TURUNÇ authored the Turkey chapter of Getting the Deal Through’s inaugural Private M&A title. The contributing lawyers were Noyan Turunç, Kerem Turunç, Esin Çamlıbel, Grace Maral Burnett, Didem Bengisu and Nilay Enkür. The publication is a comparative guide of the regulation of mergers and acquisitions transactions relating to private companies in 29 jurisdictions. The contributing editors...

The Turkish Law on Human Rights and Equality Institution of Turkey (the “Law”) entered into force on April 20, 2016, replacing its predecessor (the Law on Turkish Human Rights Institution). The Law established the Human Rights and Equality Institution of Turkey (the “Institution”), the mission of which is to carry out activities to protect and...

The Turkish Law on Industrial Property (the “Law”) was published and entered into force on January 10, 2017. The Law aims to strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights and adopts a similar method and terminology as those used in European Union legislation. Before the adoption of the Law, intellectual property rights were largely regulated...

TURUNÇ authored the Turkey chapter of The International Comparative Legal Guide (ICLG) to Product Liability 2017. The contributing lawyers were Noyan Turunç and Didem Bengisu. The publication is a guide to product liability legislation in 23 jurisdictions. In addition to Turkey, the jurisdictions covered are Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, England & Wales, France, Germany, Greece,...

TURUNÇ has represented Rivulis Irrigation Ltd., an Israel-headquartered global micro and drip irrigation solutions provider, on its 100% acquisition of Eurodrip SA, a Greek drip irrigation solutions company, from the U.S. private fund Paine Schwartz Partners, LLC. TURUNÇ acted alongside Naschitz, Brandes, Amir & Co. as Israeli counsel and Kyriakides Georgopoulos as Greek counsel to...

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 plan and broader strategy to...

TURUNÇ has advised the private equity fund Taxim Capital on its acquisition of a 40% stake in BigChefs, a Turkish restaurant chain with an international footprint, from shareholders Gamze Cizreli and Saruhan Tan. This is the first acquisition of Taxim Capital following the first closing of its EUR 100+ million fund. The TURUNÇ team included...

TURUNÇ has advised UK-based international coffeehouse chain Caffè Nero on the purchase of the entire equity stake held by its Turkish joint venture partner Infinity Invest in Caffè Nero’s Turkish subsidiary. As a result of the transaction, Caffè Nero Turkey has become a fully-owned subsidiary of the Caffè Nero group. The TURUNÇ team included Noyan...

TURUNÇ client PETRONAS has successfully obtained a group exemption from the Turkish Competition Board to enter into exclusive supply agreements with distributors, retailers and other buyers of lubricant products. TURUNÇ filed for the exemption and oversaw the application throughout the review process by the Competition Board. The TURUNÇ team included Noyan Turunç and Esin Çamlıbel....