Articles
Informative articles on our areas of law.
- Trademark Registration Process in Turkey
Registering a trademark in Turkey involves filing with TÜRKPATENT, clearing examination, surviving a three-month opposition window, and maintaining use. Learn each stage, the typical timeline, and the most common filing mistakes.
- Enforcement Proceeding Costs and Fees
What costs arise in Turkish enforcement proceedings? Filing fees, notification charges, seizure costs, expert fees, and who pays — a practical guide for creditors and debtors.
- What Happens to Enforcement Proceedings When the Debtor Dies?
When a debtor dies during enforcement proceedings in Turkey, the process is temporarily suspended while heirs decide whether to accept or renounce the inheritance. Learn how creditors and heirs should respond.
- How to Apply for a Patent in Turkey
Patent protection in Turkey requires meeting three substantive requirements and following TÜRKPATENT's formal process. Learn what qualifies, how to prepare the critical claims document, when to file internationally, and how utility model protection differs.
- What Is the Preemption Right (Şufa Hakkı) in Turkey?
The preemption right allows co-owners to acquire a co-owner's share when sold to a third party. Learn the difference between statutory and contractual preemption, how to exercise the right, and the applicable deadlines.
- What Is a Floor Easement (Kat İrtifakı) in Turkey?
A floor easement is the legal status assigned to individual units in a building under construction. Learn the difference from full condominium ownership, how it is established, and how the conversion to condominium takes place.
- What Is an Easement Right (İrtifak Hakkı) in Turkey?
Easement rights grant defined use of another person's land without conveying ownership. Learn the main types under Turkish law — right of way, right of residence, water rights, superficies — and how they are created, registered, and extinguished.
- Possession-Based Land Registry Cancellation and Registration
Long-term possessors of unregistered rural land in Turkey can obtain formal title through a court action under Cadastre Law Art. 14. Learn the conditions, evidence required, and how the process works.
- What Is Active Repentance (Etkin Pişmanlık) in Turkish Criminal Law?
Active repentance allows the accused to obtain a significant sentence reduction by voluntarily repairing the harm caused. Learn which offences qualify, how the reduction rate varies with timing, and how the institution differs from voluntary abandonment.
- What Is Design Registration?
Design registration in Turkey protects the visual appearance of products. Learn about TÜRKPATENT application, examination, opposition, protection duration, and the rights it confers under the Industrial Property Code.