Engaging an experienced Northern Cyprus lawyer is essential whenever you acquire immovable property, incorporate a company, administer an estate, resolve a commercial or family dispute, or require defense before the courts of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). Through our Northern Cyprus Office, Kalem Law Office represents international clients across Kyrenia (Girne), Nicosia (Lefkoşa), Famagusta (Gazimağusa), Iskele (Trikomo), Güzelyurt, and Lefke.
Northern Cyprus preserves a common-law statutory structure based on historical Chapter laws (Fasıl) supplemented by modern legislation enacted by the Assembly of the Republic. Court proceedings before the District Courts (Kaza Mahkemeleri), Assize Courts (Ağır Ceza Mahkemeleri), Family Courts, and the Supreme Court (Yüksek Mahkeme) follow adversarial common-law rules of evidence and procedure under the Civil Procedure Law (Cap. 6) and Criminal Procedure Law (Cap. 155). Contracts, conveyancing, and equitable remedies are governed by the Contract Law (Cap. 149), the Immovable Property Law (Cap. 224), and the Sale of Land (Specific Performance) Law (Cap. 232).
We verify title deeds (Koçan) and encumbrances at the District Land Registry, draft bilingual Contracts of Sale protecting buyer milestone payments, pay the 0.5% Stamp Duty at the Tax Office, register contracts at the Land Registry within the statutory window, and manage Council of Ministers Purchase Permit applications under Law No. 52/2008.
When construction projects in Iskele, Kyrenia, or Famagusta face delays or title transfer obstacles, we file claims for Specific Performance (Cap. 232) or contract rescission and damages under Cap. 149, supported by urgent interim injunctions (Ara Emri) freezing disputed units or developer accounts.
We draft and deposit formal wills (Vasiyetname) at the District Court Probate Registry and represent heirs in obtaining Grants of Probate or Letters of Administration (Tereke İdaresi) under the Wills and Succession Law (Cap. 195).
We incorporate Local Limited Liability Companies and Famagusta Free Port Companies before the Official Receiver and Registrar in Nicosia, draft shareholder agreements, and handle cross-border commercial disputes.
Our advocates advise on property-owner residency permits, represent spouses in divorce and asset division before the Family Courts, and provide immediate defense in police detention, remand hearings, bail applications, and criminal trials.
The Supreme Court, the Office of the Official Receiver and Registrar of Companies, and the central ministries are situated in Nicosia (Lefkoşa), while each district — Nicosia, Kyrenia, Famagusta, Iskele, Güzelyurt, and Lefke — maintains its own District Court and District Land Registry Office.
Yes. Most conveyancing, company formation, probate administration, and civil litigation steps can be executed through a formal Power of Attorney.
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