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