 12th Judicial Reform Package Becomes Law: What Does Law No. 7589 Introduce?"

Residence permits, work permits, citizenship and deportation procedures in Türkiye are subject to different application requirements and legal processes. Depending on the nature of the application, the applicable time limits, required documents and available remedies should be carefully assessed.

Housing and commercial lease disputes concerning eviction, determination of rent and other tenancy matters are subject to specific statutory requirements and time limits. Depending on the nature of the dispute, the applicable procedural requirements, limitation periods and mandatory mediation process should be carefully assessed.