In principle, a foreign law firm is not authorized to practice in Turkey. Hence, they are obliged to make an agreement with a Turkish law firm in Turkey, rather than establishing partnerships. Likewise, they are under an obligation to include the name of one of the resident foreign lawyers in the name of the firm.
According to a too conservative Turkish Lawyers' Code (2001), only Turkish lawyers are allowed to practise in Turkish law,
Foreign practices are capable of registering themselves as firms but cannot practice as fully incorporated multi-national partnerships (MNPs) since they are merely allowed to advice on "international law". Thus, foreign law firms (i.e. US or European firms) in Turkey offer a mixture of consultancy services through Turkish lawyers, or having obliged to incorporate in Turkish firms.
