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• Chinese firm Yingkehas teams with local firm to launch in Istanbul

  Feb 21 2012 Chinese law firm Yingke has launched a new office in İstanbul in cooperation with local law firm Çektir & Başarı. The law firm will be led by managing partner Berk... more

• Chinese firm Yingke continues aggressive expansion with new offices in Poland and Turkey

  Jan 31 2012 Yingke, China’s second largest firm by lawyer headcount has announced a further expansion abroad, launching an office in Poland and another in Turkey. The move comes... more

• Salans finds a new alliance in Turkey

  Jan 16 2012 Salans is expanding into Turkey after making an alliance deal with local firm Balcioglu Selcuk Akman Keki. Salans has already been in Turkey for eight years, allied... more

• UK firm Berwin Leighton Paisner scoops up projects expert Andrei Baev

  Dec 14 2011 UK firm Berwin Leighton Paisner has boosted its projects practice with the hire of Allen & Overy partner Andrei Baev. Baev’s practice focuses on power and mining... more

• A&O lannches new office in Istanbul

  Dec 07 2011 Allen & Overy announced the launch of its new base in Istanbul, Turkey. The office will be led by London banking partner Charles Lindsay, who will be joined by senior... more

• Baker & McKenzie establishes presence in Turkey with local alliance

  Oct 31 2011 Baker & Mckenzie now has a presence in Turkey after making an exclusive relationship agreement with Istanbul-based firm Esin Law Firm. The chairman of Baker &... more

• British Justice Secretary vows to make the case against protectionist regulations on behalf of UK law firms

  Sep 27 2011 The British Justice secretary Kenneth Clarke expressed his enthusiam last week for the nation’s legal industry, pointing out that the legal sector is one of the most... more

• German firm Graf von Westphalen makes joint venture with Turkish firm

  Aug 23 2011 German firm Graf von Westphalen is set to open an office in Istanbul after negotiating a joint venture arrangement with Turkish firm GSI Meridian. “The joint... more

• Clifford Chance to launch new office in Istanbul

  Nov 25 2010 Clifford Chance is set to launch in Istanbul next year. The office will be headed up by London-based partner Simon Williams, and will operate in cooperation with local... more

• International Divorce in Turkey: Pending Cases in Different Countries

  Nov 06 2010 It is not uncommon to imagine an international divorce case where one of the spouses is a Turkish Citizen, the other, an Italian Citizen, both residing in Germany; one... more

• Linklaters and Clifford Chance lead huge energy deal

  Aug 13 2010 Linklaters and Clifford Chance have taken leading roles in the deal for the acquisition of a 70 per cent stake in British company International Power PLC by... more

• A&O hires Bingham partner for New York ICM practice

  Aug 03 2010 Allen & Overy’s (A&O) New York office has hired capital markets partner Ed De Sear as a partner in its international capital markets (ICM) group. De Sear joins from... more

• DLA Piper goes to Turkey

  May 21 2010 DLA Piper is set to expand its global practice to Turkey, with a new office in Istanbul. The firm has already hired six partners from Istanbul firm YKK. The... more

• DLA Piper to open new office in Turkey

  Apr 15 2010 DLA Piper is on the move again, and is set to open the doors to a new office in Turkey on 1 May, subject to licence approval expected in the coming weeks. The launch... more

• Turkey fines Google $47m for tax dodging

  Nov 14 2009 Istanbul's tax department has fined Google 71m Turkish lira over the Internet giant's non-payment of profit taxes, Turkish media report. Google says it is not... more

• Turkish Bonds, Stocks Tumble on Foreign Tax Ruling

  Oct 16 2009 Turkish bonds plunged, lifting yields by the most in three years, as the Turkish Lira and the benchmark IMKB-100 index of the Istanbul Stock Exchange slumped after the... more

• Altimo to raise stake in Turkcell

  Oct 15 2009 Altimo may become a strategic partner to Turkcell, Kirill Babaev says. Russian telecom investor Altimo will repurchase an 8.5 percent stake in Turkish mobile... more

• Global Rout Hits Foreign Direct Investment

  Sep 19 2009 As a result of the worst global recession since the 1930s, foreign direct investment inflows worldwide fell sharply last year, according to a report by the United... more

• Turkey and India to Sign Free-Trade Agreement

  Sep 08 2009 Turkey and India have agreed to sign a free-trade agreement to boost mutual investments, State Minister Mehmet Aydın said after a Turkish-Indian Business Council... more

• Austria's OMV may raise stake in Turkey's Petrol Ofisi

  Aug 07 2009 OMV is in talks with Turkey’s Dogan Holding to raise its stake in Petrol Ofisi and gain control of Turkey’s biggest fuel retailer as the Austrian company expands in... more

• Turkish Citizenship Act is Now in Force

  Jul 26 2009 On June 12 2009, the new Turkish Citizenship Act, No. 5901, was published in the official gazette and is now in force. The new act brought about some important changes... more

• Salans Istanbul Represents STEAŞ in USD $2.04 Billion Deal

  Jun 15 2008 Salans' Istanbul office has advised STEAŞ, a joint venture between Azeri giant SOCAR and Turkish company Turcas Enerji AS, in a USD $2.04 billion privatisation tender,... more

• EU leaders agree to weakened Mediterranean Union plan

  Mar 14 2008 EU leaders on Thursday (13 March) approved a watered-down version of a plan put forward by French President Nicolas Sarkozy for a grand Mediterranean Union stretching... more

• Salans Carves Up Turkey

  Jan 04 2008 Salans has continued to ramp-up its diverse list of international locations after its local Turkish branch sealed a two-way merger deal. Özel & Özel, which is Salans... more