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      <description>Comprehensive legal guide for UK heirs on inheriting property in Fethiye, Bodrum, and Antalya: Turkish Certificate of Inheritance (Veraset İlamı), English wills, forced heirship, and TAPU title transfer.</description>
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      <description>Why an English will cannot control your Turkish flat, who the forced heirs are, and how to get the tapu transferred, taxed and closed.</description>
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      <description>An English financial order will not move a Turkish title deed. What to file in Turkey, in what order, and what the house claim is really worth.</description>
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      <description>Registering under the Turkish flag through TUGS brings major tax exemptions under Law 4490. Istanbul maritime lawyers explain eligibility, cost and process.</description>
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      <description>Contested divorce in Turkey for foreign nationals: TMK 161-166 grounds, jurisdiction, timeline, cost, custody, alimony and property division explained.</description>
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      <description>Charter party disputes in Turkey: demurrage, off-hire, bunkers, cargo claims, ship arrest and the one-year TCC time bar. Guide for owners and charterers.</description>
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      <description>Cross-border data transfers under KVKK now require adequacy decisions, SCCs or BCRs. Learn the 2026 rules, fines and duties for foreign firms in Turkey.</description>
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      <description>Merger control Turkey 2026 — new TRY 3 billion thresholds, TCA notification rules, and strategic guidance for foreign acquirers and MNC dealmakers.</description>
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      <description>Turquoise Card Turkey 2026 guide for HNWI investors and global executives — eligibility, 3-year transition, application process, and elite rights.</description>
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