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Gurbuz Law

Business connected with Türkiye

Doing business in Türkiye

For a foreign company, the relevant Turkish-law workstream may begin before incorporation. The first assessment should identify the business model, Türkiye nexus, contracting chain, data flows, systems, personnel and decision timetable.

Initial assessment

Separate the business decision from its local obligations

Corporate structure, commercial contracts, data use, employment and permits, or a dispute may intersect within the same decision. The relevant sequence depends on the particular connection with Türkiye.

  1. 01The proposed activity or transaction in Türkiye
  2. 02The parties, corporate structure and authority
  3. 03Contracts, data flows, permissions and available records
  4. 04Deadlines, implementation options and the next decision
Architectural view representing corporate structures and transaction layers connected with Türkiye
Local nexus · corporate structure4:5

Data and systems

Data flows and cybersecurity before or after market entry

A Türkiye-facing website or product, a local customer or workforce dataset, remote access by an overseas group company, or use of a cloud supplier can create Turkish-law questions even where the company has no local subsidiary. The assessment should separate domestic processing under the KVKK, transfers out of Türkiye, inbound EEA data flows, cybersecurity and incident duties, contract allocation and any sector-specific rules.

  • Map entities, systems, users, vendors and transfer directions
  • Identify the Turkish processing condition and the KVKK Article 9 transfer mechanism
  • Coordinate EU SCC and transfer-impact questions with counsel qualified in the relevant foreign law
  • Record cybersecurity scope, reporting thresholds, event times and decision owners
  • Align cloud and technology terms with security, notice, audit, evidence, retention and exit requirements

A local entity is only one possible connection with Türkiye. Applicable law and scope are assessed from the actual activity, systems, people and data flows.

Language and jurisdiction

English-language information does not extend the Turkish-law scope

The English pages make Türkiye-related legal issues easier to navigate. They do not imply foreign-law advice, an office outside Türkiye or an unverified international network.

The scope, applicable law and current sources are determined separately for each matter.