About

At Türk Telekom, Yakup Öztunç was appointed as assistant general manager of law for the company in January 2017. Founded in 1839, Türk Telekom is an established institution in Turkey that today offers a complete range of mobile, fixed voice, broadband and TV services. Having been there since 1998, Öztunç assisted the company in the recent restructure of its consumer, corporate and wholesale business units, leading it to be the first integrated telecommunications company in Turkey. Following the adoption of an integrated structure, Öztunç has also helped the legal team with unifying three of the Group’s companies, which collectively had 38 million subscribers, under the single umbrella of Türk Telekom. Starting his career as a freelance lawyer in 1997 he has been working as a lawyer, legal counsel and legal director in various business fields in Türk Telekom since 1998. Over the years he has moulded himself into a talented lawyer, knowledgeable in applicable legislations as well as developing knowledge of the legal frameworks of other relevant industries, like energy, payment systems and electronic money. Öztunç has since coordinated the process of making the suspicious claims tracking system compatible with the developing technology and changing legislation. Since 2003, he has given legal advice at project negotiations as a lawyer and as an employee representative. With almost 20 years of experience at the leading Turkish telecommunications company, Öztunç’s advanced understanding of Türk Telekom’s business means he is more than well-placed to adequately give legal steer on the corporation’s diverse operations.