Invest in Turkey
Türkiye offers multi-layered investment opportunities for international investors, owing to its position between Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia and Asia, its developed industrial and logistics infrastructure, energy market, capital markets and expanding technology ecosystem.
Successful investment in Türkiye is not limited to incorporating a company or acquiring an asset. It requires the right investment model, the right location and investment platform, regulatory licences, land and project development, financing and tax structuring, and day-to-day operations that remain compliant.
At Hansu, we advise international investors on their investments in Türkiye by the investment lifecycle — not by legal silos.
From market entry to operations and exit.
Structure
Locate
Develop
Finance
Operate
Protect
Exit
Investment Journey
Market Entry & Investment Structuring
- Direct investment
- Greenfield investment
- Company formation
- Branch and liaison office
- Holding and group structures
- Regulatory feasibility
- Tax structuring
- Investment incentives
Corporate, M&A & Joint Venture
- M&A
- Due diligence
- Share and asset acquisitions
- Joint ventures
- Shareholders’ agreements
- Corporate governance
- Closing
- Merger control
Investment Location & Land
- Site selection
- Land acquisition
- Title due diligence
- Zoning
- Planning
- Permits
- Superficies and easements
- OIZ
- Free Zone
- Technology Development Zone
Project Development & Construction
- Project development
- EPC
- FIDIC
- Design & Build
- Procurement
- Supply
- Project and contract management
- Progress payments
- Variation
- EOT
- Security
Energy & Infrastructure
- Energy supply
- Grid connection
- Solar & wind
- Energy storage
- PPA
- Electricity trading
- EMRA
- Infrastructure rights
Financing & Capital
- Project finance
- Acquisition finance
- Structured finance
- Trade finance
- Capital markets
- Portfolio management companies
- Real estate investment funds
- Venture capital funds
- Private equity
- Private credit
- Participation finance
- Escrow
Tax & Regulation
- Tax structuring
- International taxation
- Transfer pricing
- Indirect taxes
- Customs
- Incentives
- Licences and permits
Operating in Türkiye
- Corporate
- Commercial contracts
- Employment
- Competition
- Tax
- Compliance
- AML/KYC
- Data protection
- Cybersecurity
- Intellectual property
Trade, Logistics & Supply Chain
- Import
- Export
- Customs
- Distribution
- Procurement
- Road, sea, air and rail
- Multimodal transport
- Warehousing
- Bonded warehouse
- Supply chain
Risk & Investment Protection
- Risk analysis
- Contractual protection
- Security
- Interim injunctions
- Precautionary attachment
- Commercial and administrative litigation
- Tax disputes
- Arbitration
- Enforcement of awards
Restructuring & Exit
- Share sale
- Asset sale
- Strategic exit
- Fund exit
- Refinancing
- Financial restructuring
- Partnership exits
- Liquidation
Turkey’s Investment Platforms
Istanbul Finance Center
- Entry and structuring into IFC
- Participant processes
- Financial services exports
- Portfolio management companies
- Investment funds
- Banking
- Capital markets
- FinTech
- Participation finance
- Tax
- CMB and BRSA processes
- International financial transactions
Organised Industrial Zones
- OIZ establishment and development
- Site selection
- Land allocation
- Zoning
- Infrastructure
- Energy
- Investor admission
- Plant development
- Licences and permits
- Incentives
Free Zones
- Establishment and development
- Operating licences
- Land and facilities
- Production
- Import and export
- Customs
- Tax
- Logistics
- Incentives
Technology Development Zones
- R&D
- Technology companies
- Software
- Incentives
- Intellectual property
- Technology transfer
- Funds and venture capital
- Data and technology regulation
Investment Incentives
- Investment incentive certificates
- Regional incentives
- Strategic investments
- Project-based incentives
- Tax advantages
- Customs advantages
- Financing support
Regulatory Bodies
& Public Authorities
We treat regulation as part of investment strategy.
Investing and operating in Türkiye’s regulated sectors requires managing the licence, permit, notification, approval, supervision and sanction regimes of different authorities. We support clients from pre-investment regulatory feasibility through licensing and permits, filings and examinations, administrative sanctions and judicial review.
Capital Markets Board — CMB
- Capital markets
- Public companies
- Portfolio management companies
- Real estate investment funds
- Venture capital funds
- Funds
- Issuances
- Corporate governance
- Filings
- Examinations
- Administrative sanctions
Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency — BRSA
- Banking
- Financial institutions
- Establishment and operating licences
- Share transfers
- Financial leasing
- Factoring
- Financing companies
- Supervision and sanctions
Energy Market Regulatory Authority — EMRA
- Electricity
- Natural gas
- Petroleum
- LPG
- Licences
- Share transfers
- Storage
- Aggregation
- Electricity trading
- Energy supply
- Examinations and sanctions
Competition Authority
- M&A filings
- Joint ventures
- Investigations
- On-site inspections
- Vertical and horizontal agreements
- Distribution
- Dominance
- Competition compliance
Information and Communication Technologies Authority — ICTA
- Electronic communications
- Telecoms
- Authorisation
- Fibre
- Digital infrastructure
- Operator obligations
- Examination and sanctions
Cybersecurity Presidency & Cybersecurity Board
- Cybersecurity compliance
- Critical infrastructure
- Cyber risk governance
- Supplier risk
- Incident management
- Notifications
- Data centres and digital infrastructure
Personal Data Protection Authority
- KVKK
- Data protection
- Cross-border data transfers
- Data processing agreements
- Data breaches
- Board proceedings
- Examinations
Insurance and Private Pension Regulation and Supervision Agency — IPRSA
- Insurance
- Reinsurance
- Pensions
- Establishment and operating licences
- Share transfers
- Product and distribution structures
- Supervision
Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye — CBRT
- Payment services
- E-money
- FinTech
- Foreign exchange
- Cross-border payment structures
- Licensing and regulatory processes
Other Public Authorities
- Ministry of Trade
- Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change
- Ministry of Industry and Technology
Permits, incentives, customs, environmental, zoning and investment processes before these and other public bodies, depending on the nature of the investment.
Strategic
& Emerging Investments
We follow the new directions of capital, technology and regulation.
Technological transformation, energy demand, the reconfiguration of supply chains and the rise of alternative capital are creating new investment fields and new legal structures. We follow these areas through the lens of investability, land, energy, financing, corporate structure, regulation and exit.
Data Centers & Digital Infrastructure
LAND · POWER · DEVELOPMENT · CAPITAL · DATA
Artificial Intelligence & Compute Infrastructure
- AI infrastructure
- GPU/Compute
- Energy
- Data
- Financing
- Regulation
Energy Storage
- Batteries
- Grid
- Energy trading
- Project development
- Financing
- EMRA
Critical Minerals
- Mining
- Licences
- Land
- Energy
- Supply chain
- Financing
Defence & Dual-Use Technologies
- Advanced manufacturing
- Technology transfer
- Procurement
- Export controls
- Cybersecurity
Biotechnology, Genetics & Next-Generation Health
- Biotechnology
- Genetics
- Genomics
- Stem cells
- Biobanking
- MedTech
- Nutraceuticals
Private Credit
- Alternative financing
- Fund structures
- Security
- Project finance
- Real-asset finance
Tokenisation & Real-World Assets
- Digital assets
- Tokenisation of real assets
- Capital markets
- Funds
- Digital finance
Participation Finance
- Participation-based funds
- Lease certificates
- Asset-backed finance
- Project finance
- Real estate and real-asset investments