Dr Muhittin Astarlı > Baysal & Demir > Istanbul, Turkey > Lawyer Profile

Baysal & Demir
Büyükdere Cad. No: 201/87
34394 Şişli
Istanbul
Turkey

Work Department

Employment

Position

Of Counsel

Career

Muhittin Astarlı is a Professor of Employment and Social Security Law and serves as an of counsel at Baysal & Demir Law Firm. He has extensive experience in relation to labor litigation, restructuring of workforces, mass layoffs, processes of modification of working conditions and similar complex matters of Turkish employment law.

Muhittin is one of the official mediators for collective disputes appointed by Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Services and regularly takes part in the negotiations between the trade unions and employers. Muhittin lectures individual employment law and collective employment law at the University and is writer of influential books on Turkish employment law in addition to his articles.

Languages

English, German

Memberships

Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Services (Official Mediator)
Ethical Committee of the various Universities, Ethical Committee Member 

Education

Postdoctoral Lecture Qualification, PD Dr. habil. (2014)
University of Göttingen, Law Faculty, Göttingen, Germany, Postdoctoral Researcher Fellow (2012)
Gazi University, Law Faculty, Turkey, Ph.D. (2008)
Gazi University, Law Faculty, Turkey, LL.M (2002)
Gazi University, Law Faculty, Turkey, LL.B. (1998)

Lawyer Rankings

Turkey > Employment

Baysal & Demir‘s lawyers assist large industrial companies and international technology companies in employment law, utilising proficiency in both Turkish and German law. Practice heads Ulaş Baysal and Muhittin Astarlı are ‘among the most recognised professors in the field of employment law in Turkey’ and are active in advising clients in this field, with standout recent mandates including collective bargaining agreements.