From Türkiye to the world
For ventures taking their project abroad, we plan the set-up in the target country together with the obligations in Türkiye. Both sides move on the same roadmap.
We handle the legal side with a team that knows how the product works, on the same plan as the product.
Venture-backed startups in the US often incorporate in Delaware. In the UK, incorporation through Companies House is quick and transparent. In the Gulf, free-zone companies are common, and some financial centres in Dubai and Abu Dhabi run on common law. The right choice weighs investor expectations, tax and the target market together.
Once the new entity exists, its relationship with your Turkish company must be put in writing: who owns what, who provides which services to whom, how prices are set. Transfer-pricing rules apply to related-party transactions, and moving the Turkish company's shares under the foreign entity (a flip) needs a separate tax and foreign-exchange review.
Companies offering goods or services to people in the EU can be subject to the GDPR even without an EU establishment, and in some cases must appoint an EU representative. If the same product is used in Türkiye, KVKK applies too; running both regimes on one privacy set-up keeps things simple.
We clarify your goal, timeline and critical risks together, in English or Turkish.
We write the legal, technical, design and operational steps into a single plan, each with an owner and a date.
Formation, contracts, product and brand work run in parallel. Work that requires a lawyer is done with independent legal professionals on BEG Hukuk.
We stay with you after launch: compliance updates, new markets, product development.
These answers are general information and are not legal advice for your specific situation.
There is no single answer. Delaware is common when US investors are the target; an EU country or the UK for the European market; free-zone companies for the Gulf. Investor expectations, tax, where the team will sit and cost decide together.
Usually not. Many startups keep the Turkish company as their development centre under a service or licence agreement with the foreign entity. What matters is that the relationship, IP ownership and pricing between the two companies are written down and consistent.
A flip is when the founders transfer the Turkish company's shares to a new parent company abroad, so the Turkish company becomes its subsidiary. Investors often ask for it, but valuation, tax and foreign-exchange aspects should be planned with an accountant and legal professionals before the transaction.
Matters governed by the target country's law are coordinated with local law firms there. We run the Türkiye side, product and technology preparation, and the roadmap connecting both sides; Türkiye-side work that requires a lawyer is carried out by approved independent legal professionals through BEG Hukuk.
