Mr Tuna Colgar > Erdem & Erdem Law Office > Izmir, Turkey > Lawyer Profile

Erdem & Erdem Law Office
1476 Sokak
No:2 D:27 Aksoy Plaza Alsancak
IZMIR
Turkey

Work Department

Corporate and M&A

Position

Partner, Head of Corporate and M&A

Career

Tuna Çolgar is a Partner in Corporate Affairs Department of Erdem & Erdem. He is highly specialized on a wide range of corporate matters including national and multijurisdictional complex merger and acquisitions, investments, joint ventures and share transfer transactions.

Furthermore Mr. Çolgar focuses on corporate structuring including the spin offs, option rights and group company managements and additionally he is experienced in cross-border strategic business transactions project finance, structured finance, acquisition finance, privatizations and private equity investments.

He also has extensive experience in advising and coordinating all aspects of energy projects including drafting and negotiating EPC and its supplementary contracts. Additionally advising on and drafting of various local and international contracts in types including FIDIC and ICC contracts. He represented foreign and local clients, in various projects in Turkey and abroad.

He is also experienced in advising, drafting and negotiating agency and distribution contracts and cross-border representation agreements.

Languages

Turkish and English

Memberships

Istanbul Bar Association
International Bar Association

Education

Istanbul Bilgi University – Law of Economy,  LL.M
Istanbul Bilgi University Law Faculty

Lawyer Rankings

Turkey > Energy

Erdem & Erdem Law Office has a strong energy practice, advising extensively on solar power plant installation projects, as well as renewable energy projects more generally. Ercüment Erdem brings over 30 years of experience in energy and infrastructure projects. Tuna Colgar has an impressive track record in drafting and negotiating EPC contracts, while Mert Karamustafaoglu is a skilled competition and compliance lawyer with a deep understanding of the energy sector.

Turkey > Commercial, corporate and M&A

Erdem & Erdem Law Office acts for clients across a range of corporate and commercial work, and the scope of work traverses the full corporate life-cycle, from establishment, operational needs and M&A work, through to company dissolution. Head of corporate Tuna Colgar ‘stands out for his strategic thinking’ on both inbound and outbound transactions, and has notable experience handling matters with a nexus to the Gulf region. The team is co-headed by Ercüment Erdem. Former co-head Ozgur Kocabasoglu left the firm in 2025.