Pehlivan Barlak

Payment Systems, E - Commerce, Data Protection and Privacy, Intellectual Property and Corporate Law

Partner

Erdost is a corporate lawyer (Istanbul Bar) with over 17 years of experience at national and international law firms (White & Case and Paksoy) and also as a C-level executive for Naspers Limited (South African conglomerate). He is experienced in payment system regulation, IT and outsourcing contracts, e-commerce, data protection and corporate law

Throughout his career, Erdost advised a wide range of clients including Turkish and multinational conglomerates, state owned companies and private equities in relation to information technology (mainly e-commerce, payment systems and data protection) and mergers and acquisitions.

Erdost held executive positions in Naspers Limited investments in Turkey (Markafoni, letgo and PayU), closely involved in management and strategic business decisions. Before his career as an executive, he had worked for White & Case and Paksoy both being top tier law firms in Turkey.

English and Turkish

Istanbul Bar Association

Harvard Business School Executive MBA in E-commerce (Certificate) University of Manchester, Law School, LL.M. Marmara University Faculty of Law, LL.B