Immigration and Citizenship Law

The legal position of foreign nationals in Türkiye rests not on a single permit but on an interconnected set of records. When the link between the residence permit, the work permit, the address registration and health insurance breaks, the person's entire status in the country becomes contestable at once.

Administrative decisions are bound by their own procedure

A refusal of a residence permit, a deportation decision or an administrative detention order may appear to fall within the administration's discretion, but each is reviewed for the grounds it rests on and the procedure it followed. What matters in these files is the information on which the decision was based, whether it was duly notified, and when the period for objection began to run. Those periods are short and usually start with notification of the decision.

A citizenship application is the product of an accumulated record

Citizenship applications are assessed by reference not to the position on the date of application but to the whole of the time the person has spent in the country. Interruptions in the residence record, days spent abroad and the types of permit previously held all bear directly on the outcome. Retrieving the past record before applying is therefore more important than the application itself.

The principal matters we handle in this field:

• Residence and work permit applications and objections to refusals
• Applications against deportation and administrative detention decisions
• Applications for the acquisition of Turkish citizenship
• Conduct of international protection applications
• Compensation and contract disputes involving foreign nationals

Because the firm works in advanced English and Russian, correspondence and meetings can be conducted directly throughout the process.