We are pleased to announce that Founding Partner Noyan Turunç has been recognized as a leading practitioner in Who’s Who Legal: Franchising 2023, a guide to the world’s leading franchising lawyers. The guide shines the spotlight on the most pre-eminent franchise lawyers around the world, who have been recommended for their experience advising franchisors and franchisees alike in complex matters relating to franchise agreements, system structuring, strategic expansion, IP matters and disputes. Noyan Turunç has also recently been ranked as a leading lawyer in the Corporate Governance chapter of Who’s Who Legal: M&A and Governance 2023, and the Labour & Employment chapter of Who’s Who Legal: Labour, Employment & Benefits 2023. First published in 1996, Who’s Who Legal identifies and endorses preeminent private practitioners around the world in numerous areas of business law. We thank all of our clients and friends for their support.

TURUNÇ has advised Boğaziçi Ventures on its investment in Buddy Performance, a real-time feedback tool to measure employee loyalty and company performance. Boğaziçi Ventures is a leading Turkish Capital Markets Board-regulated venture capital fund focused primarily on fintech, health tech, retail tech and gaming. The TURUNÇ team included Kerem Turunç, Yasemin Erden, Beste Yıldızili Ergül, Naz Esen, Övgü Kopal, Canberk Taze and Baran Ezeli. Please see here for more information (in Turkish).

TURUNÇ has advised Boğaziçi Ventures on its investment in Frozen Pawn Games, an indie gaming company. Boğaziçi Ventures is a leading Turkish Capital Markets Board-regulated venture capital fund focused primarily on fintech, health tech, retail tech and gaming. The TURUNÇ team included Kerem Turunç, Yasemin Erden, Beste Yıldızili Ergül, Naz Esen, Övgü Kopal, Canberk Taze and Baran Ezeli. Please see here for more information.

TURUNÇ has advised Gelecek Etki Fonu (Future Impact Fund) on its investment in Brandefense, an AI-based a proactive digital risk protection solution for organizations. Sabancı Ventures, Ak Portföy, the Technology Development Foundation of Turkey, TechOne and Finberg also joined the round. Gelecek Etki Fonu is a Capital Markets Board-regulated venture capital fund managed jointly by Tacirler Asset Management, a leading asset management company and Vestel Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Vestel, one of the largest home appliances companies in Turkey and a group company of Zorlu Holding, a large Turkish conglomerate. The TURUNÇ team included Kerem Turunç, Esin Çamlıbel and Naz Esen. Please see here (in Turkish) more information.

TURUNÇ has advised Boğaziçi Ventures on its investment in Last Bite Games, an indie gaming company. Boğaziçi Ventures is a leading Turkish Capital Markets Board-regulated venture capital fund focused primarily on fintech, health tech, retail tech and gaming. The TURUNÇ team included Kerem Turunç, Yasemin Erden, Beste Yıldızili Ergül, Naz Esen, Övgü Kopal and Baran Ezeli. Please see here for more information (in Turkish).

TURUNÇ has advised Boğaziçi Ventures on its investment in Cerebrum Tech, a provider of digital transformation solutions, with a focus on artificial intelligence, finance, industry, e-commerce, and Web3. Boğaziçi Ventures is a leading Turkish Capital Markets Board-regulated venture capital fund focused primarily on fintech, health tech, retail tech and gaming. The TURUNÇ team included Kerem Turunç, Esin Çamlıbel, Yasemin Erden, Beste Yıldızili Ergül, Naz Esen, Övgü Kopal, Canberk Taze and Baran Ezeli. Please see here for more information.

TURUNÇ authored the Turkey chapter of Lexology Getting the Deal Through’s Ports & Terminals (2024) title. The contributing lawyers were Esin Çamlıbel, Naz Esen and Beste Yıldızili Ergül. The publication is a comparative guide of the legislation relating to ports and terminals in 14 jurisdictions. In addition to Turkey, the jurisdictions covered by the 2024 edition are Angola, Brazil, Denmark, India, Japan, Mozambique, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Paraguay, Portugal, South Korea, United Kingdom and Venezuela. The contributing editor is Alistair Mackie of HFW. An interactive version of the guide is available on Lexology’s website. You can download the Turkey chapter here. Please see our Publications page for other downloads. Reproduced with permission from Law Business Research Ltd.

TURUNÇ has advised Arya Women Investment Platform on its investment in Ingosa, a platform to power customer experience and boost sales with intelligent virtual assistants and conversational display ads. Doğuş Yeni Girişimler, Aegean Ventures and angel investors from the Arya Angel Investment Network also joined the round. Arya Women Investment Platform is an investment group focused on women founders. It invested in Ingosa through its Turkish Capital Markets Board-regulated venture capital fund, co-managed by Arya Women and Maxis Asset Management. Maxis is owned by İş Yatırım, the investment bank arm of İşbank, the largest privately-owned bank in Turkey. The TURUNÇ team included Esin Çamlıbel, Kerem Turunç, Naz Esen, Beste Yıldızili Ergül, Canberk Taze, Övgü Kopal and Baran Ezeli. Please see here (in Turkish) for more information.

TURUNÇ authored the Turkey chapter of Lexology Getting the Deal Through’s Private M&A (2024) title. The contributing lawyers were Noyan Turunç, Esin Çamlıbel and Kerem Turunç. The publication is a comparative guide of the regulation of mergers and acquisitions transactions relating to private companies in 24 jurisdictions. In addition to Turkey, the jurisdictions covered by the 2024 edition are Austria, Brazil, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Finland, Greece, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Latvia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Norway, Philippines, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States and Zambia. The consulting editors are Will Pearce and Louis L. Goldberg of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP. An interactive version of the guide is available on Lexology’s website. You can download the Turkey chapter here. Please see our Publications page for other downloads. Reproduced with permission from Law Business Research Ltd.