Compliance in Turkey

‘The compliance team in BASEAK is a unique team with a lot to offer to its clients. Their key capabilities stem from their knowledge of the business needs of their clients, and their ability to monitor and swiftly assess the business impacts of ever changing regulations.’

‘We receive anti trust compliance services from Balcıoğlu Selçuk Ardıyok Keki. As a team their knowledge is fascinating. They are very professional, punctual, solution-oriented.’

‘I think Şahin Ardiyok, is one of the best names in the compliance field with his strong knowledge, calm attitude and a great team leader. I had chance to work with Bora Ikiler and Evren Sesli, both with very good knowledge. Şahin, Bora and Evren always focus on the center of the subject matter and provide tailor made solutions.’

‘Clear understanding of our company; excellent communication and advice.’

‘I must say that they were really knowledgeable, responsive and also very polite. I could get clear answers for all my questions during the engagement period.’

‘We are happy to work with Esin. They are knowledgeable and practical.’

‘Business savvy. They provide user friendly opinions. We don’t spend hours to try to understand what they meant. Gökçe Serez is very easy to work with. Always reachable. Very happy to work with Gökçe and the team.’

‘They are not arrogant, they try to look for all possible viewpoints. They work with you but they sometimes act like a third party, even sometimes opponent. They have collaborations with very special and strategic expects. The way of their interpretation is unique. They can catch very minor but strategic points.’

‘They listen most importantly.’

‘100% integrity with Baker McKenzie’s corporate culture in: taking the responsibility in own field, customer oriented behavior, perfect communication skills, professional project management, etc. Gokce Serez is our main contact in compliance related fields. We appreciated her involvement and valuable contributions to our projects.’

‘They are very diligent and very attentive. They always study the topic beforehand and provide the timely solution.’

‘Esin Law Firms stands out with its investment into the right profile lawyers, ie; compliance is a relatively new topic in Turkey. But, Esin hired and trained the best team for their clients.’

‘They take their responsibilities very seriously. They attach great importance to the demands of their customers. They build sustainable and innovative relationships with their customer. They are willing to help in any case. They are particularly enthusiastic about helping NGOs. They are also quite competent in business ethics.’

‘Filiz Toprak Esin is a very knowledgeable lawyer in both business ethics and diversity. He is also very successful in conveying his knowledge. As an association, we benefit a lot from him. It helps us in many ways.’

‘The KDK is one of the law firms in Turkey which has a dedicated a team for Compliance Practice, so it is one of the leaders compared to other firms in Turkey.’

‘KDK put a lot of time and effort into the development of the practice, particularly in the areas of design and implementation of ethics and compliance programs, internal investigation.’

‘The Compliance Practice is an area that has been developing in the last 10 years and KDK was the pioneer in many areas of compliance issues.’

‘They created a network through which they can provide services to their clients covering many areas of compliance such as forensic accounting, digital forensic, etc.’

‘Okan Demirkan is one of the well-recognized partners in the Compliance Practice due to his client portfolio, presence in many well-known associations for a long time and the contents he developed.’

‘The associates (Selin Balkır Erçin and Begüm Biçer İlikay) have improved their compliance knowledge and gained a wide range of experience in the last years. They are very responsive to my team and to the client and recommend very creative and constructive solutions when faced with complex and difficult situations.’

‘Kolcuoglu Demirkan Koçakli demonstrated deep understanding of our needs and advised on controversial issues of Turkish licensing legislation. It was also very much appreciated that during our discussions the team went the extra mile and proactively alarmed us about any red flags before we even thought about it.’

‘Considering that we are new to this jurisdiction their input was very practical and allowed us to structure negotiations with partners.’

‘We worked with Ali Tuncsav and Neyzar Unubol. They both demonstrated a high level of professionalism and responsiveness. The team was always available and we could always rely on their timely advice.’

‘Responsive, diligent and decent.’

‘Burcu Tuzcu Ersin was very competent and hands-on.’

‘Collaboration and the people are the key points that make this practice unique.’

‘Burcu Tuzcu Ersin and Burcu Güray are project team members and knowledge, approach, technical aspects, responsiveness are the qualities I value in them.’

‘Moroglu Arseven is my go-to firm for compliance matters in Turkey. Burcu Ersin and her colleagues have extensive experience representing multinational companies across a range of sectors (including life sciences and technology) in internal investigations, compliance program development, data privacy and related compliance matters.’

‘Burcu Ersin and her colleagues are extremely responsive and attentive, understand the key compliance risks facing multinational companies, and provide practical, risk-based advice.’

‘Team is always available for any further inquiries and always ready to share their professional experience.’

‘Burcu Guray, who was the account executive for our project, is always ready to consult on the sectoral problems we wish to be in full compliance with.’

‘Bozoglu Izgi Attorney Partnership has extensive knowledge and unique experience in pharmaceutical sector. The firm understands the needs of the business and provides excellent quality legal services in a timely manner. They think out of the box and bring innovative solutions to complex legal matters. Bozoglu Izgi Attorney Partnership is an amazing law firm that always provides impressive legal services to their clients.’

‘I work very closely with Elvan Sevi Bozoglu and Deniz Ozder. They both stand-out as solid lawyers with impressive education and experience. It is a privilege to work with them. They listen to their clients, understand the business and expectations and the environment well and provide one of the best legal services setting the bar high in Turkey.’

‘The team has a very careful approach towards the projects and also works in collaboration with our company. They take their actions very fast, detect issues that should be discussed in F2F meetings and if necessary also written. The team members always demonstrate how to execute a project in a compliant way according to industry code and Turkish legislation. They share regularly the latest updates on new local/global regulations. The most important point is that they provide confidence, trust and chance of learning to their partners/customers while working with them.’

