As a legal expert with over 15 years of experience, I have worked for several reputable companies and gained valuable expertise in various areas of the law. My work has covered commercial, obligations, labour, media, consumer, finance, licensing, competition, data protection, and environmental regulations law. I have also helped navigate companies through compliance, corporate governance, ethics, dispute resolution, and litigation waters. Throughout my career, I have always worked closely with my business teams to provide practical and strategic advice in service of supporting their goals.

I am currently the central south Europe legal director and central Europe cluster ethics correspondent for a multinational industrial gas company. I am responsible for providing overall legal support and advice to the business teams in Türkiye, Bulgaria, and Romania as well as ethical guidance to the teams in Germany, Poland, and Austria. In this capacity, I am involved in drafting and reviewing contracts with customers, suppliers, contractors, and subcontractors. I ensure compliance of central south Europe with applicable laws and regulations and handle administrative implementation of contracts. I also make the company aware of new legislation, regulations, and case law related to its activities.

In addition, I act as company secretary to the board of directors, providing legal support to contractual activities, handling litigation in the ordinary course of business, and managing external law firms. I also provide training to employees on contractual and compliance matters and have taken a role in building and managing the public affairs strategy and roadmap for Türkiye.

Prior to my current role, I gained experience working as a senior lawyer at a multinational financial institution and as a lawyer at a reputable law office. During my time at a multinational media company, I served as senior legal counsel (deputy of VP) where I was responsible for structuring, drafting, negotiating, and executing all types of commercial contracts. I provided legal assistance to the business in all aspects of corporate and commercial matters, ensuring workflows and policies were up to date and implemented across the business unit and litigation was handled in the ordinary course of business.

I hold a bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Law from Istanbul University and am a fluent English speaker with native Turkish proficiency. As a leading legal expert, my goal is to bring valuable insights and strategy to my work and contribute to the good governance of the companies I work for.