Eyuboglu Buyukatak Law Firm

Eyüboğlu & Büyükatak Attorneys at Law  is a full service boutique law firm which all of its lawyers speaks at least a foreign language and also have academic backgrounds in various fields.

Our main practice areas are:  corporate and commercial, real estate, residence and work permit, litigation and dispute resolution, immigration law, IP & BT.

Corporate and commercial law: our main area of expertise, which includes all day-to-day commercial operations of a corporate entity, which usually intersects all general fields of law. In other words, we provide full service to all our corporate clients, starting from the establishment of their entity and continuing with determining the best tax structure, registering their trademarks, drafting/reviewing their agreements, obtaining residence/work permit for their employees, representing them at courts, holding their general assembly, assisting them on share purchases of other entities, and so on.

We consult and represent our clients –out of court and, if necessary, at court – in the apportionment of assets and liabilities of a company and we assist our clients in legal transactions such as matters related to merger, demerger, spin-off, outsourcing, transfer of assets and liabilities, or the change of legal form of a company.

We draft and negotiate your business contracts necessary for the development of the activities such as sale and purchase contracts, leases, marketing agreements, technical assistance contracts, license agreements, employment contracts, subcontracting contracts, distribution contracts, franchise agreements, sales agent contracts etc.

Real estate: one of the fastest growing industries in Turkey for a long period of time. Our founders, which were previously the most active members of a well-known real estate law firm, have experience in large-scale real estate investments. We also provide legal assistance to individual foreign real estate investors, who have problem on delivery of their real estate in Turkey or who want to terminate their real estate purchase agreement in Turkey.

We specialize in both litigation and non-litigation matters within the real estate industry and advise our clients on all legal aspects of their real estate business including legal and financial due diligence on real estate investments, purchase agreements, loan agreements and securities, enforcement proceedings over real and movable property, asset transactions, concessions and others. It is worth noting that in course of acting as legal advisors for our clients involved in energy projects, we have also provided a wide range of advice related to the real estate issues.

Moreover, we have worked on large and complex property acquisitions and real estate investments in Turkey and have extensive experience in, inter alia, due diligence regarding real estates, construction agreements, lease agreements, negotiation of the transactions, advising clients on conditions and restrictions in relation to purchase of real estate by foreign legal entity or physical person, insurance and liability matters, etc.

We have advised clients in relation to various real estate aspects including establishment of mortgages, monitoring on implementation of establishment of mortgages, execution of the agreements, complex property transfers, construction of the shopping malls/business centers, etc.

In the field of real estate law, we prepare all kinds of contract regarding real estate transactions (acquisition, exchange, donation, endowment, rental, leasing, building law, easements, etc.). We also advise on real estate property, and prepare building and architects' contracts as well as general contractor agreements. Furthermore, we support our clients in matters of acquisition and sale of land as well as related authorisation procedures.

Residence and work permit: Eyuboglu Buyukatak Law Firm in Istanbul provides legal service with its experienced lawyers to obtain residence permits in Turkey.

Eyuboglu Buyukatak is able to offer a comprehensive and specialized range of legal services to obtain for the residence permit of the Turkish Republic.

Residence permit, work permit and citizenship procedures of the foreigners are followed up at the official bodies including relevant police department, the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, and relevant associations of citizenship. In case of refusal by the relevant official bodies at their own discretion, the administrative objections are made at the relevant official bodies and lawsuits are filed at the relevant courts in case of refusal of the objection.

Litigation and dispute resolution: the practice focuses on commercial and corporate cases including contract litigation and professional liability.

We also assist lenders, shareholders, creditors and debtors at every stage of bankruptcy and insolvency litigation procedures.

Our team works to ensure the best possible outcome for our clients in these cases, representing them in negotiations and before the Turkish courts.

In addition, we represent our clients in all administrative matters and before the Turkish administrative courts.

When business and commercial disputes arise, we help our clients in negotiations, often in alternative dispute resolution settings.

When those methods fail, our experienced attorneys are able to aggressively pursue judicial relief or defend any claims brought against our clients in all courts in Turkey.

We have extensive experience in many areas of business litigation, including ownership disputes, debt recovery, breach of contract, shareholder actions, commercial real estate litigation, business liquidations and dissolutions, bankruptcy, technology and intellectual property controversies, commercial collections and enforcement of court decisions. We regularly assist business owners and management with disputes in employment matters, including enforcement of restrictive covenants and confidentiality agreements, as well as defending employment termination claims.

Our team regularly represent clients at the courts of various instances and competencies and before various administrative agencies. Our insight, experience, knowledge and creativity allow us to effectively and efficiently represent clients’ interests in all of these arenas.

Immigration law: Turkish immigration laws set relatively simple requirements for foreigners who want to receive temporary or permanent residence in Turkish of even its citizenship. However, in practice the requirements turn to be hard or almost impossible to comply with. This is why it is important to find a reliable lawyer to help you with immigration matters. Eyuboglu Buyukatak law firm provides legal services in the areas of immigration, refugee, and citizenship law. We provide effective, results oriented, personalized solutions to our client’s legal needs. Our clients and peers view us as being experts in these areas of legal practice. Having significant experience in the field of immigration law, attorneys of our law firm in Turkey will provide a wide range of legal services. We can assist with all visa applications and appeals. We are a full service immigration law firm. We are based in Istanbul, but our immigration lawyers can assist clients across to Turkey.

• Temporary Residence (Work, Visitor, Student Permits,Temporary Residence Permits)
• Refugees and Humanitarian and Compassionate Class
• Citizenship Applications and Appeals
• Appeals of all negative visa decisions
• Criminality Issues/Rehabilitation/ Deportations

IP & BT: Eyuboglu Buyukatak advises clients on crucial intellectual property issues such as licensing, trademarks and copyright.

It represents a diverse range of clients in patent infringement, trademark violation and unfair competition cases before the Turkish Courts.

Our team also regularly advises clients on all aspects of the rapidly evolving field of e-commerce law, including domain name registration and data protection.

Our team counsels clients on crucial intellectual property issues such as licensing, trademarks, and copyright.

We represent a diverse range of clients in patent infringement, trademark violation and unfair competition cases before the Turkish courts.

Eyuboglu Buyukatak respected intellectual property team litigates patents, copyrights, trademarks, unfair competition and trade secrets, and domain name issues and disputes. Our team quickly and seamlessly combine trial experience and litigation firepower with technical knowledge of numerous fields, and an in-depth understanding of the concerns affecting various industries to help clients achieve their individual objectives.

Regarding intellectual property law, we assist with trademark registration and renewal matters. In addition, we represent our clients in trademark infringement cases. We also advise our clients on questions concerning competition law as well as copyright.