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Articles on common questions in our fields of work. They give general information and do not constitute legal advice.
Competition lawHow does the process work when the Competition Authority opens an investigation into a company?The stages of an investigation from preliminary inquiry to final decision, the time limits, and the company’s rights of defence.
Employment lawWhat is unemployment benefit?Unemployment benefit is a social security payment made by the Turkish Employment Agency (İŞKUR), for a limited period, to insured workers who become unemployed through no choice of their own, if they meet the conditions…
Foreigners and citizenship lawForeigners’ assets in Türkiye upon deathA certificate of inheritance (veraset ilamı) is an official document showing who a person’s heirs are and their shares upon the person’s death. For foreigners…
Assets registered in the other spouse’s name in divorce proceedingsAre the assets you acquired during the marriage registered in your spouse’s name? So what can we do during the divorce? Does the other spouse also have a share in these assets?
Employment lawBirth allowanceBirth allowance is a social security payment made to working women, to compensate for loss of income during the periods before and after birth when they are unable to work…
Employment lawNo nursery at the workplaceArticle 24 of Labour Law No. 4857, which regulates the cases in which an employee may terminate for just cause, includes in sub-paragraph (f) of paragraph (II), as its last sentence, the words “or if the working conditions are not applied”…
What is probation (denetimli serbestlik)?Probation is a criminal justice institution that includes mechanisms aimed at applying certain obligations and measures to suspects, defendants or convicts, reintegrating them into society, empowering victims and society, and preventing crime…
What is the crime of robbery (yağma / gasp)?The crime of robbery (yağma), also called gasp, occurs when movable property in another’s possession is taken by using “force” or “threat”. Regulated between Articles 148 and 150 of the Turkish Criminal Code…
Obligations and contracts lawWhat is a contract for the benefit of a third party?A contract for the benefit of a third party is regulated in Article 129 of the Turkish Code of Obligations. A contract in which the parties agree that performance is to be made to a third person…
What is deferral of the pronouncement of judgment (HAGB)?Deferral of the pronouncement of judgment is an institution of individualisation of punishment under which the sentence imposed on the defendant has no effect within a certain supervision period…
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