Kilinç Advisory

What do you see as the main points that differentiate Kılınç Advisory from your competitors?  At Kılınç Advisory, we differentiate ourselves through our integrated tax and legal advisory model. By bringing these disciplines together within a single practice, we are able to deliver a genuine one-stop solution for clients whose matters require both legal and tax expertise. This integrated structure allows us to provide commercially focused advice, particularly in complex cross-border transactions and international investments. Another defining feature of our firm is the level of senior involvement and accessibility we offer to our clients. Our partners each bring at least 20 years of professional experience and have strong professional backgrounds in both consultancy and in-house environments. This depth of experience allows us to combine technical expertise with a clear understanding of the commercial realities faced by our clients. Our partners remain closely engaged in each mandate and maintain direct relationships with clients, ensuring that our advice is practical, responsive, and aligned with the business priorities of the organisations we advise. At the same time, we have consciously developed a strong internal advisory culture across the firm. From partners to junior lawyers and trainees, we maintain a consistent standard of communication, analytical approach, and client service. This shared culture ensures that clients experience the same level of clarity, responsiveness, and professionalism regardless of the level of the team member involved. We are particularly recognised for our strength in international tax and transaction advisory, including cross-border structuring, M&A transactions, and strategic tax planning. By combining deep knowledge of Turkish corporate and tax law with strong transactional experience, we are able to design sophisticated yet compliant solutions for complex matters involving multinational groups and international investors. Finally, our growing international client base further differentiates our practice. We work closely with international investors and multinational businesses, with a particular focus on clients connected to the Netherlands, Middle East and China. This international perspective, combined with strong local expertise, enables us to effectively support clients navigating both the Turkish market and broader cross-border business environments.   Which practices do you see growing in the next 12 months? What are the drivers behind that? Looking ahead, we expect growth primarily in transactional advisory, particularly in M&A transactions and related tax structuring engagements. As access to financing instruments improves and investors regain confidence in the market, we anticipate an increase in corporate transactions, restructurings, and investment-driven deal activity. These developments typically generate significant demand for tax planning, transaction structuring, and legal advisory throughout the lifecycle of a deal. We also expect cross-border investment advisory to remain an active area. Türkiye continues to attract international investors seeking regional opportunities, and this creates ongoing demand for legal and tax guidance related to market entry structures, investment vehicles, and regulatory compliance. In particular, investors require advisors who can navigate both local regulatory frameworks and the international structuring aspects of their investments. In addition, evolving regulatory requirements and compliance obligations are likely to generate further advisory work. Businesses operating in Türkiye are increasingly focused on ensuring regulatory alignment while maintaining operational flexibility, which often requires integrated legal and tax support. Overall, we expect the combination of renewed transaction activity, continued cross-border investment interest, and regulatory developments to drive demand for integrated legal and tax advisory services over the next 12 months, areas in which Kılınç Advisory is actively engaged and well positioned to support clients.   What's the main change you've made in the firm that will benefit clients?  Over the past year, we have focused on strengthening the firm across several dimensions that directly benefit our clients. This includes expanding our advisory capacity through the addition of an experienced senior counsel with a strong background in capital markets and regulatory institutions, further investing in legal technology and internal knowledge management systems, and continuing to develop the expertise of our team through internal training and collaboration programs. At the same time, we have taken steps to strengthen our international connections and institutional relationships, which allows us to better support clients involved in cross border transactions and investments. Together, these developments enhance our ability to provide responsive, well coordinated and commercially focused legal and tax advisory services. In addition, we have taken important steps to expand our international footprint in response to the evolving needs of our clients. During the past year, we launched our Dubai office to strengthen our presence in the GCC region and to support clients engaging in investments and transactions between Türkiye, the Middle East and globally. Alongside this, we established a dedicated Chinese Desk in Türkiye to better assist Chinese investors and companies operating in or entering the Turkish market. These initiatives allow us to provide more direct, culturally informed and jurisdictionally coordinated support for clients involved in international business.   Is technology changing the way you interact with your clients, and the services you can provide them?  Yes, technology is gradually changing the way legal and tax advisory services are delivered, and we see this as an opportunity to improve both efficiency and quality. At our firm, we have been carefully integrating legal technology and privacy focused artificial intelligence tools into our internal workflows, particularly in areas such as legal research, document review and knowledge management. These technologies allow us to process information more efficiently and deliver well structured advice to our clients within shorter timeframes. At the same time, we approach technology with caution and responsibility. The tools we use operate strictly within internal, non client facing environments and are designed to comply with strict data protection and confidentiality standards. Our priority is to ensure that technological innovation supports the quality of our advisory services without compromising the professional and ethical obligations that define our profession. Beyond efficiency, technology also supports stronger internal collaboration and knowledge sharing across our teams. This allows us to draw on collective expertise more effectively and provide clients with more comprehensive and coordinated advice, particularly in complex matters that require both legal and tax perspectives.   Can you give us a practical example of how you have helped a client to add value to their business?  As Kılınç Advisory, we advised a client on the acquisition of shares in a publicly listed Turkish holding company, providing integrated legal and tax advisory throughout the transaction. We conducted valuation analyses, identified and managed potential tax risks and ensured compliance with regulatory disclosure requirements. Another example involved advising a client on the establishment and structuring of a local entity responsible for launching and operating a major international sports event in Türkiye for the first time. We provided end-to-end legal and tax advisory during the company formation process and structured the contractual framework governing the organisation of the event, including arrangements with event partners, athletes and participants. Our work also covered data protection compliance, employment documentation and the tax structuring of the local operations. Through this integrated approach, we ensured that the entire operation was aligned with Turkish regulatory requirements while remaining consistent with the group’s global tax strategy, enabling the client to successfully launch and operate the event in the Turkish market. In another matter, we advised one of our clients operating in the energy sector on a corporate restructuring transaction carried out as part of its transition toward green energy investments. Our role included providing integrated legal and tax advisory in connection with the merger of two electricity generation companies within the group under a single energy production entity. This sustainability driven merger represented an important step in the client’s strategic shift toward environmentally responsible energy operations and reflected broader developments within the energy sector. Our team supported the transaction throughout the entire process, covering corporate, regulatory and tax aspects to ensure a compliant and efficient restructuring aligned with the client’s long term energy transition strategy.   Are clients looking for stability and strategic direction from their law firms - where do you see the firm in three years’ time?  Clients increasingly expect their legal advisors to provide not only technical legal analysis but also stability, strategic perspective and commercially grounded guidance. In today’s business environment, companies need advisors who understand the broader commercial context, can act quickly when required and are capable of developing practical solutions in complex and evolving regulatory landscapes. At Kılınç Advisory, we are deliberately shaping the firm around this expectation. The seniority of our team and the depth of our professional backgrounds allow us to approach legal and tax matters not only from a regulatory standpoint but also with a strong international structuring mindset. Our ambition is to go beyond the traditional role of interpreting legislation and instead provide integrated guidance that supports the broader strategic and operational needs of the institutions we advise. Looking three years ahead, we see Kılınç Advisory as a firm that continues to strengthen its position in Türkiye while further expanding its international presence. Alongside the development of our already international client portfolio, we aim to build stronger organisational connections in other markets where our clients operate. At the same time, maintaining long term relationships with our existing clients remains a central priority. Our objective is not simply to advise on individual matters, but to grow together with our clients and support their development over time while continuing to strengthen our institutional capabilities.