International Trade, Project Finance & Joint Ventures

Topluyıldız Legal Co.’s International Trade, Project Finance & Joint Ventures practice provides integrated legal support for enterprises engaged in cross-border commerce and investment. On the trade regulation side, we advise importers, exporters, and multinational trading companies on Turkish customs legislation, tariff classification, valuation rules, and rules of origin determinations. We represent clients in anti-dumping investigations, countervailing duty proceedings, and safeguard measure reviews before the Ministry of Trade, developing defence strategies that combine legal analysis with economic evidence. Our trade compliance advisory covers sanctions screening, export control regulations, and the design of internal trade compliance programmes that satisfy both Turkish and international regulatory expectations.

Project Finance & Structured Transactions

Our project finance practice supports sponsors, lenders, and investors in the structuring and execution of complex financing arrangements for infrastructure, energy, and industrial projects in Türkiye. We advise on:

• Structured and syndicated finance — loan documentation, intercreditor arrangements, and security packages
• Bond issuances — corporate bonds, project bonds, and sukuk structures for infrastructure funding
• Public-private partnerships (PPPs) — concession agreements, build-operate-transfer (BOT) models, and government guarantee frameworks
• Regulatory approvals — coordination with the relevant Turkish regulatory authorities, including the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK) and the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BDDK)

Joint Ventures & Cross-Border Investment

We structure and negotiate joint venture arrangements for both Turkish companies expanding abroad and foreign investors entering the Turkish market. Our advisory covers JV agreement drafting and negotiation, governance structures (board representation, reserved matters, deadlock resolution), intellectual property and technology contribution frameworks, and exit mechanisms including put/call options and drag-along/tag-along rights. We also advise on free trade agreement utilisation, bilateral investment treaty protections, and the regulatory approvals required for foreign direct investment in Türkiye.

Our cross-border investment advisory extends to the establishment of Turkish subsidiaries and branch offices, the structuring of shareholder and management arrangements for multi-party ventures, and ongoing governance support that ensures joint venture partners’ interests remain aligned throughout the life of the project. We draw on our firm’s broader corporate, tax, and competition law capabilities to deliver coordinated, commercially driven solutions for international transactions.