Rekabet Kurulu (“Kurul”) otomotiv sektörüne yönelik başlattığı soruşturmalar neticesinde, 18 Nisan 2011 tarihinde 15 otomotiv şirketine 4054 sayılı Rekabetin Korunması Hakkında Kanun’un (“Rekabet Kanunu”) 16. Maddesi uyarınca idari para cezası vermişti.1 Söz konusu cezaya karşı idari yargı yolu Danıştay İdari Dava Daireleri Kurulu’nun Kurul kararını uygun bulması ile sonlanmıştı. Bunun...

TURUNÇ has advised Boğaziçi Ventures on its investment in Artiwise, an AI (artificial intelligence) and NLP (natural language processing)-based voice of the customer (VoC) solutions provider for enterprises. Boğaziçi Ventures is a leading Turkish Capital Markets Board-regulated venture capital fund focused primarily on fintech, health tech, retail tech and gaming....

TURUNÇ has advised Arya Women Investment Platform on its investment in Teleporter, a Turkey and U.S.-based startup working on building a gamer metaverse using augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR). Arya Women Investment Platform is an investment group focused on women founders. It invested in Teleporter through its Turkish...

TURUNÇ authored the Turkey chapter of Lexology Getting the Deal Through’s Automotive & Mobility (2023) title. The contributing lawyers were Esin Çamlıbel, Beste Yıldızili Ergül, Naz Esen and Canberk Taze. The publication is a comparative guide of the legislation relating to the regulation of the automotive industry in 18 jurisdictions. In addition...

TURUNÇ was ranked once again by The Legal 500 in the guide’s EMEA 2023 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 Kalfa, a digital platform for accountants. APY Ventures, Mindvest, Mikro Yazılım and Hedef Portföy also joined the funding round. Boğaziçi Ventures is a leading Turkish Capital Markets Board-regulated venture capital fund focused primarily on fintech, health tech, retail tech and gaming....

TURUNÇ has advised Kâmil Koç on its strategic alliance with Ses Turizm and Gülen Turizm. Kâmil Koç is one of the largest intercity bus operators in Turkey and a subsidiary of FlixBus, a Germany-based multinational intercity bus operator, which also owns, among other brands, Greyhound Lines, the largest intercity bus...

TURUNÇ is proud to announce the launch of UP Tel Aviv, an acceleration program designed by TURUNÇ, Boğaziçi Ventures, GN-Z11 and Reichman University, in collaboration with Amazon Web Services. This groundbreaking initiative is the first and only acceleration program focused on opening up Turkish startups to global markets through the...

TURUNÇ has advised Lycian Capital Partners on its strategic partnership with the Azimut Group. Lycian Capital is a private equity firm focused on the Turkish market across a wide spectrum of sectors. Azimut Group is one of Europe’s largest independent asset managers with €87 billion in assets. The TURUNÇ team...