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News
October 2026
Our office has moved
Since October 2026, our firm has been working from its new office at İsmet Kaptan Mah. 1370 Sk. Yalay İş Merkezi No: 42 İç Kapı No: 12, 35210 Konak/İzmir, Türkiye.
July 2026
New article: Liquidation of Silent Partnerships in Limited Companies
An article by our founding partner Att. Dr. Burak Keçecioğlu, “Limited Şirketteki Gizli Ortaklığın Tasfiyesi” (Liquidation of Silent Partnerships in Limited Companies), has been published in the Marmara University Faculty of Law Journal of Legal Research.
Marmara University Faculty of Law, Journal of Legal Research (Hukuk Araştırmaları Dergisi), Vol. 32, No. 1 (2026), pp. 561–587.
February 2026
Energy Law certificate for Att. Serhat Ertok
Our founding partner Att. Serhat Ertok has successfully completed the 60-hour “Energy Law” certificate programme held from 3 January to 8 February 2026 by the Yıldız Technical University Continuing Education Application and Research Centre (Yıldız-SEM) in cooperation with Yeditepe İstanbul Akademi.
The programme supports the advisory and representation services our firm provides in energy law.
January 2026
Attending the second programme of the EPIX Conference Series
Our founding partner Att. Serhat Ertok attended the second programme of the EPIX Conference Series, hosted by the Energy Experts Association (Enerji Uzmanları Derneği) on 15 January 2026 at the Conference Hall of the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA / EPDK) in Ankara.
Held as a conversation with EMRA President Mustafa Yılmaz, the programme brought together staff of the Authority, representatives of the energy sector and university students. EPIX, whose name stands for “Energy, Sharing, Inspiration and X”, aims to bring energy professionals together on a common platform.
Our firm follows current developments in the energy market closely and continues to provide advisory and representation services in this field.
Read the Energy Experts Association’s announcement (in Turkish)
November 2025
Paper at the National Congress of Commercial Law
Our founding partner Att. Dr. Burak Keçecioğlu presented his paper “Yargıtay Kararları Işığında Yabancı Para Alacağı İçin Türk Lirası Cinsinden Çek Kabul Eden Alacaklının ‘Kur Farkı’nı Talep Edip Edemeyeceği Sorunu” (Whether a Creditor Who Accepts a Turkish Lira Cheque for a Foreign Currency Claim May Claim the Exchange Rate Difference, in the Light of Court of Cassation Case Law) at the National Congress Series II: National Congress of Commercial Law, held by Anadolu University Faculty of Law on 12–14 November 2025.
The paper critically examines the Court of Cassation’s settled case law rejecting such claims in the light of the Turkish Code of Obligations and the Cheque Act, at a time when post-dated Turkish lira cheques have in practice become a credit instrument, and argues for a change in that case law.
Published in Ulusal Kongre Serisi II: Ticaret Hukuku Ulusal Kongresi – Kongre Bildirileri ve Tartışmalar, Festschrift in memory of the late Prof. Dr. Akar Öcal, Yetkin Yayınları, p. 319 ff.
September 2025
New article: liability for torts committed by corporate organs under Article 371(5) TCC
The research article “Liability Arising from Torts Committed by Organs of Joint-Stock Companies under Article 371(5) of the Turkish Commercial Code” (Anonim Şirketlerde TTK m. 371/5 Hükmü Çerçevesinde Organın Haksız Fiilinden Doğan Sorumluluk), written by our founding partner Att. Dr. Burak Keçecioğlu together with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ali Murat Sevi, has been published in the September 2025 issue of the Banking and Commercial Law Journal (BATİDER), published by the Banking and Commercial Law Research Institute of Türkiye İş Bankası.
The article examines Article 371(5) of the Turkish Commercial Code, which governs a joint-stock company’s liability towards third parties for torts committed by its organs in the performance of their duties, as a specific expression for joint-stock companies of the general principle in Article 50(2) of the Turkish Civil Code. Comparing the source legal systems, it discusses why the provision covers only acts of persons holding organ status that are functionally connected to their duties, the personal liability of the organ member under Article 50(3) of the Civil Code and Articles 549 et seq. of the Commercial Code, and the company’s right of recourse against the organ for compensation it has paid.
Banka ve Ticaret Hukuku Dergisi (BATİDER), September 2025, Vol. XLI, No. 3, pp. 499–534.
2024
Membership of the Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in İzmir
Since 2024, our firm has been a member of the Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry for Turkey – İzmir (Camera di Commercio e Industria Italiana per la Turchia – Izmir). Part of the network of Italian Chambers of Commerce Abroad, the Chamber brings together the Italian and Turkish business communities to develop trade between the two countries. The membership supports the legal services we provide to Italian companies and to clients doing business with Italy.
2024
Book: Trusteeship in Joint Stock Companies
Att. Dr. Burak Keçecioğlu’s book “Anonim Şirkette Kayyımlık” (Trusteeship in Joint Stock Companies), based on his doctoral thesis, has been published by Oniki Levha.
September 2020
Book: Legal Liability of the Employee Who Endangers Occupational Health and Safety
The book by our founding partner Att. Serhat Ertok, “İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliğini Tehlikeye Düşüren İşçinin Hukuksal Sorumluluğu” (Legal Liability of the Employee Who Endangers Occupational Health and Safety), has been published by Seçkin Yayıncılık in its Labour Law Monographs series.
Seçkin Yayıncılık, Labour Law Monographs, 1st edition, September 2020, 160 pp.
2018
Paper: Liability for Eviction under the Vienna Sales Convention
The paper by our founding partner Att. Serhat Ertok, “Viyana Satım Sözleşmesinde Zapttan Sorumluluk” (Liability for Eviction under the Vienna Sales Convention), was written at Izmir University of Economics in 2018. It examines the seller’s liability for eviction first under Articles 214–218 of the Turkish Code of Obligations No. 6098 and then under Articles 41–44 of the CISG on third-party rights or claims, and compares the two regimes. The full text, in Turkish, is available below.
Izmir University of Economics, İzmir 2018, 21 pp. (in Turkish)
2018
Paper: Organisation of Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces
The paper “İşyerlerinde İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği Örgütlenmesi” (Organisation of Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces) by our founding partner Att. Serhat Ertok was prepared at Izmir University of Economics in 2018. It first sets out the concept of occupational health and safety and the employer’s duties under Article 417 of the Turkish Code of Obligations No. 6098 and Article 4 of the Occupational Health and Safety Law No. 6331, then examines the conditions of establishment, duties and working procedures of the workplace health and safety unit and of the occupational health and safety committee required in workplaces permanently employing at least fifty workers. The full text, in Turkish, is available below.
Izmir University of Economics, İzmir 2018, 17 pp. (in Turkish)
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