Istanbul · Türkiye
Gurbuz Law is an independent, lawyer-led practice in Istanbul providing Turkish-law advice on data protection, cybersecurity, cross-border data transfers, technology contracts and related business decisions connected with Türkiye. Each instruction is scoped after an initial conflict and matter-acceptance review.
Latest analysis
Analysis of current legal and regulatory developments in Türkiye.
The publications provide general information and reflect the legal position at their date of publication.
France’s public-sector technology shift highlights digital sovereignty, cloud lock-in, government access, GDPR, Türkiye’s KVKK and operational exit capacity.
A distributor and a commercial agent are not the same legal model in Türkiye. A distributor normally purchases and resells in its own name and for its own account; an agent continuously intermediates for, and if authorised contracts on behalf of, the foreign principal. Termination, customer portfolio, non-compete, online-sales and goodwill-indemnity exposure depend on substance…
Acquiring or partnering with a Turkish company is not merely a share purchase agreement. Ownership and authority records, ETDS, material contracts, workforce, licences, merger control, privacy and cyber incidents, and post-closing integration must be connected to one transaction thesis. Due diligence should convert findings into price, conditions, warranties, indemnities and closing decisions.
Areas of practice
Key Turkish-law issues arising in business operations, transactions and disputes.
The scope of any engagement is agreed separately after initial assessment and matter acceptance.
Doing business in Türkiye
Establishing or operating a business in Türkiye may raise local-law questions across corporate structure, commercial agreements, data use, permits and disputes.
The information is limited to Turkish law and does not imply foreign-law advice, an overseas office or an international network.
The firm
Gurbuz Law is an independent, lawyer-led practice based in Istanbul. Its work concerns corporate, technology, data-protection, cybersecurity, regulatory and dispute-related matters governed by Turkish law.
The scope of any particular instruction is agreed separately after initial assessment and matter acceptance.
Contact
For initial contact, a short description, the parties involved and any approaching deadline are sufficient. Please do not send confidential documents or sensitive data before conflicts and matter acceptance have been considered.
Initial contact does not by itself create a lawyer–client relationship or confirm acceptance of a matter.