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Turkish Free Zones & Advantages

Free zones can be described as sites considered to be outside the customs area although they are inside the political borders of the country. Within these free zones, legal and administrative regulations in commercial, financial and economic fields applicable in the rest of Turkey are either not implemented at all or are partially implemented, more extensive incentives are given for industrial and commercial operations. The Directorate General of Free Zones was founded in 1983 within the organization of the Prime Ministry. Later in 1994, the Directorate General of Free Zones was included into the organization of the Undersecretariat of Foreign Trade of the Prime Ministry since the Undersecretariat of Treasury and Foreign Trade was divided into two. However, this Decree was canceled. Thereafter, as the result of the reorganization of two Undersecretariats as the Undersecretariat of Foreign Trade and the Undersecretariat of Treasury, with Law Nr. 4059, in 1994, the Directorate Genera

Raise “Pro Bono” Awareness in Turkey

OZBEY Attorney Partnership & Consultancy believe that a true measure is to be able to make a difference and raise awareness and be able to create intercorporate-consciousness on social responsability and pro bono legal services at the corporates. While it satisfies our ethical obligation to help those in need, it is also part of what makes our lawyers strong leaders of our practices, and our communities. These awareness increases and ensures the strengthening of social resposability and sensitivity. We consider spreading awareness regarding the injustices prevalent in society and rights available against them also as one of our core responsibilities. We would like to state that OZBEY Attonery Partnership & Consultacy gladly takes active role in corporate social responsability. By the virtue of awareness, our founding partners become a member of the Association of Asian Women Lawyers (“AAWL”) which  is a non- profit making organization and set up in 2001 in UK.