Drawing upon ‘deep legal knowledge’ across a range of financing products, including Shari’ah-compliant techniques, Erdem & Erdem Law Office is well-placed to advise a fairly balanced mix of corporates and borrowers seeking or receiving funding for a variety of purposes. Ercüment Erdem handles regulatory and transactional capital markets work (chiefly within the DCM space). Former co-heads İbrahim Onur Baysal and Ozgur Kocabasoglu left the firm in 2025.
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- 'They have deep legal knowledge.'
- 'Their legal opinions are very persuasive as they are very descriptive and clothed in legal justification.'
Key clients
- Karsan Otomotiv Sanayi ve Tic. A.Ş.
- Türkiye Şişe ve Cam Fabrikaları A.Ş.
- Eti Krom A.Ş.
- Moka Ödeme ve Elektronik Para Kuruluşu A.Ş.
- Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.
- Hayri Ögelman Madencilik A.Ş.
- Samruk – Kazyna Sovereign Wealth Fun Joint Stock Company
- İş Portföy Yönetim A.Ş.
Work highlights
Advised Karsan on the facility agreement with IFC for the financing of the purchase of electric vehicles and the financing of the company's capital requirement.
Advised Türkiye İş Bankası on several matters regarding banking and capital markets legislation and on its open banking practices.
Advised Hayri Ögelman Madencilik on its IPO on the Borsa İstanbul.
Lawyers
Practice head
Ercüment Erdem
Other key lawyers
Didem Adlığ Sönmez; İdil Yıldırım Günaydın; Melis Uslu