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Hergüner Bilgen Üçer Attorney Partnership

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Hergüner Bilgen Üçer Attorney Partnership impresses with its involvement in flagship development projects across all core real estate segments, including shopping malls, hotels and residential property. The team also benefits from its ability to draw on the wider firm’s corporate and projects offerings, among other complementary practice areas, for support on large-scale matters. Sector specialist Serkan Gül co-heads the department and contributes experience across the full life-cycle of real estate work, including zones and permits, construction, and sale and leaseback transactions. Group co-lead Nazım O. Kurt combines strength in development and real estate litigation. Zeynep Tor and associate Pınar İnci Tetik specialise in matters intersecting real estate and corporate law.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘A very professional and knowledgeable real estate team. I worked with the team on several projects, and it has always met my expectations with a skilled and strong workforce. Cost-wise, it has also been better than smaller firms with less corporate structure.’

  • ‘I had the pleasure to work with senior real estate partner Serkan Gül on various projects. He has a strong and skilled team of professionals and we have always had great results.’

  • ‘The team is very competent, skilled and professional.’

  • ‘Ufuk Yalçın and Ahmet Zafer Yılmaz are very competent and engaged and provide very helpful support – both are very pragmatic. The team works well with the business.’

  • ‘The team is quite dedicated and demonstrates the capability to focus on very unique and specific cases.’

  • ‘A team of highly competent lawyers in the field of real estate law. The team provides unique support, including on conflict resolution methods and negotiation techniques.’

Key clients

  • German Consulate
  • South Stream Transport
  • German Archaeological Institute
  • Akıncıoğlu Company Group
  • METRO Properties Gayrimenkul Yatırım Anonim Şirketi
  • Ahmet Alataş
  • Cahan Holding
  • Panasonic Life Solutions Elektrik Sanayi ve Ticaret
  • Crown Bevcan Türkiye Ambalaj Sanayi ve Ticaret Limited Şirketi
  • Uran Holding
  • St Martins Şişli Gayrimenkul Yatırımcılığı Ticaret
  • DP World
  • Dilek Gayrimenkul Yatırım ve Turizm Anonim Şirketi
  • Multi Turkey Yönetim

Work highlights

  • Advised Metro Properties, the Turkish subsidiary of Metro AG, on the sale of a shopping mall located in Gaziantep.
  • Advised DP World on land-related agreements, construction contracts, licence requirements in relation to port operations, as well as on the environmental impact assessment process.
  • Acted for South Stream Transport, the Gazprom-owned project company, as the main entity authorised to conduct the TurkStream pipeline project, including advising on offshore and onshore land acquisition and permit-related issues.

Lawyers

Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Nazım O. Kurt
Nazım O. Kurt is among the partners of our Real Estate practice group. Mr. Kurt has a strong reputation in the real estate market for his unique ability to apply his experience in dispute resolution to structure deals with a view towards minimizing potential exposure. Mr. Kurt represents local commercial developers and international investors both in deal structuring and in court, and he has extensive experience in commercial real estate litigation, negotiations, international dispute resolution, project development, and permitting and licensing. Some of his most high-profile work has involved a decade-long engagement with a prominent multinational transit pipeline project company in real estate and real estate-related litigation matters, requiring work involving a multitude of title deed registries all around Turkey.
Serkan Gül
Mr. Gül is a partner in our firm's real estate practice group. He advises on every phase of real estate transactions including asset and share deals, from the inception of projects through their completion. He has acquired wide experience in property transactions with a specific focus on residential, office, shopping center, hotel and port investments. Mr. Gül advises his clients on zoning, construction, license and permits, leasing, sale and leasebacks, profit sharing agreements and EPC contracts, real estate investment funds, real estate investment trusts, as well as the structuring of projects and investments. He acts on behalf of a wide range of national and international clients comprised of property developers, real estate investment trusts, investment funds, construction companies, landlords, tenants and other parties involved in real estate development.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Serkan Gül, Nazım O. Kurt

Other key lawyers

Zeynep Tor, Pınar İnci Tetik

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