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How Is Custody Decided in Turkey? The Child's Best Interests and the Factors Courts Consider
How Turkish family courts decide custody (velayet): the child's best interests, hearing the child, expert reports, joint custody and contact rights.
Changing Custody After Divorce in Turkey: When Can You Apply and How Do You Prove It?
When can custody be changed after divorce in Turkey? The grounds family courts look at, where to file, the evidence that matters and how the appeal works.
Who Gets the Wedding Jewellery in a Turkish Divorce? Return of Wedding Gold and How to Prove It
Who keeps the wedding gold after a divorce in Turkey? The 2024 change in court practice, how to claim jewellery back, burden of proof, evidence and time limits.
What Is a Family Home Annotation in Turkey? How to Record It and How It Affects a Sale
What a family home annotation is in Turkey, how to record it at the land registry, which documents are needed, and how it affects sale, mortgage and seizure.
How to Get a Restraining Order in Turkey: Application, Protective Measures and Breach
How to get a restraining order in Turkey under Law No. 6284: where to apply, available measures, duration, objections and what happens if it is breached.
How Can a Tenant Get the Deposit Back in Turkey? Permitted Deductions and Remedies in a Dispute
How tenants in Turkey get their deposit back: when a landlord may deduct, what to do at move-out, and mediation, enforcement and court options.
What Is a Rent Determination Case in Turkey? When to File and How the Rent Is Set
When to file a rent determination case in Turkey: the 30-day rule, mandatory mediation, the CPI cap in the first five years and market rent after five years.
What Is Mobbing and How Do You Prove It? Legal Remedies for Psychological Harassment at Work in Turkey
What counts as workplace mobbing in Turkey, how to prove it, and where to apply: ALO 170, mediation, termination for just cause, severance and damages.
What Can an Employee Do When Wages Are Late or Short? Wage Claims and the Right to Resign in Turkey
What employees in Turkey can do when wages are late or short: the 20-day rule, resigning for just cause, severance pay, mandatory mediation and time limits.
Can Unused Annual Leave Be Paid Out in Turkey? Leave Pay When You Leave a Job
How unused annual leave is paid when your job ends in Turkey: entitlement, calculation, the employer's burden of proof, the 5-year limit and mediation.
How Can an Unregistered Employee in Turkey Protect Their Rights? The Service Determination Case and Evidence
How unregistered work in Turkey can be added to SGK records: the service determination case, the five-year time limit, the competent court and evidence.
How to Make a Will in Turkey: Validity Requirements and Grounds for Annulment
The three forms of will under Turkish law, who can make one, reserved shares, how to revoke a will, and the grounds and deadlines for challenging it in court.
What Is a Reserved Share (Saklı Pay)? Violation of Reserved Shares and the Reduction Action (Tenkis) in Turkey
Who has a reserved share (saklı pay) under Turkish inheritance law, how it is calculated, and how to file a reduction action (tenkis): deadlines and court.
How to Register a Trademark in Turkey: Application Process, Choosing Classes and Common Mistakes
How to register a trademark in Turkey: searching first, choosing Nice classes, 2026 TÜRKPATENT fees, the two-month opposition period, renewal and pitfalls.
Someone Is Using My Trademark Without Permission: What Can I Do? Trademark Infringement and Legal Remedies in Turkey
Your trademark is used without permission in Turkey? Infringing acts, evidence, preliminary injunctions, damages, mandatory mediation and criminal complaints.
How to Oppose a Similar Trademark Application in Turkey: Grounds, Deadlines and Documents
A similar trademark application in Turkey can be opposed within two months of publication. Grounds, documents, proof of use, the fee and the next stages.
My Photo, Text or Video Was Used Without Permission: How Can I Protect My Copyright in Turkey?
Photo, text or video used without permission in Turkey: when it is protected, evidence, takedown, mediation, compensation and the criminal complaint deadline.
My Product Design Was Copied in Turkey: What Can I Do? Protection of Registered and Unregistered Designs
Design copied in Turkey? Registered vs unregistered designs, three-year protection, evidence, injunctions, damages, mediation and marketplace takedowns.
My Social Media Account Was Hacked: What Should I Do? Preserving Evidence and Legal Remedies in Turkey
What to do if your social media account is hacked in Turkey: recovering it, keeping evidence, filing a criminal complaint, blocking access and compensation.
My Personal Data Was Shared Online Without Consent: Where and How Can I Get It Removed in Turkey?
