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GKC Partners (in professional association with White & Case)

GKC Partners (in professional association with White & Case)

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Turkey

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Energy

GKC Partners (in professional association with White & Case) continues to act on large-scale financings across wind, solar, hydroelectric and other conventional and renewable power projects. The team assists lenders, IFIs, sponsors and developers through the complex framework governing Türkiye’s energy transition, spanning electricity market legislation, renewable incentives, grid-related issues and cross-border interconnection projects. The practice is jointly steered by Güniz Gökçe, a go-to adviser for Turkish and international financial institutions on major financings, and Ateş Turnaoğlu, who plays a key role in regulatory strategy and negotiations on project financing transactions.
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Accolades

Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge

Testimonials

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  • ‘GKC Partners’ energy practice is unique in its ability to seamlessly combine transactional expertise with deep regulatory knowledge in the Turkish market.'
  • ‘Ateş Turnaoğlu stands out as a leading practitioner in energy and infrastructure, combining strategic insight, strong negotiation skills, and deep sector knowledge. What differentiates him from competitors is his ability to balance commercial pragmatism with legal precision, ensuring that complex transactions are not only compliant but also workable in practice.'
  • ‘GKC's practice is unique in terms of the depth of expertise across the full energy spectrum combined with a genuinely collaborative approach. The team is highly responsive, commercially astute, and consistently delivers clear, practical advice on complex transactions and regulatory issues.'
  • 'Compared with other firms, GKC demonstrates a stronger understanding of the renewables sector’s unique challenges, which enables them to provide innovative, tailored solutions.'

Key clients

  • Enerjisa Enerji Üretim A.Ş.
  • Lenders to APEY
  • Borusan EnBW Enerji Yatırımları ve Üretim A.Ş.
  • Kalyon Enerji Yatırımları A.Ş.
  • AIIB and TSKB
  • Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD)
  • AKSA Doğal Gaz Dağıtım A.Ş.
  • TotalEnergies GAS & Power Activities SAS
  • Aksa Enerji Üretim A.Ş.
  • Aksa Yenilenebilir Enerji Üretim A.Ş.
  • GDZ Elektrik Dağıtım A.Ş.
  • Limak Yenilenebilir Enerji A.Ş.
Practice head

Güniz Gökçe; Ateş Turnaoğlu

Other key lawyers

Aybike İplikçi; Baran Abur; Can Argon; Kaan Alkan; Ekin Çınar; Sertaç Yüksel; SegenayKerimoğlu; Efe Soysal; Hasan Karakelle; Deniz Alkan; Göktuğ Yiğiter