Overview
Our Immigration & Global Mobility practice provides end-to-end legal services for companies transferring personnel to Turkey and for individuals seeking to live, work, or settle in the country. Turkey’s immigration framework involves multiple regulatory authorities and evolving requirements. Our attorneys maintain current expertise across the full spectrum of Turkish immigration law, enabling us to guide clients through the process efficiently and with full regulatory compliance.
Our Approach
We combine technical immigration expertise with a practical, client-centered methodology. For corporate clients, we develop mobility strategies aligned with workforce planning objectives and coordinate applications across multiple employees and jurisdictions. For individual clients, we provide personalized guidance that accounts for their unique circumstances, timelines, and long-term objectives in Turkey.
Key Services
- Work permit applications — initial permits, extensions, independent work permits, and turquoise card applications
- Residence permit applications — short-term, long-term, family, and student residence permits
- Turkish citizenship applications — citizenship by investment, citizenship through residence, and exceptional citizenship grants
- Corporate immigration programs — workforce mobility planning, compliance audits, and permit management for multinational employers
- Dependent and family reunification applications
- Indefinite work permit and long-term residence advisory
- Immigration compliance reviews and risk assessments for employers
- Appeals and administrative proceedings before immigration authorities
- Coordination with consular offices and foreign government agencies
Corporate & Individual Solutions
Our immigration practice serves both institutional and individual clients. We advise multinational corporations, technology companies, educational institutions, and NGOs on managing their foreign workforce in Turkey. Simultaneously, we counsel individual professionals, entrepreneurs, retirees, and families who are relocating to Turkey on the most appropriate immigration pathway for their personal situation.