English-speaking lawyers in Istanbul

Istanbul is home to foreign executives, students, mixed families and buyers of investment property, and many of them search for English-speaking lawyers in Istanbul. Medical tourists and traders add to the mix.

Typical work covers short term and family residence permits, citizenship by real estate investment, title deed (tapu) transfers at the land registry, company incorporation, employment disputes and divorce. Court hearings are held in Turkish, so documents from abroad need an apostille and a translation certified by a sworn translator and a notary. A court will appoint an interpreter for a party who does not speak Turkish.

Every avukat must be registered with a bar, and in this city that is the Istanbul Bar Association, known as İstanbul Barosu. Ask for the lawyer's registration number and a written fee agreement. The Turkish bar publishes a minimum fee tariff each year. An English-speaking lawyer in Istanbul can also give you a power of attorney route if you cannot stay in the country. Compare the firms below and contact them directly.