Company Formation and Corporate Law

Company Formation and Corporate Procedures

Forming or maintaining a company in Türkiye requires coordinated planning of trade registry, tax, notarial, banking, signing authority, licensing and, where applicable, foreign document procedures.

The firm assists domestic and foreign individuals and legal entities with company formation and corporate life-cycle matters in Türkiye. Tax advice, accounting, independent audit and investment advice are provided separately by the relevant licensed professionals where required.

Formation Stage

Legal assessment of the appropriate company form based on activity, ownership and management structure

Documents, apostille, translation and potential tax number procedures for foreign shareholders

Drafting or review of articles of association

Coordination of MERSİS, trade registry and notarial procedures

Representation and signatory rules and internal directives

Preparation of corporate documents for bank accounts and capital procedures

Preliminary review of licences, permits or registrations required for the activity

Ongoing Corporate Procedures

Shareholder, general assembly, board and manager resolutions

Changes to managers, board members and authorised representatives

Share transfers, capital increases or reductions and amendments to articles

Changes to registered address, scope of activity and representation authority

Legal aspects of mergers, demergers, conversions and liquidation

Legal review of resolutions, corporate books and company documentation

Disputes involving the company, shareholders or directors

Foreign Documents

Foreign trade registry extracts, formation documents, signing and authority certificates and corporate resolutions may require an apostille, legalisation, sworn translation and notarial certification depending on their origin. The required format is checked against the practice of the competent authority before filing.

The timeline and document list depend on the status of the shareholders, company type, business activity, foreign documents and the practice of the competent trade registry office.

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