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Özgür Kocabaşoğlu is a Partner and the Head of Corporate of Erdem & Erdem. Mr. Kocabaşoğlu has nearly 20 years of experience in national and multijurisdictional complex merger and acquisitions, structuring, banking, capital markets transactions, corporate and project finance.

He has extensive experience of international transactions involving a number of overseas jurisdictions in a variety of business sectors including energy, mining, transportation, ports, airports, construction, finance, retail and real estate.

Representation in Joint Stock Companies Newsletter Articles
Representation in Joint Stock Companies

Turkish Commercial Code No. 6102 (“TCC”) preserves the rule that the board of directors shall manage and represent joint stock companies. The TCC regulates how the power of representation shall be exercised, the registration and announcement of the persons authorized to represent, the transfer of the...

Commercial Law 31.08.2023
Asset Backed Versus Asset Based Sukuk and their Application in Türkiye Newsletter Articles
Asset Backed Versus Asset Based Sukuk and their Application in Türkiye

The goal of this article is to explain and compare asset backed and asset based sukuk structures and their application in Turkish leasing certificate issuance. Sukuk, an Arabic word which is the plural of Sakk, is the common name of sharia compliant bonds also referred to as Islamic bonds. However, the Arabic word...

Banking and Finance 31.12.2022
One Regulation Applicable To All Turkish Ports Newsletter Articles
One Regulation Applicable To All Turkish Ports

The regulation applicable to all Turkish ports prepared by the Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications that entered into force after being published in the official gazette on October 31, 2012 (˝the Regulation˝), consolidates all the bylaws, regulations and instructions in a single Regulation...

Commercial Law October 2012
Parties to a Share Transfer Agreement and Privity of Contract Newsletter Articles
Parties to a Share Transfer Agreement and Privity of Contract

As a rule, rights and obligations arising from an agreement have legal consequences only between the creditor and the debtor which are parties to the agreement. This principle is referred to as "privity of contract." In general, contracts for the benefit of third parties, where the fulfillment of an...

Commercial Law 31.07.2022
The Practice of Green Bonds in the World and Turkey Newsletter Articles
The Practice of Green Bonds in the World and Turkey
Capital Markets Law October 2021
Mandatory Share Purchase Offer Newsletter Articles
Mandatory Share Purchase Offer
Capital Markets Law June 2018
Regulatory Approaches to Crowdfunding in European Union Newsletter Articles
Property Certificates Newsletter Articles
Property Certificates
Capital Markets Law March 2017
Communiqué On The Principles Regarding Security Investment Companies Newsletter Articles
New Regulation in Turkish Capital Markets: Real Estate Investment Funds Newsletter Articles
The Regulation Regarding Angel Investment Capital Newsletter Articles
The Regulation Regarding Angel Investment Capital
Capital Markets Law February 2013
Wholesale of a Significant Amount of Company Asset Newsletter Articles
Privilege to be represented on the Board of Directors Newsletter Articles
Healthcare PPP Projects: Funders’ Direct Agreements Newsletter Articles
Representation in Joint Stock Companies Newsletter Articles
Representation in Joint Stock Companies
Commercial Law December 2013
The Prohibition Against Financial Assistance under the New TCC Newsletter Articles
Adaptation of Lease Agreements within the Scope of New Coronavirus (COVID-19) Newsletter Articles
Coexistence Agreements Newsletter Articles
Coexistence Agreements
Intellectual Property Law December 2018
A Brief Comparison between Ecuadorian and Turkish Public-Private Partnership Arrangements Newsletter Articles
A Brief Comparison between Ecuadorian and Turkish Public-Private Partnership Arrangements

Public-private partnerships (“PPP”) take a wide range of forms varying to the extent of involvement of, and risk taken, by the private party. The terms of a PPP are typically set out in a contract or agreement, often subject to the private law, to outline the responsibilities of each party and allocation of risk...

Banking and Finance June 2016

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