How to remove personal data shared online in Turkey: requests to the data controller, KVKK complaints, search engine delisting, access bans and court action.
My Bank Account Has Been Blocked in Turkey: How to Find Out Why and Where to Apply to Lift It
Bank account blocked in Turkey? Enforcement seizure, tax and SGK e-attachment, 48-hour suspension or confiscation: how to find the cause and where to apply.
Lent Money and Not Repaid in Turkey? Bank Receipts, Messages and Recovering the Debt
Lent money in Turkey and not repaid? The six-week rule, written-proof requirement, what bank receipts and WhatsApp messages prove, enforcement and lawsuits.
How Does an Uncontested Divorce Work in Turkey? Requirements, Documents and the Divorce Protocol
Requirements for an uncontested divorce in Turkey, what the divorce protocol must include, the competent court, the hearing and when the decision becomes final.
How Is Property Divided on Divorce in Turkey? Home, Car, Loans and Personal Property
How property is divided on divorce in Turkey: acquired vs personal property, the family home, cars, loans, the participation claim and the 10-year limit.
How to File a Maintenance (Nafaka) Increase Case in Turkey: Conditions, Evidence and How Judges Decide
How to ask a Turkish court to increase child or spousal maintenance: legal conditions, court, petition, evidence and how judges assess the new amount.
How to File a Reinstatement Lawsuit in Turkey: Conditions, Deadlines and Mediation
How to file a reinstatement (işe iade) claim in Turkey: the 30-employee and 6-month rules, the 1-month mediation deadline, filing in court and compensation.
How Is Overtime Pay Calculated and Proven in Turkey? Employee Rights and Remedies
How overtime pay is calculated in Turkey, how to prove it with payslips and witnesses, the 45-hour week, five-year limitation and mandatory mediation.
How Is an Inherited House Divided in Turkey? Options When the Heirs Disagree
How heirs in Turkey divide an inherited house: certificate of inheritance, written partition agreement, mandatory mediation, partition lawsuit and sale.
What Is Muris Muvazaası? Cancelling a Title Deed Transferred to Cheat Heirs in Turkey
What muris muvazaası is in Turkish inheritance law, which transfers it covers, who can sue, time limits, how it differs from reduction and how it is proven.
How to Claim Diminished Value After a Traffic Accident in Turkey: Requirements, Documents and Process
How to claim diminished value after a traffic accident in Turkey: who pays, the insurer claim, 2026 rule changes, arbitration, court and time limits.
I Sent Money to an IBAN and Was Scammed: What Should I Do? Complaint, Evidence and Getting Your Money Back
Sent money to a fraudster's IBAN in Turkey? Notify your bank, the 48-hour account freeze, filing a criminal complaint, evidence to keep and getting money back.
Insulted on Social Media in Turkey: What Should I Do? Evidence, Criminal Complaint and Damages
What to do if you are insulted on social media in Turkey: collecting evidence, the criminal complaint deadline, removing content and claiming moral damages.
Must a Tenant Leave When the Lease Expires?
Expiry, personal need, sale of the property, written undertakings to vacate and unpaid rent: grounds for eviction, time limits and practical steps.
Can an Employee Who Resigns Receive Severance Pay?
Severance pay on resignation: termination for just cause, marriage, military service and retirement; calculation, documents and mediation.
Workplace Accident Compensation Claims and Requirements
Pecuniary and non-pecuniary damages after a work accident, employer liability, SGK benefits, time limits, calculation and supporting documents.
How to Disclaim an Inheritance: Time Limits, Requirements and Where to Apply
The three-month disclaimer period, application venue and documents; debts, children and deemed rejection after the ordinary deadline.
I Received an Enforcement Payment Order: What Should I Do?
Types of payment order, objection periods, service of documents, payment and attachment: a practical guide to enforcement proceedings.
Called to Give a Statement: What Should I Do?
Rights of suspects, witnesses and complainants; requesting a lawyer, the right to silence, checking the statement record and failing to attend.
Can You Return a Product Bought Online?
The 14-day right of withdrawal, return shipping, refunds, defective goods and remedies when a seller refuses a return.
How to Establish a Company: Limited Liability and Joint-Stock Companies
Choosing a company type, minimum capital, MERSİS, formation documents, shareholder liability and post-registration steps.
How Do You Challenge an Administrative Decision?
Time limits for challenging administrative decisions, administrative review, a stay of execution, jurisdiction and supporting documents.
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