Şahin Ardıyok > Balcioglu Selçuk Ardiyok Keki > Istanbul, Turkey > Lawyer Profile

The multidisciplinary team at Balcioglu Selçuk Ardiyok Keki is well equipped to advise on a range of matters within the energy sector, including contract arrangements, project finance, regulatory disputes, investment consultancy, and risk management. As head of the practice, Barlas Balcioğlu has extensive experience in energy performance contracts, energy legislation, and licensing. Şahin Ardıyok leads the competition, public policy, and regulation team, and is recommended for his handling of matters relating to public-private partnerships (PPP) and energy regulations. Ceren Su is also noted for her expertise in project financing and M&As within the energy sector.

In addition to its strong presence in Istanbul, Balcioglu Selçuk Ardiyok Keki houses a team in Ankara that is well versed in appearing before a number of regulatory bodies, for example the Radio and Television Supreme Council and the Information Communications and Technology Authority. Kağan Dora brings experience in advising clients in the media and entertainment industry on a range of matters, including data protection compliance and licensing. Dora co-heads the practice with Mahmut Karyağdı, who focuses on contentious work, Bora Ikiler and Şahin Ardıyok.

Balcioglu Selçuk Ardiyok Keki is well placed to assist technology and telecoms entities with data protection compliance and intellectual property matters, to name a couple of areas of instruction. The practice is led by the quartet of Kağan Dora, Şahin Ardıyok, Mahmut Karyağdı, and Bora Ikiler. Dora specialises in TMT-related work, with a solid track record in advising on e-commerce, payment services, software development and licensing matters. Neslihan Kasap brings experience in handling cybersecurity, fintech, and telecommunication law issues. Hazal Durak left the firm in July 2023.

Bolstered by the firm’s 2023 October acquisition of Bozoglu-Izgi Attorney Partnership, the competition team at Dentons-affiliated firm Balcioglu Selçuk Ardiyok Keki brings strength to advise major financial institutions, domestic and multinational businesses across broad span of sectors, ranging from tech, media, energy, food, cosmetics and telecoms to beverages, electronics, pharmaceuticals, e-commerce and luxury goods. The practice is headed by Şahin Ardıyok, a former Turkish Competition Authority case handler, and Bora İkiler, who both provide expertise on investigations, regulatory authority filings and merger control notifications. Other key figures include counsel Barış Yüksel, who has advised the Information Communications and Technologies Authority; senior associate Armanç Canbeyli; and associate Gediz Çınar.

Hailed by clients as a team of ‘real experts‘, Balcioglu Selçuk Ardiyok Keki is known for its breadth and wealth of experience across a range of highly regulated industries, including online retail, food and beverage, and chemicals. Selim Keki  and Şahin Ardıyok  lead the team alongside Bora İkiler. Keki has exceptional expertise in compliance matters involving global and internal investigations, the establishment of internal policies, and medical ethics standards, while Ardıyok is well-known for his knowledge of Turkish Competition Authority investigations and compliance programmes. İkiler regularly assists clients with AML investigations, providing compliance counseling across an array of regulated sectors, and Armanç Canbeyli primarily advises clients on audits and inspections, representing them before regulators. Having merged with Bozoglu-Izgi Attorney Partnership in October 2023, the practice welcomed Elvan Sevi Bozoğlu , who acts for healthcare and life sciences clients with compliance and policy related issues.