‘Bozoglu Izgi works with lawyers who are experts in their fields. Working with professional people saves time and gives positive results. They use technology and communication well. Online meetings are very good, communicating over the phone at any time.’

‘Bozoglu Izgi has a very strong team in terms of compliance. They are also working with a lot of pharma companies and they have a very detailed information about pharma compliance with dedicated lawyers specifically on compliance. During our work together, they have done their best to provide the information or guidance needed in a very collaborative way.’

‘The lawyers individually are very strong in their specialty areas. We have worked with the same lawyers who have been specialized on compliance during all our compliance projects and we have received very high quality and detailed legal guidance.’

‘We are working almost 20 years with the partner of firm who is Sevi Bozoglu. She has a high level of business tracking ability which makes our life very easy on legal issues.’

‘Two separate aspects of their work make Bozoglu Izgi unique. One is their level of experience in the fields where they are most active. They are experts in life sciences and pharmaceutical compliance, as well as data privacy and competition compliance. They are deeply aware not only of regulations, but also of the industry dynamics, sectoral relationships and business models requiring those regulations. The second thing that makes Bozoglu Izgi unique is their capability to make matters simple and practical for their clients. A potential client should be thinking that Bozoglu Izgi will deeply understand their problems, come up with creative, practical solutions and provide legal advice and information in an accessible manner.’

‘Members of BTS Legal supports whenever we need. When there is an urgent issue, they are available and help with the advice. We are working with them as the team members of our Company. If there is a need, we can join to the meetings together due to urgency of the topic. Therefore they are different from other advisory firms as it feels like a part of our team in a Company.’

‘BTS and Partners is one of the best law firms in Turkey in Data Protection Law. At the same time, they provide easy access to fast and qualified answers.’

‘Accessibility, whenever we are in need we can access to Tugrul Sevim and Kaan Can Akdere, for urgent cases such as data breaches, when you have to notify the breach in 72 hours accessibility is vital.’

‘BTS team has a deep sectoral specialization especially in data protection law and electronic commerce. The team is strictly following the related law amendments and personal data protection board resolutions. The team has not only provided legal advice but also commercial instructions when needed.’

‘We are always working with the same associate in BTS team. Therefore, such associate has a extensive knowledge on our projects and is able to relate different processes.’

‘BTS & Partners have become the prominent Turkish law firm to deal with compliance matters especially on e-commerce, data privacy and alternative electronic payment methods.’

‘Yasin Beceni is the responsible partner and Erdem Aslan is the managing associate we work with. Erdem has been an excellent business partner for us. Very adaptive to our needs and very responsive – he has led BTS’ team extremely well in guiding us through a number of projects, investigations and on day-to-day critical compliance issues.’

‘High quality of people. Excellent strategic partnership and collaboration.’

‘Erdem & Erdem understand quickly our needs and was very flexible in their approach.’

‘Individuals are efficient and professional.’

‘The services we received pro bono from Erdem & Erdem Law Office are very valuable to us. The fact that the people who deal with us have a great command of the subject, their working discipline and their quick feedback that we need are all important.’

‘The people we work with in this law office are people who are very knowledgeable about their subject, provide detailed information, answer all of our questions in an explanatory way, and prepare and follow up all kinds of written documents they send us in great detail. They provided us with all kinds of support regarding a newly enacted law. They have adapted the details of this law according to the functioning of our organization and brought it into the form that we will put on our website.’

‘We were advised by Erdem & Erdem regarding certain GDPR and KVKK compliance issues. They understood the specific job perfectly and gave the answers to our questions in a timely manner while our deadlines were quite stressful. Our request was not a usual compliance issue however, they understood and responded adequately.’

‘Mert Karamustafaoglu is a real professional and he perfectly knows what he does.’

‘They are very good at collaboration and communication. They can show very fast reactions according to the specific business legislation. Every question can be replied according to the sectoral regulation. This approach makes the customer feel very confident due to its focus on the solution.’

‘The legal team supporting our queries have qualities that make them a successful team. 1) They communicate well with each other, in order to answer and always ask for clarifications so as to be sure for the solution proposed. 2) They focus on the results. 3) They offer us a constant support, and every time needed, they are on alert. 4) They are organized and familiarized with our company and needs.’

‘We have worked with Yusuf Mansur Ozer. He has an extremely good overview of labour law and he has answers for cases addressed to him. We have asked for assistance for a mutual agreement on termination, question on local legislation related to eligibility for profit share schemes, about short-term working and applications extended.’

‘The senior associate that we are in touch with namely Yusuf Mansur Ozer, is very kind, very dedicated to his work and always has appropriate solutions to our firm’s issues. His professional knowledge is extremely satisfying in all matters.’

‘Ersoy Bilgehan has an extensive knowledge about compliance in a rapidly changing strict compliance environment.’

‘Zihni Bilgehan’s response to clients’ compliance requirements is unique in terms of understanding the issues and filling the compliance gap in a most effective way.’

‘Their team and the share holders are well experienced, educated, professional, trustworthy and human oriented. We always have had a good collaboration and felt we are accountable in the safe hands. When you compare Ersoy & Bilgehan Law Office to the other firms you feel that you are taken care from the legal aspects point of view in such a very well organised body. In overall view I would describe their service as first class and high quality.’

‘Whenever you require assistance they are there to support you with their honest approach and the utmost care with safeguards. Punctuality and accountability are the other noticeable differences in their way of doing business.’

‘Detail oriented approach, independent review and excellent legal guidance concerning different fields of law such as international sanctions, anti-bribery regulations, local criminal aspects as well as capital markets regulations.’