Legal Staff

REFIK N. TURKOGLU, born in Istanbul, Turkey, 1954. EDUCATION: Istanbul Erkek High School (1972), School of Law, Istanbul University (1978). Registered in Istanbul Bar Association in 1972. Fiduciary Lawyer of The Federal Republic of Germany since 1982 and The Federal Republic of Germany rewarded him “Order of Merit” in 1996. Chairman or Member of various German, Austria and Swiss companies. Board Member of German-Turkish Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Istanbul Erkek High School Education and Culture Foundation, Member of Board of Trustees and Supervisory Board of Turkish-German Businessmen Foundation and Member of German-Turkish Lawyers Association. LANGUAGES: Turkish, German, English. PRACTICE AREAS: Commercial and Corporate Law, Establishing of International Corporations, Mergers and Acquisitions, Banking Law, Real Estate, Contract Law.

SECKIN SEVIM, born in Yalova, Turkey, 1978. EDUCATION: Tekirdag Anadolu Hotel and Tourism College (1996), School of Law, Marmara University (2001), Member: Istanbul Bar Association, LANGUAGES: Turkish, English. PRACTICE AREAS: Commercial and Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions.

H. GURKAN ERDEBIL, born in Istanbul, Turkey, 1980. EDUCATION: Istanbul Avusturya High School (1999), School of Law, Istanbul University (2003), Master’s Degree “Economy Law” at Galatasaray University (2005) MEMBER: Istanbul Bar Association, LANGUAGES: Turkish, German, English. PRACTICE AREAS: Commercial and Corporate Law, Contract Law, Transportation Law, Civil Law.

BERIL TURKOGLU, born in Bursa, Turkey, 1982 EDUCATION: Sisli Terakki High School (2000), School of Law, Istanbul Bilgi University (2005), Bournemouth Business School International- European and Commercial Law (2007). Member: Istanbul Bar Association, LANGUAGES: Turkish, English. PRACTICE AREAS: Commercial and Corporate Law, Labor Law, Contract Law.

GÖZDE ŞANLIER, born in Istanbul, Turkey, 1986. EDUCATION: Cağaloğlu High School (2004), School of Law, Istanbul University (2008), Participation in the L.LM on economics at Galatasaray University and at Anadolu University Banking and Insurance Trade (two-year degree), Brand Mark Exam (2009) Participating in Graduate Programme  “Economy Law” at Galatasaray University MEMBER: Istanbul Bar Association, LANGUAGES: Turkish, German. PRACTICE AREAS: Commercial and Corporate Law, Contract Law, Labor Law, Civil Law.

AYŞE MELIS ŞEREMETLI born in Krefeld/Germany, 1981 EDUCATION: Marmara University School of Law (2004), University of Bremen “European and International Law” (L.LM.EUR, 2005) MEMBER: Istanbul Bar Association (2007), Düsseldorf Bar Association (2008) LANGUAGES: Turkish, German, English. PRACTICE AREAS: Commercial and Corporate Law, Contract Law, Privat International Law, European Law.

CHRISTINE YILDIRIM (WEISS), born in Starnberg, Germany, 1965; (Not admitted in Turkey). Education: School of Law, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München(1990); 2^nd State Exam  (1993).; LANGUAGES: German, English, Turkish;  PRACTICE AREAS: German Law, Contract Law.