Ms Ayca Aranci > Cigdemtekin Cakirca Aranci Law Firm > Istanbul, Turkey > Lawyer Profile
Cigdemtekin Cakirca Aranci Law Firm Offices
Ayazağa Mah. Seba Office Boulevard D
Blok No.23 Sarıyer
ISTANBUL
Turkey
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Ms Ayca Aranci
Work Department
Co-Managing Partner
Position
Ayça Aranci is a leading corporate and commercial lawyer who has particular expertise in energy, regulatory corporate and commercial law. She also provides transactional advice to her clients in various sectors with a particular focus on energy, renewables, environmental law and permitting. She is based in Ankara and therefore is highly experienced in dealing with various governmental agencies and regulatory bodies including Energy Markets Regulatory Authority, Ministry of Energy, Privatization Authority, Ministry of Environment.
Career
Ms. Aranci, has worked first as a trainee, then as an associate in Güngör Yener Law Office. During her law apprenticeship, she recieved a scholarship by the British Council and Ankara Bar association and studied EU Law in Nottingham and London. Between 2000-2005 she worked as the responsible contract executive in the Contracts Department of ASELSAN A.Ş., a leading Turkish Defense Company. During this period she worked in many defense projects regarding Electronic Warfare and Intelligence Systems, Radar Systems, Communication Systems, Command and Control Systems, Defense Systems, Radar Systems etc. She also took place in M&A of MİKES A.Ş., a defense company, which became an affiliate of ASELSAN A.Ş., and also worked as the Reporter of Board of Directors of MİKES A.Ş. She worked as an assistant in an EU financed project “Mediation Lectures for Turkish Lawyers” given by Toolkit Company and ADR Center.
Languages
English and Turkish
Memberships
Member of the Ankara Bar Association.
Education
Ankara University School of Law, LLB, 1996.
Lawyer Rankings
Turkey > Energy
(Leading individuals)With strong capabilities in handling cross-border transactions, Cigdemtekin Cakirca Aranci Law Firm is known for representing both local and global energy companies. The team regularly handles a broad variety of mandates relating to licensing, M&A, project development, and sustainable financing within the renewable energy sector. Practice heads Ayca Arancı and Gamze Çiğdemtekin Özer are both highly experienced at handling corporate matters within the energy sector. Başak Güneş stands out for her deep knowledge of sale agreements and disputes.
Turkey > IT and telecoms
Ayca Arancı, Tuna Cakırca Engur, and Gamze Çiğdemtekin Özer jointly head the IT practice at Cigdemtekin Cakirca Aranci Law Firm. Engür has extensive experience in IT and telecoms matters, with particular strength in payment services and blockchain issues, while Özer acts on related M&A deals and Arancı advises IP-related matters within the IT and technology sectors. Başak Güneş brings expertise in advising on data protection.
Turkey > Commercial, corporate and M&A
The corporate and M&A department at Cigdemtekin Cakirca Aranci Law Firm advises high-net-worth individuals and domestic and multinational companies across the energy, e-commerce, mining, tech and software industries. The practice is headed by founder and managing partner Gamze Çiğdemtekin Özer, who brings experience to M&A deals and other commercial work. Other key individuals include Tuna Çakırca, who utilises a background representing sell and buy side clients; Başak Güneş, a specialist in corporate maintenance; and Ayca Arancı, who handles matters in such sectors as energy and IT.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals Turkey > Energy
- Energy Turkey
- IT and telecoms Turkey
- Commercial, corporate and M&A Turkey