The articles of association of a joint stock company must be registered with the trade registry at the location of the company's headquarters and announced in the Turkish Trade Registry Gazette within thirty days subsequent to the incorporation of the company. The following points are registered and announced:
- Date of articles of association,
- Company's name and headquarters,
- Duration of the company, if any,
- Company's capital, the method and terms of its payment and the nominal values of shares, privileges, if any,
- Types of shares, whether they are bearer or registered shares,
- Representation of the company; extent and restrictions,
- Members of the board of directors, names and surnames, titles, domiciles and nationalities of those who are authorized to represent the company,
- Form of announcements to be made by the company; the way the decisions of the board of directors must be notified to share holders in cases where there is a provision relevant to this in the articles of association.
Branches must be registered with the trade registry at their location by reference to the trade registry record of the headquarters.
