BTS & Partners attracts clients with its deep understanding of EU legislation and the practices of multinational companies operating in the Turkish market. The team regularly advises on consumer protection, data privacy, product liability, and pharma regulations. Yasin Beceni is highly regarded for his expertise in TMT, which he applies to a wide range of commercial transactions and matters. In addition to assisting clients with managing their IP portfolios, Tuğrul Sevim specialises in IT and telecoms contracts. Selin Beceni is a key figure for corporate governance, corporate secretary, and employment matters.

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Testimonials

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  • 'BTS & Partners has comprehensive experience in different fields and with its team consisting of well-educated, very competent and cooperative members, it has been providing services to our company on different aspects of compliance, especially in data protection.' 
  • ‘Mr. Tuğrul Sevim and Kaan Can Akdere are outstanding and distinguished solution partners, who provide constructive, effective and prompt services.'
  • ‘The team is very knowledgeable in data protection and is easily reachable for any support we may require.’

  • ‘Kaan Can Akdere has a deep knowledge of data protection.’

  • ‘The team is dynamic, has a fast response rate and does painstaking work. They are always reachable and competent in the field of data protection law.’

  • ‘Melis Mert is highly experienced in data protection law. She gives satisfactory legal opinions by adopting a systematic approach to problems. She understands business needs.'  

  • 'Yasin Beceni demonstrated a high performance to understand business needs and put his expertise on his clients' business needs on data protection law in a simple and striking way.' 
  • ‘We have worked with BTS for quite a long time and they know us very well. The team is good, hardworking, and always reachable and returns on time and quality manner.' 

Key clients

  • Baxter Turkey Renal Hizmetler Anonim Sirketi
  • Dogus Holding A.S.
  • ING Bank A.S.
  • DHL Lojistik Hizmetleri A.S.
  • Koc Holding A.S. & Group Companies
  • Mastercard Europe SA
  • Mercedes-Benz Turk Anonim Sirketi
  • Pegasus Hava Tasımacılıgı A.S.
  • Anadolu Group & Group Companies
  • Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi A.S.
  • Produktkanzlei

Work highlights

  • Led a comprehensive data protection compliance project with Microsoft's Turkish subsidiary.
  • Assisted with regulatory scans of various Mastercard services and products under Turkish regulations from the perspective of financial and data privacy regulations.
  • Provided consultancy concerning Mercedes’ connected car services with regard to data privacy and TMT regulations.    

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Yasin Beceni, Tuğrul Sevim, Zeynep Ünlü, Erdem Aslan

Other key lawyers

Ece Ozelgin Kocaman, Melis Mert, Kaan Can Akdere, Miray Muratoglu Ekici