Firat Gültekin & Partners Law Firm

Fırat Gültekin & Partners was founded in 2005 to serve both national and international clients across a wide range of legal practice areas. Headquartered in Üsküdar, Istanbul, the firm’s key practice areas include:

• Corporate & Commercial Law: Contracts, mergers & acquisitions, agency & distributorship agreements, franchising, procurement, licensing, and partnerships.
• Real Estate & Construction Law: Handling large-scale infrastructure and real estate projects, contract negotiations, due diligence, sales and leasing arrangements.
• Intellectual Property (IP) Law: Trademark, patent, design registrations and protections, both nationally and internationally, with litigation and WIPO/EUIPO applications included.
• Dispute Resolution: Expertise in employment disputes, enforcement, bankruptcy, construction, real estate, and tax-related litigation.
• IT, E‑Commerce & Data Privacy: Services include privacy policies, e-commerce agreements, cyber‑incident support, and compliance with Turkey’s Personal Data Protection Law (GDPR).
• Maritime, Transport & Logistics Law: Includes ship/yacht financing, charter agreements, transportation contracts, INCOTERMS, and related maritime documentation.
• Labor & Social Security Law: Ongoing HR support, monthly reviews of employee files, and regulatory compliance from hiring to termination.
• Enforcement & Bankruptcy Law: Covers debtor asset tracing, court proceedings, receivables collection, and enforcement litigation.
• Family, Inheritance & Estate Management: Dispute resolution, privacy-sensitive handling of divorce, inheritance, property, and estate matters.
• Additional Areas: Insurance, capital markets, health law, construction, and cross‑border investment legal services.

Leadership And Team

• Founding Partner is Ziya Fırat Gültekin who specialises in commercial law, capital markets, dispute resolution, projects, and financing, with a track record in M&A and competition law.
• The firm also benefits from collaborations with academics—many holding PhDs—especially from Galatasaray University, who assist in forming specialized case teams.
• Bilal Gezer, managing partner, is a practicing attorney and registered trademark & patent agent. He’s been with the firm since 2010 and is active in IP litigation and arbitration.