Qualified Lawyer | Commercial Contracts, Regulatory Compliance & Data Privacy

Supported implementation of the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) across third-party ICT provider relationships in an international fintech environment. Managed end-to-end review, drafting and negotiation of contractual amendments with ICT vendors to align agreements with DORA and operational resilience requirements.

Conducted contractual gap analyses covering ICT security, incident reporting, audit and access rights, subcontracting, business continuity, termination and exit arrangements. Reviewed DPAs and privacy documentation for GDPR gaps, supported vendor risk assessments, and collaborated with Procurement, IT, Information Security and Data Privacy teams on scalable contract and compliance processes.

Advised domestic and multinational clients, particularly in finance and technology, on commercial law, regulatory compliance, data protection and cross-border matters. Drafted, reviewed and negotiated more than 20 high-value commercial agreements, including joint venture agreements, memoranda of understanding and other business contracts.

Advised on GDPR and KVKK compliance, developed compliance policies and procedures, and analyzed legal and operational processes for more than 10 companies. Conducted merchant due diligence, supported audits and bank information requests, prepared legal opinions, and translated regulatory developments into practical recommendations for clients and management teams.

Advised domestic and international clients on commercial, competition, employment and data protection matters. Drafted, reviewed, translated and negotiated commercial contracts, employment agreements and other legal documents for domestic and cross-border business operations.

Managed litigation and dispute-resolution matters from legal assessment through hearings before courts and public authorities. Conducted legal research, prepared legal opinions, delivered practical KVKK/GDPR training, and supported negotiations, settlements, corporate matters and regulatory advisory work.

Conducted doctrinal and case-law research for more than 30 client matters across commercial, employment, consumer and procedural law. Prepared petitions, legal submissions, pre-litigation correspondence and supporting documentation for litigation and enforcement proceedings.

Assisted with case preparation, evidence review, implementation of provisional court decisions and employment-document compliance reviews. Supported senior lawyers with contract review, legal research and client matters across multiple business-law practice areas.

Academic focus on European and international business law, competition law, GDPR governance, digital regulation, intellectual property and technology-related legal issues. Studied EU AI Act, NIS2 and DORA-related topics. Master's thesis: How to Assess 'Bad Faith' as a Criterion for Trade Mark Cancellation/Invalidity.

Currently in thesis stage. Dissertation: Workers' Participation in Management under Turkish and German Law, a comparative research project in labor and employment law.

Academic research period in Germany as part of doctoral studies.