A team that utilises ‘deep sector expertise, strategic insight, and a client-focused approach’, Hergüner Bilgen Üçer Attorney Partnership provides comprehensive support to real estate clients, including development, construction, financing and asset transactions. With particular strength in the hotels and residential sectors, the firm acts across a wide array of asset types. Serkan Gül, who advises on sale and leasebacks, construction, zoning and investments, leads the team alongside Nazım Kurt, who acts on matters involving tourism, mining, energy, retail and commercial assets. Zeynep Tor specialises in the hospitality sector.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The individuals in this legal team stand out for their exceptional expertise, practical judgment, and dedication to client outcomes, consistently going beyond standard expectations.'
- ‘This legal practice distinguishes itself through deep sector expertise, strategic insight, and a client-focused approach that delivers complex solutions efficiently.'
- ‘The team has profound expertise and works hard during the process. They respond quickly to requests and questions.’
- ‘Hergüner Bilgen Üçer Attorney Partnership provides invaluable support for market entry into Turkey, particularly in deciphering complex local law requirements and guiding us through a range of construction and real estate matters.'
- ‘Tunç Çatal delivers an excellent job in communications between the client and the other party.'
- ‘The Hergüner team led by Serkan Gül supports us throughout the whole transaction not only legally, but also in giving guidance about how to lead the process commercially.'
Key clients
- South Stream Transport B.V.
- Kuveyt Türk Katılım Bankası A.Ş.
- Ak Portföy Yönetim A.Ş.
- Soho House Group
- Khazna Data Centers Limited
- Maersk Lojistik Hizmetleri A.Ş.
- Meridian Capital Limited
- Akıncıoğlu Group
- Bilgili Holding
- METRO Properties Gayrimenkul Yatırım Anonim Şirketi
- Uran Holding A.S.
- St Martins Şişli Gayrimenkul Yatırımcılığı Ticaret A.Ş.
Work highlights
Advised Kuveyt Türk Katılım Bankası A.Ş. on the acquisition of an entire 25-floor office tower located within the Istanbul Finance Centre, Türkiye’s newly established financial hub designed to attract global financial institutions and corporate investors.
Assisting a subsidiary of Soho House Group with the development of a luxury beach club and hotel project located in Bodrum, Muğla.
Assisting the company operating the TurkStream pipeline, which is a major regional energy infrastructure project that connects Russian natural gas reserves to Türkiye via two parallel offshore pipelines through the Black Sea and to Europe via an onshore pipeline to be built in Northwest Türkiye bordering Europe.
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Practice head
Serkan Gül; Nazım Kurt
Other key lawyers
Zeynep Tor; Tunç Çatal; Türkay Avanaş