TURUNÇ has advised Boğaziçi Ventures on its investment in Mükellef (known as Workhy internationally), an online platform that allows entrepreneurs to manage company formation and financial processes. APY Ventures, 3dots, Sistem Global, ANKA Ventures and Finberg also joined the round. Boğaziçi Ventures is a leading Turkish Capital Markets Board-regulated venture...

We are pleased to announce that Esin Çamlıbel, Kerem Turunç and Noyan Turunç have been recognized in Who’s Who Legal: M&A and Governance 2024, a guide to the world’s leading M&A, corporate governance lawyers. TURUNÇ was the only Turkish firm to have three lawyers ranked in the Corporate Governance section...

TURUNÇ has advised Pollet Medical Group, a Belgium-based provider of medical services and solutions for the healthcare industry, on obtaining the approval of the Turkish Competition Board for Pollet’s majority acquisition of Farmasol, a specialty pharmaceutical company. The closing of the transaction is expected to take place later this year....

TURUNÇ authored the Turkish chapter of Lexology Panoramic’s Venture Capital 2024 title. The contributing lawyers were Kerem Turunç, Esin Çamlıbel, Yasemin Erden, Naz Esen and Beste Yıldızili Ergül. The publication, previously known as Getting the Deal Through, is a comparative guide of the legislation relating to venture capital investments in 11...

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 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...

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.

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...

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....