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About us

An Istanbul-based team built for Chinese-speaking clients.

Turchina Group is a boutique advisory brand based in Istanbul, built for Chinese-speaking clients. It is run by a Chinese founder together with independent Turkish service providers. Where a matter needs licensed professional work, we work alongside independent Turkish lawyers, chartered accountants, real-estate and M&A professionals, whom the client engages directly.

An Istanbul-based team built for Chinese-speaking clients.

Our story

Istanbul cityscape

Turchina Group was founded in Istanbul to fill a simple gap: more and more Chinese-speaking companies and families are looking at Turkey, but very few teams genuinely understand both Chinese culture and the way Turkish procedures and business actually work.

Our founder and partners live in Turkey and have built lasting working relationships with banks, the land registry, the migration directorate, the tax offices and independent professionals. Every engagement is led from start to finish by a Mandarin speaker, so the decisions you make are not filtered through translators.

Our clients include entrepreneurs after a second passport, companies doing M&A or trade in Turkey, and families relocating to Istanbul, from mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia and beyond. Doing each one well is the only growth strategy we believe in.

The Levent business district skyline, Istanbul

What we stand for

Four operating principles.

Client interest first

We are paid only by our clients. We refuse developer commissions and we will not steer you toward unsuitable projects. Long-term outcomes are the only yardstick.

Professional rigour

Every plan is checked against the official rules and our hands-on experience. Where a legal or tax judgement is needed, it comes from the independent licensed professional you engage. We tell you what you can do, and just as plainly what you should not.

Discretion

We handle highly sensitive material on identity, finances, and family. Strict confidentiality is non-negotiable.

Long-term posture

We would rather build a ten-year relationship than win a one-off deal. Our reputation comes from the work we do after the closing.

Our team

Mandarin-speaking founder. Independent Turkish partners. Bilingual advisors.

Yiman Liu

Yiman Liu

Founder

Founder of Turchina Group. Law graduate (LLB and LLM) of Southwest University of Political Science and Law, with a background in cross-border investment work. Bridges Chinese-speaking clients to the Turkish market with first-hand operational experience.

Burak Unal

Burak Unal

Citizenship by Investment Consultant & Licensed Real Estate Broker

Citizenship-by-investment process consultant at Turchina Group, with an MSc in Finance from the London School of Economics and a BSc from Boğaziçi University. Licensed Turkish real-estate broker through his registered sole proprietorship trading as Bosphorus Brokers, and registered trademark and patent representative before TÜRKPATENT (Marka ve Patent Vekili); not a lawyer. Works on citizenship-by-investment procedures, real-estate transactions, and trademark and patent registration.

Kaan Karanfiloğlu

Kaan Karanfiloğlu

Turkish Lawyer (Avukat), Istanbul Bar

Turkish lawyer (avukat), Istanbul Bar no. 58270, responsible for the lawyer work in Turkey on the matters Turchina Group coordinates. He handles it through his own law office under a separate engagement with the client. Galatasaray University law graduate, practising since 2017.

Working with us

If you are exploring Turkey for investment, relocation, or expansion, we welcome a free, no-obligation conversation. We will give you an honest view based on your facts.

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