The ‘highly responsive and solution-oriented’ team at Hergüner Bilgen Üçer Attorney Partnership focuses on the telecoms sector, advising leading privately- and publicly-owned operators in Turkey. The firm is well-versed in the tendering and due diligence processes in M&A transactions, with further experience in data protection. Kayra Üçer, who advises on M&A transactions including first-time entries into the market, manages the practice with Deniz Tuncel, a data protection and M&A specialist.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Gizem Tokgöz is an excellent counterpart on transactions. She is responsive, insightful, and technically sharp, with a clear grasp of both local law and the commercial realities.’
- ‘The IT and telecoms team at Hergüner Bilgen Üçer stands out for its exceptional combination of deep sector knowledge, practical commercial understanding, and client-focused service delivery. The group is highly responsive and solution-oriented, ensuring that complex regulatory and contractual matters are not only analysed with technical precision but also translated into clear, business-friendly advice.’
- ‘Gizem Tokgöz and Kayra Üçer stand out as truly exceptional practitioners in the Turkish IT and telecoms market.'
- ‘Fast and accessible with a structured mindset.’
- 'Gizem Tokgöz combines outstanding technical knowledge with an impressive ability to provide clear, pragmatic solutions even in the most complex regulatory environments. She is extremely responsive, detail-oriented, and demonstrates a deep understanding of both local and international data protection and technology-related issues.'
- ‘They have a good overview on current developments with regard to Turkish Data Privacy law.'
Key clients
- SMMC
- SCO Bodrum
- GrECo Turkey
- Atasun Optik
- Hermes
- Husky
- Toll
- Akçansa
- HPE Turkey
- Audi
- Zurich Sigorta
- Moet Hennesy
Work highlights
Advised Akçansa Çimento, a Turkish cement manufacturing company, on an end-to-end data protection compliance project that included preparing record of processing activities, drafting privacy notices and consent texts, updating the client’s policies and procedures to ensure compliance with the legislation, and providing trainings for employees.
Provided legal assistance to Audi AG on a number of legal issues including data privacy, e-commerce, telecommunications, and competition law queries.
Assisting Cariad SE, a subsidiary of Volkswagen Group that creates the automotive software used in all Volkswagen vehicles, with its data privacy compliance projects.
Practice head
Kayra Üçer; Deniz Tuncel
Other key lawyers
Melike Gençalp; Gizem Tokgöz