20 Kasım 2024

İstanbul Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Girişimcilik Kulübü öğrencilerini ofisimizde ağırlamaktan büyük mutluluk duyduk. Kıdemli Avukatlarımızdan Ayşe Uyanık, Avukat Aslıhan Dereköy ve Stajyer Avukatlarımız Ecenaz Çiftçi, Ali Taner ve Aytaç Bilgen; faaliyet alanlarımız, mülakat süreçlerimiz ve ofisimiz hakkında bilgiler aktararak meslektaş adaylarımızdan gelen soruları yanıtladılar. Ofisimizi ziyaret ederek bu etkinliği gerçekleştiren değerli öğrencilere teşekkür ederiz. Bir sonraki ofis ziyaretinde buluşmak dileğiyle!

10 Kasım 2024

Cumhuriyetimizin kurucusu, Büyük Önder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk'ü aramızdan ayrılışının 86. yılında saygı, minnet ve özlemle anıyoruz. Onun vizyonu, azmi ve liderliği, sadece Türk milletinin değil, tüm insanlığın geleceği için ışık tutmaya devam etmektedir.

29 Ekim 2024

30 Ağustos Zafer Bayramı

Türk milletinin bağımsızlık mücadelesinin simgesi olan 30 Ağustos'u kutlamanın gururunu yaşıyoruz. Bu anlamlı günde, birlik ve beraberlik içinde, geleceğe daha umutlu bakarak yolumuza devam edeceğiz. Zafer Bayramı’mız kutlu olsun!

Legal 500 2024 EMEA Edition

We are elated to announce that our Firm has been ranked as a Top Tier Law Firm in Real Estate and Construction for the 6th consecutive year and Leading Law Firm in Dispute Resolution in Legal 500 2024 EMEA Edition.

Yargıtay Uygulaması ve Doktrinde Soru Cevaplarla Boşanma Davaları

Kıdemli avukatlarımızdan Av. Ayşe Uyanık’ın yazarlarından olduğu “Yargıtay Uygulaması ve Doktrinde Soru Cevaplarla Boşanma Davaları” isimli eser Aristo Yayınevi’nden yayımlanmış olup tüm meslektaşlarımızın ve diğer hukukçuların gerek doktrinsel gerekse de uygulamaya yönelik soruları açısından faydalı olacağına inandığımız bu eser için Sevgili Ayşe’yi kutluyor ve başarılarının devamını diliyoruz.

A New Era for Real Estate Investment Funds

The Communiqué Amending the Communiqué on Real Estate Investment Funds (III-52.3) (“Communiqué”), published in the Official Gazette on 17 July 2024, Issue No. 32604, aims to boost contributions to real estate investments, a sector with significant transaction volume in the Turkish economy. Under the Communiqué, application procedures for Real Estate Investment Funds (“REIFs”) have been streamlined, enabling the issuance of participation shares linked to an umbrella fund. Additionally, “project” REIFs are now permitted to invest in projects where more than half of the total gross area of independent units is designated for residential use, as verified by independent real estate appraisal firms. 

Better Late Than Never: Cyber-Risk Oversight and Legal Liabilities of Board Members

Cybersecurity and data privacy indisputably plays a vital role for reputation and financial integrity of companies in today’s data driven and unpredictably ever-evolving world.

Legal Reflections of the Exorbitant Rent Increases in Turkey

While Turkey is facing a slowdown in real estate market these days; dramatic changes in real estate prices with its legal implications are observed day by day. One would agree that there are many factors behind this soaring in terms of rental fees and sale prices applied in Turkish real estate market.

Tax and Fee Exemptions Introduced by Law No. 6306 and VAT Advantages

Although a large part of Türkiye is under the risk of natural disasters, especially earthquakes, most of the existing buildings are not resistant against possible disasters, thus socio-economic problems are experienced and State is faced with financial burdens unexpectedly that are difficult to overcome.

Regulations on the Leasing of Properties for Tourism Purposes

The procedures and principles regarding the leasing of residential properties for tourism purposes to real and legal persons are regulated under the Law on the Leasing of Properties for Tourism Purposes and Amendments to Certain Laws Numbered 7464 ("the Law") which was published in the Official Gazette on 2 November 2023. The Law has entered into force on 1 January 2024.

Independent and Perpetual Construction Right

The construction right among the limited real rights is regulated between Articles 726, 826 and the rest of Turkish Civil Code, granting holder the authority to construct or maintain a structure either above or below someone else's land and the ownership of that structure. If the construction right is independent and perpetual, it is recorded as "immovable" on a separate page in the land registry upon request of the right holder.

Acquisition of Properties in Turkey by Foreign-Capitalized Companies

Acquisition of Properties in Turkey by Foreign-Capitalized Companies

Inheritance Rights of Non-Turkish Citizens on Properties Located in Turkey

In cases where the legator and the inheritors are non-Turkish citizens, it is first necessary to determine which country's law shall be applicable for the transition of the inheritable properties located in Turkey (“Heritage”) to the inheritors. Within this framework, pursuant to Article 20 of the International Private and Civil Procedure Law numbered 5718, Turkish law shall apply for the transition of immovable properties and for the transition of movable properties, the national law of the deceased/legator shall apply.

Determination of the Acquisition Date for Gains from Appreciation

Pursuant to the Repeating Article 80 titled "Gains from Appreciation" of the Income Tax Law No. 193 ("Law"), it is regulated that the gains arising from the disposal of certain goods and rights specified in the Law are considered as gains from appreciation and these gains are taxable income.