Managing Partner and Technology Practice Group co-head Kerem Turunç has been named a co-chair of the Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Working Group of the Turkish Industry & Business Association (TÜSİAD), Turkey’s most influential business association. Kerem Turunç will be sharing the role with Barış Özistek, a partner of Boğaziçi Ventures, one of...

TURUNÇ has advised Boğaziçi Ventures on its investment in Craftgate, a cloud-based payment gateway. Ak Portföy and APY Ventures 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. The TURUNÇ team included...

TURUNÇ has advised Ege Kimya, on its collaboration with France-based Amber Energy to design, build, and operate a CAM precursor pilot plant. Ege Kimya is an intermediate chemicals supplier to various sectors, and a leader in its sector in Turkey. Amber Energy is a leading supplier of advanced process technologies in...

CEE Legal Matters, a publication covering law firm news and legal developments in Central and Eastern Europe, has interviewed managing partner Kerem Turunç as part of the publication’s “The Buzz” series. The interview focused on the the Turkish economy and the Turkish startup scene, and is available on the CEE...

TURUNÇ has advised Wellbees, a Turkey-based corporate well-being platform with an international customer base, on its investment round led by Turkey-focused venture capital fund 212. UK-based Sarus Select Capital, female-founders focused Mindshift Capital, Turkey-focused Assist Ventures and Qatar-based Doha Tech Angels also participated in the round. The TURUNÇ team included...

TURUNÇ has advised Boğaziçi Ventures on its investment in Kavaken, an AI-based energy sector-specialized customer data and asset performance management company. Re-Pie Venture Capital 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...

We are pleased to announce that three TURUNÇ lawyers have been recognized in Who’s Who Legal: M&A and Governance 2022, a guide to the world’s leading M&A, corporate governance and foreign investment review lawyers. Noyan Turunç and Esin Çamlıbel were selected for the Corporate Governance chapter of the guide, while...

TURUNÇ was ranked once again by The Legal 500 in the guide’s EMEA 2022 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...

Managing Partner Kerem Turunç will host a webinar on April 15, 2022 entitled “Third Party Funding in Investment Arbitration: Towards a New Procedural and Ethical Paradigm,” organized by the Istanbul Arbitration Association. Kerem Turunç will be joined by Can Eker, PhD candidate at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, whose...