TURUNÇ Ranked in The Legal 500 EMEA 2024 Edition
27 Mar 2024
TURUNÇ was ranked once again by The Legal 500 in the guide’s EMEA 2024 edition, which researches law firms by country and practice area in the EMEA region. In a testament to its diverse practice areas, the Firm was ranked in seven areas: Banking, Finance and Capital Markets; Commercial, Corporate...
TURUNÇ Ranked in Chambers Global and Europe 2024 Guides
20 Mar 2024
TURUNÇ is pleased to be ranked once again in the Europe and Global editions of Chambers & Partners, which researches leading law firms around the world. The Firm was lauded for being “very quick and precise at providing advice” as well as having “strong business acumen.” One client praised the...
TURUNÇ Advises Boğaziçi Ventures on its Investment in Retter.io
19 Mar 2024
TURUNÇ has advised Boğaziçi Ventures on its investment in Retter.io, a provider of products for faster backend development. Inveo Ventures also joined the round. 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...
Artificial Intelligence – 30+ Years Ago and Now (Chapter 2)
18 Mar 2024
In the first installment of our “Artificial Intelligence – 30+ Years Ago and Now” article series, we discussed a newspaper column authored by our founding partner Noyan Turunç thirty-two years ago. We noted that today’s discussions around artificial intelligence (AI) are consistent with his predictions in that column. Thirty-two years...
Artificial Intelligence – 30+ Years Ago and Now (Chapter 1)
15 Mar 2024
There is another secret, in addition to the ones we’ve solved!There is another light, in addition to these lights.Do not settle for anything you’ve done, go beyond;There is another thing, in addition to all you’ve done.– Omar Khayyam With “artificial intelligence” hot on the agenda, we’ve recalled something. Almost thirty-two...
TURUNÇ Advises Lightspeed Venture Partners on its Investment in Intenseye
14 Mar 2024
TURUNÇ has advised Lightspeed Venture Partners, a U.S.-headquartered global venture capital fund, on its investment in Intenseye, an AI-powered workplace safety platform. The TURUNÇ team included Noyan Turunç, Kerem Turunç, Esin Çamlıbel, Beste Yıldızili Ergül and Naz Esen. Please see here for the press release.
Significant Changes to the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law
12 Mar 2024
The Turkish Parliament has recently enacted significant amendments (the “Amendments”) to the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law (“PDPL”). We present below a summary of these Amendments, which will enter into force on June 1, 2024. 1. Processing of Sensitive Personal Data[1] 1.1 Current Legislation According to the current legislation (PDPL...
Kişisel Verilerin Korunması Kanunu’nda Yapılan Önemli Değişiklikler
11 Mar 2024
2 Mart 2024 tarihinde Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi’nde kabul edilen Ceza Muhakemesi Kanunu ile Bazı Kanunlarda Değişiklik Yapılmasına Dair Kanun (“Kanun”) ile 6698 sayılı Kişisel Verilerin Korunması Kanunu’nda (“KVKK”) önemli bazı değişikler ve yenilikler yapılmıştır. Kanun henüz Resmî Gazete’de yayımlanmamış olmakla birlikte, değişikliklerin 1 Haziran 2024 tarihinde yürürlüğe girmesi öngörülmüştür....
TURUNÇ Advises Gelecek Etki Fonu on its Investment in PhiTech
11 Mar 2024
TURUNÇ has advised Gelecek Etki Fonu (Future Impact Fund) on its investment in PhiTech, a provider of AI-powered, multi-omics based diagnostic decision support for precision medicine. Other venture capital funds and angel investors also joined the round. Gelecek Etki Fonu is a Capital Markets Board-regulated venture capital fund managed jointly...