Practice areas
The office handles litigation and legal counsel in 10 practice areas. Each area’s page lists the types of cases and applications handled in that field.
Competition law
Preliminary inquiries, investigations and clearance procedures conducted by the Competition Authority under Law No. 4054, and the judicial route against Board decisions.
- Representation in preliminary inquiries and investigations
- Preparation of written and oral defences
- Advice during on-site inspections
Employment law
Claims and compensation actions arising from the employment contract between employee and employer, reinstatement proceedings and the mandatory mediation stage. Disputes concerning working mothers’ rights to maternity leave, parental leave and nursing breaks also fall within this field.
- Severance pay and notice pay claims
- Reinstatement actions, pay for the period of idleness and compensation for non-reinstatement
- Claims for wages, overtime, weekly rest day and public holiday pay
Inheritance law
Division among heirs after the death of the decedent, and certificate of inheritance procedures. Processes concerning the assets in Türkiye of heirs who are foreign nationals also fall within this field.
- Obtaining a certificate of inheritance
- Renunciation of inheritance
- Actions for dissolution of co-ownership (partition)
Foreigners and citizenship law
Foreigners’ residence, work and protection applications in Türkiye, and objections and litigation against administrative decisions issued on those applications. Applications for acquiring Turkish citizenship and civil registry procedures also fall within this field. The office works in this area drawing on prior experience at the Presidency of Migration Management.
- Residence permit applications and follow-up of the process
- Objections and actions against cancellation of a residence permit or rejection of an application
- Work permit applications and follow-up of the process
Land registry and real estate law
Disputes arising from the acquisition, transfer and use of real estate: actions concerning land registry entries, disputes between co-owners, and real estate sale contracts.
- Actions for cancellation and registration of title deeds
- Cancellation of title deeds due to sham transactions and unlawful registration
- Actions for dissolution of co-ownership (partition)
Lease law
Disputes between tenant and landlord: rent, eviction and unpaid rent. The mandatory mediation stage that precedes these cases is also handled.
- Drafting lease agreements
- Rent determination and rent adjustment actions
- Eviction actions based on need, default and written undertaking
Administrative and civil servant law
Applications, objections and litigation against the acts and actions of the administration. Appointment, disciplinary and personnel matters of public officials are handled in this field.
- Annulment actions against administrative acts
- Full remedy actions for damage caused by administrative acts and actions
- Actions against disciplinary penalties imposed on public officials
Tax law and tax litigation
Settlement and litigation against taxes assessed and penalties imposed by the tax administration; follow-up of tax audits and of measures at the collection stage.
- Actions against tax and penalty assessment notices
- Representation during tax audits
- Settlement requests and settlement negotiations
Expropriation law
Compensation and registration actions of owners whose real estate is expropriated, and actions for real estate taken without expropriation. The attorney’s master’s thesis also lies in this field: abandonment of expropriation and re-acquisition.
- Actions for determination and registration of expropriation compensation
- Determination of compensation for real estate with disputed ownership or without a land registry record
- Urgent expropriation cases
Obligations and contracts law
Rights and claims arising from contracts and obligations: drafting the contract, claims and compensation if performance fails, and enforcement proceedings.
- Drafting and reviewing contracts of every kind
- Claims and compensation actions arising from breach of contract
- Notices and enforcement proceedings for claims
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Preliminary inquiries and investigations before the Competition Authority, defence submissions, and actions against Board decisions.
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Severance and notice pay, reinstatement, overtime claims, and rights arising from maternity leave.
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Certificate of inheritance, renunciation of inheritance, dissolution of co-ownership, reduction and will actions.
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Residence and work permit applications, objections to deportation decisions, international protection procedures and applications for Turkish citizenship.
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Actions for cancellation and registration of title deeds, dissolution of co-ownership, condominium ownership, ecrimisil and real estate sale contracts.
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Determination of rent, eviction actions, and enforcement proceedings for unpaid rent.
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Annulment and full remedy actions against administrative acts, civil servants’ disciplinary, appointment and personnel matters, and objections to administrative fines.
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Actions against tax and penalty assessments, tax audits, settlement, and objections to payment orders and seizure proceedings.
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Determination and increase of expropriation compensation, de facto taking without expropriation, abandonment of expropriation and re-acquisition.
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Drafting and reviewing contracts, claims and compensation actions, breach of contract and contracts for the benefit of third parties.
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