Turkey’s first data protection and privacy law (the “Law”) came into force on April 7, 2016. The Law, which is largely in line with the EU’s Data Protection Directive, aims to safeguard the fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals, in particular their right to privacy, with respect to the processing...

Kerem Turunç has published a guest editorial for the latest issue of CEE Legal Matters, a publication covering law firm news and legal developments in Central and Eastern Europe. Kerem Turunç’s editorial focuses on practicing law and doing business in Turkey and the larger CEE region. The editorial is available...

Many years in the making, the Istanbul Arbitration Centre (“ISTAC” or the “Centre”) was finally established in 2015 and began picking up steam in 2016. The first plans to form an arbitration Centre in Istanbul were laid out by the Turkish government in 2009 as part of the country’s action...

TURUNÇ authored the Turkey chapter of Getting the Deal Through’s Ports & Terminals (2017) title. The contributing lawyers were Esin Çamlıbel and Grace Maral Burnett. The publication is a comparative guide of the legislation relating to ports and terminals in 25 jurisdictions. The contributing editor is Alex Kyriakoulis of HFW. The guide...

TURUNÇ authored the Turkey chapter of Lexology Getting the Deal Through’s Debt Capital Markets (2016) title. The contributing lawyers were Kerem Turunç and Esin Çamlıbel. The publication is a comparative guide of the legislation relating to debt capital markets in 21 jurisdictions. The contributing editors are David Lopez, Adam E. Fleisher and...

CEE Legal Matters, a publication covering law firm news and legal developments in Central and Eastern Europe, has interviewed Kerem Turunç as part of its “The Buzz” series. The Buzz is a short summary of recent legal and political developments, and topics of interest, in the region. Commentators from Austria,...

TURUNÇ authored the Turkey chapter of Getting the Deal Through’s inaugural Ports & Terminals title. The contributing lawyers were Esin Çamlıbel and Grace Maral Burnett. The publication is a comparative guide of the legislation relating to ports and terminals in 22 jurisdictions. The contributing editor is Alex Kyriakoulis of HFW. The...

TURUNÇ has sponsored The 2014 Guide to Turkey supplement of the International Financial Law Review (IFLR) magazine, and TURUNÇ lawyers have authored the following articles for the supplement: – “Laying the Groundwork” by Kerem Turunç: A summary of some recent changes to Turkish securities regulation (available on the IFLR website...

TURUNÇ has sponsored The 2013 Guide to Turkey supplement of the International Financial Law Review (IFLR) magazine, and TURUNÇ lawyers have authored the following articles for the supplement: – “A Maturing Market’” by Noyan Turunç and Kerem Turunç: An overview of recent developments in the Turkish private equity market (available...