The Legal 500 > Europe, Middle East & Africa > Turkey > Compliance

Balcıoğlu Selçuk Ardıyok Keki's team comprises of a mix of economists, regulatory experts and academics. It assists clients with competition-related audits and mock dawn raids, data protection, anti-bribery investigations and consumer protection issues, among other matters. Clients include large multinational corporates and domestic businesses. Selim Keki jointly leads the team with Şahin Ardıyok. Associate Armanç Canbeyli, who recently joined from Kolcuoglu Demirkan Koçakli, is also recommended.

ELIG Gürkaynak Attorneys-at-Law advises clients on a broad cross-section of compliance issues, including those connected with anti-corruption, data protection, data privacy, government investigations, trade secrets and competition law. Clients include Turkish businesses and multinational companies based in the US, EU and UK. Gönenç Gürkaynak co-leads the team with counsels Ceren Yıldız and Damla Dogancali. İlay Yılmaz departed for Esin Attorney Partnership, Member of Baker & McKenzie International.

Esin Attorney Partnership, Member of Baker & McKenzie International's compliance team operates alongside the IT, commercial, tax, competition and IP departments to provide a full range of services to clients. The firm assists clients with a wide range of compliance issues, including those relating to anti-corruption, anti-bribery, trade sanctions, export controls, money laundering and white-collar crime. Its strong capabilities see it act for clients in sectors such as infrastructure, defence, energy, hospitality, life sciences, manufacturing and finance. The head of the team is Birtürk Aydın, who assists clients with internal compliance investigations, M&A-related due diligence and compliance training sessions. Senior associate Kerem Kuşcu is also recommended, as is İlay Yılmaz, who was hired from ELIG Gürkaynak Attorneys-at-Law.

Gün + Partners fields a a multidisciplinary team, which works closely with experts in sectors such as insurance, life sciences, energy, TMT, construction and real estate to cover a wide spectrum of compliance matters. One notable specialism of the group concerns business crimes and anti-corruption; Barış Zühdü Kalaycı, who jointly heads up the practice with Pelin Baysal, has 20 years of experience in this space. Managing associate Filiz Toprak Esin is another key figure.

Kolcuoglu Demirkan Koçakli's group is knowledgeable about anti-corruption, anti-bribery, data privacy and governance, among other areas. It acts for clients in the context of cross-border investigations, and also provides risk management and preventative advice (including training for professionals and upper-level management). Clients include domestic and international businesses in the finance, insurance, audit, energy and infrastructure sectors. Team head Okan Demirkan has extensive experience of dealing with Turkish regulatory authorities.

Moroglu Arseven assists clients with formulating regulatory compliance strategies and risk mitigation, as well as conduct investigations. The extensive experience of its team is reflected by its work for clients in sectors such as healthcare, fintech, e-commerce, media, advertising, gambling and industrial. Burcu Tuzcu Ersin has expertise in the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and the UK Bribery Act, among other areas. Ersin jointly leads the group with Z. Ertunç Şirin, E. Seyfi Moroğlu and E. Benan Arseven. Orçun Çetinkaya left the firm.

Ersoy Bilgehan Lawyers & Consultants advises on data protection, cybersecurity, compliance programmes and IT-related issues, among other matters. Clients include start-ups and international blue chip businesses. The firm generates mandates from the finance, maritime and insurance sectors. The team is jointly led by Zihni Bilgehan  and İlknur Pekşen.

Hergüner Bilgen Özeke's compliance work is primarily derived from its white-collar crime and investigations practice, where the firm advises clients on issues connected with fraudulent tender practices, insider trading, tax fraud, qualified fraud, and FCPA and UK anti-bribery investigations. Elsewhere, other compliance mandates are generated by other departments, including banking and finance, capital markets and competition. The firm is adept at handling data protection matters, including cross-border data transfers, data breaches, SARs and representing clients before local ministries and independent agencies including the Ethics Board of the Public Servants. On the general compliance front, the team advises on compliance training, the preparation of due diligence reports, writing company policies and policy reviews. The team is jointly led by Kayra Üçer, Ufuk Yalçın, Deniz Tuncel, Yeşim Aiı Şamlı and Bige Yücel.