About Us

Who We Are

Demirel Consultancy is a firm specialising in immigration, visa, residence permit, citizenship and international legal advisory services for foreigners in Turkey. We are built on the pillars of professional ethics, transparency and client-first service delivery. Drawing on many years of field experience and a strong legal infrastructure, we offer end-to-end solutions to foreign nationals and international companies who wish to live, work, study, invest or expand their business in Turkey. Since the day we were founded, our core priority has been to conclude every client's matter in the shortest possible time, in full compliance with the regulations and in the safest possible manner.

Because we serve clients from all over the world with very different cultural backgrounds, we understand deeply that every case is first and foremost a human story. A residence permit application is not merely a paperwork exercise; at times it is the very threshold that shapes a family's future. Appealing a deportation decision means restoring someone's right to be with their loved ones. A citizenship process is the legal expression of the decision to put down roots in a new land. That is why at Demirel Consultancy we never treat our clients as file numbers — we take their real lives, expectations and concerns fully into account.

Our Areas of Practice

Our expertise covers the full spectrum of matters handled before the Presidency of Migration Management, Provincial Directorates of Migration Management, the Directorate General of Civil Registration and Nationality, the Ministry of Labour and Social Security and before the administrative courts. We professionally manage every stage — from application preparation to the final decision — for short-term, long-term, family, student, humanitarian and every other type of residence permit. We bring a solution-oriented approach even to the most complex files, including visa extensions, visa violations, visa appeals and the lifting of entry bans and restriction codes for foreigners struggling with a prohibition to enter Turkey.

For foreign investors, we provide end-to-end support for company incorporation in Turkey, work permit applications, exceptional citizenship procedures and citizenship through real-estate investment. We transparently evaluate with our clients all alternative paths — citizenship through marriage, descent, birth and the ordinary route — before the application is filed. We also actively advise employers on their obligations in work permit applications, on work permit renewals, on independent work permits and on the Turquoise Card regime.

Why Demirel Consultancy?

Legal advisory work rests on two pillars that must coexist: deep regulatory knowledge and flawless operational follow-up. Even a team that masters the legislation cannot bring a file to success unless the application is filed with the right documents, before the right authority and at the right time. We have brought these two pillars under a single roof. Our team of lawyers, former public officials, certified translators and multilingual coordinators manages both the technical and the operational dimension of every file in-house. As a result, our clients deal with a single point of contact and are never left chasing details on their own.

Thanks to our multilingual service structure, we communicate with our clients in Turkish, English, Russian and Uzbek, in their own native language. Since the overwhelming majority of applications are conducted in Turkish, the ability of our clients to follow their case in a language they fully understand dramatically increases both trust and success. Through our digital client portal you can transparently track at which stage your file currently stands, which documents have been completed and what the next step is. In short, our clients stay in control of the process while we manage the process.

Our Values

Our value system rests on honesty, transparency, expertise and a human-centred approach. If an application has a low likelihood of success, we say so openly; instead of promising guaranteed outcomes, we share the legal reality. Service fees, official charges and potential additional costs are disclosed openly from the very beginning; our engagement letters contain no surprise fees. We use every legal avenue the legislation grants us to the fullest, but we never cross the ethical line. We know all too well how destructive shortcuts that bring quick short-term gains can be in the long run, both for the client and for the advisor.

Confidentiality, for us, is not a marketing promise but a professional imperative. Every piece of information, document and personal data shared by our clients is stored in full compliance with GDPR-aligned standards and Turkish data-protection law. Our internal processes are designed so that only the team members working on the matter can access the file. This structure protects both the privacy of our clients' specific situations and the professional discipline of our firm.

Experience and a Results-Driven Approach

Thousands of residence permit applications, hundreds of entry-ban challenges, complex citizenship files and work permit procedures... Our team has vast experience of how Turkish immigration law works in practice. Each file is added on top of the one that came before — this is what we call "institutional memory". How a specific Provincial Directorate approaches a particular document, how administrative courts have ruled in comparable cases, the typical pitfalls encountered in institutional practice… All of it is systematically recorded in our digital knowledge base and guides our work on every new matter.

There is no coincidence behind our success. Every case is carefully analysed, alternative legal routes are examined and the most advantageous strategy is proposed to the client. Throughout the process, we keep our clients updated regularly, flag potential risks in advance and, where necessary, adjust the strategy. If a client has to ask "how is it going?", we consider that a service failure. Communication is a service we deliver proactively, not something that must be requested.

Looking Ahead

Where we stand today is only the beginning of tomorrow. We live in an era where immigration procedures are increasingly going digital, where regulations change at a rapid pace and where cross-border mobility is higher than ever. At Demirel Consultancy, we continuously elevate our service quality through AI-supported case analysis systems, multilingual live support channels, online consultation infrastructure and e-signature-based application workflows. Our goal is not merely to be the first name that comes to mind in Turkish immigration law, but to be the most trusted name that comes to mind.

If you too would like to entrust your legal process in Turkey to safe hands, obtain first-hand accurate information and walk your journey with a results-driven companion, the door of Demirel Consultancy is open. You are welcome to contact us to meet our expert team, receive a tailored preliminary assessment of your case and plan the process. Because we know every application is a story and every client is a hope — and carrying hopes is the most serious work one can do.

Our Method

Our advisory process rests on four clear and repeatable stages. In the first stage, the preliminary assessment, we examine in detail the client's background, their current status in Turkey, the documents in hand and any prior application or court history. At the end of this stage, we communicate concretely to the client whether the legal ground for the application exists, the potential risks, a realistic time-frame and the estimated costs. In the second stage, strategy design, alternative routes are compared and the procedure with the highest probability of success is selected. The third stage involves the complete collection of documents, translations, apostilles and the creation of the digital archive. The final stage is follow-up and reporting: filing the application, coordinating appointments, post-decision appeals and delivering regular written reports to the client.

Standardisation lies at the heart of this method. Being able to give every client the same level of attention is only possible with documented and disciplined processes. That is why our team uses checklists for every file, every action is recorded in our system, and no step is taken without the approval of the lead attorney on the matter. Law is the sum of its details — and discipline is what keeps the details from being lost.