TURUNÇ
More informationAmong TURUNÇ’s strong suits, it demonstrates a robust regulatory and compliance offering, particularly in relation to fintech and e-payment services. The group also shines in matters intersecting corporate and finance work, including private equity and VC investments. Key names include founding partner Noyan Turunç, whose international experience was honed during in-house roles at various US multinationals including Boeing; Kerem Turunç, who is qualified in Turkey, New York, Washington DC and the UK; İltem Dokurlar, who is noted for capital markets; and counsel Ilgın Eroğlu Alyanak, who splits her practice between Washington DC and Istanbul.
Testimonials
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‘Our business model brings together different elements of finance, corporate finance advice and financial technologies. Accordingly, we work extensively with Turunç’s finance and capital markets teams. They are well-staffed, easy to work with, reliable and extremely experienced.’
‘Noyan Turunç oversees the entire team and transaction extremely efficiently. Kerem Turunç has amazing capital markets background and experience. İltem Dokurlar’s Borsa background is very useful for capital markets work. Ilgın Alyanak is a particularly valuable adviser for project finance work.’
‘The team is unique for its pleasant personalities and can-do attitude. We have worked with the firm for many years and lawyers know our company like they are a part of it. I can always call someone and know they will answer the phone.’
‘Turunc has a great team, hard-working, professional, experienced and goal oriented. They have great experience not only nationally but also internationally ie USA. The team has also great international coverage by collaborating with other prominent legal offices.’
‘I mostly worked with Kerem Turunç, the managing partner. He is very professional and a great communicator. He offers alternative solutions and with his extensive experience comforts the client. He is also available, I reached him every time I needed him.’
‘This practice is unique given the transparency in billing and pricing structure; high quality and expertise of the team; and prompt response rate in our working relationship. Furthermore it came up with creative solutions numerous times, for unique deals that were being done.’
‘Kerem Turunç’s concise and prompt responses to our queries and his upstanding professionalism really stood out for us. Furthermore his deep understanding of both the Turkish VC market and the US VC market provided a unique viewpoint in our matters.’
‘The TURUNÇ team is a well-established, well-informed team led by exceptional lawyers. It is always up to date on legislation and market practices. Its strong business acumen allows it to provide ongoing regulatory advice while knowing what the client needs from a commercial perspective.’
Key clients
- Bursa Eskişehir Bilecik Development Agency (BEBKA)
- Ascential
- Lycian Capital
- BV Portföy Yönetim Şirketi
- Joygame
- Vektör Tanıtım
- Boğaziçi Ventures
- Arya Women Venture Capital
- Tacirler Gelecek Etki Venture Capital
- DeepZen
- Caffè Nero
- Venta Projects
- İş Yatırım Ortaklığı (İş Investment Trust)
- BV Crypto
- Banco Santander
Work highlights
- Assisted BV Portföy Yönetim Şirketi with forming and obtaining a Capital Markets Board licence.
- Advising Ascential on the sale of its subsidiary, WGSN.
- Advised Lycian Capital on establishing a strategic partnership with Italian asset management company Azimut.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Noyan Turunç, Ilgin Eroglu Alyanak, Kerem Turunç, İltem Dokurlar