Expanding Your Business in Turkey (in Japanese):

本Q&Aは、トルコ市場への参入を検討されている海外投資家の皆様に対し、同国の法規制および投資環境に関する主要な法的留意点を概説する入門的資料として作成されたものです。

Parliament Amends the Law to Address Constitutional Court’s Annulment of the Applicable Law Relating to Employment Contracts with a Foreign Element:

Change in Employers’ Obligation to Pay Salaries through Bank Transfers:

Employers who employ at least three employees are required to pay wages through banks.

Second Set of Amendments to Decree No. 32 on the Protection of the Value of Turkish Currency Introduced in March 2025:

Türkiye published further significant amendments to the Decree No. 32 on the Protection of the Value of the Turkish Currency in the Official Gazette. These amendments includes notable regulations affecting cash transfers abroad, derivative transactions, and guarantees in foreign currency.

Constitutional Court Annuls Provision Allowing Choice of Law in Employment Contracts:

Türkiye Amends Decree No. 32 to Ease Transactions in Foreign Currency:

Türkiye eases foreign currency restrictions for sales of moveable assets (except vehicles) while imposing new limitations on public sector payments.

COMMERCIAL BOOKS CAN NOW BE KEPT ELECTRONICALLY:

The Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Treasury and Finance paved the way for the digitalization of commercial books with the “Communique on Keeping Commercial Books Not Related to the Accounting of the Business in Electronic Form” published in the Official Gazette dated February 14, 2025, and numbered 32813.

THE MINIMUM OWN FUNDS REQUIREMENT SET FOR PAYMENT AND ELECTRONIC MONEY INSTITUTIONS REVISED FOR 2025:

The Communiqué on the Reassessment of Minimum Own Funds Requirements for Payment and Electronic Money Institutions, published on January 30, 2025, and effective from June 30, 2025, increases the minimum own funds requirements for payment and electronic money institutions in Türkiye to strengthen financial resilience amid high inflation.

Occupational Health and Safety Obligations Take Force: Are You Prepared?:

GUIDELINES ON THE CROSS-BORDER TRANSFER OF PERSONAL DATA: