He graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Law in 2007 and started his professional career as a lawyer at Denizbank A.Ş. Legal Consultancy Department, one of the leading private banks of the Türkiye.
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Faruk Kurtoğlu
In 1982, he graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Law. He started his professional career as Reşadiye Judge. He served as Hınıs Public Prosecutor and Chief Public Prosecutor, Yatağan Public Prosecutor, Çatalca Public Prosecutor, Istanbul Public Prosecutor, Istanbul Regional Court of Justice Public Prosecutor. He completed his 40-year career by retiring from Istanbul Anatolian Public Prosecutor’s Office.
During his duty as a Prosecutor at the Istanbul Courthouse, he provided trainings to law enforcement and gendarmerie units on the Criminal Procedure Law and the Law on Meetings and Demonstrations. He also participated in many training activities organized by the Ministry of Justice within the scope of Migrant Smuggling and Human Trafficking crimes and made presentations. She has also worked professionally in Investigations and Civil Cases on International Child Abduction.
Within the scope of Criminal Law, Crimes Against the Person, Economic Crimes, Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling crimes and Tax Crimes are her specialties.
She continues her career as a Public Law Consultant in our office as the head of the Criminal Law and Administrative – Tax Law department.
Ayşe Kurtoğlu
In 1982, he graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Law. He started his career as an Assistant Public Prosecutor in İnebolu. He worked as Hınıs Cadastral Judge, Yatağan Civil Judge of First Instance and Cadastral Judge, Çatalca Civil Judge of First Instance and Cadastral Judge, Istanbul Central Commercial Court Judge, Istanbul Central Magistrate, Civil Judge of First Instance and Cadastral Judge. He completed his 38 years of judgeship by retiring as a Judge of Istanbul Anatolian Civil Court of First Instance.
He served as a Mediation Pilot Court Judge in the project initiated by the Mediation Department of the Ministry of Justice in 2014. He also participated in many seminars and certificate programs organized by the Ministry of Justice. He is an Expert Mediator.
Within the scope of legal disputes, especially Commercial Law, Real Estate and Lease Law, Inheritance Law and Foundations Law are his special areas of expertise. She continues her professional life as a lawyer as the manager of the Civil Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Department within our office.
Yusuf Tüfekçi
He graduated from Istanbul Pertevniyal High School in 2016. During his high school years, he actively participated in various non-governmental organizations. He was elected as the President of the School Student Council for the 2014-2015 academic year through the votes of his peers. Additionally, he served as the Vice President of the Istanbul Provincial Student Council, a Ministry of Education project, following his election by students across Istanbul.
In 2022, he graduated with honors from the Turkish-German University Faculty of Law, completing his undergraduate thesis titled “Defective Performance of the Contractor in Construction Contracts for Land Share”. In 2019, he attended the fully funded “Summer School on Criminal Law” program in Halle, Germany, as one of the top 10 students with the highest academic performance in his university.
Throughout his university years, he was actively involved in various sectors of commercial life. Alongside his work in the agricultural sector, he took part in companies operating in tourism, trade, and construction, which had foreign investors and partners. He served both as a partner and a company executive in these ventures.
He completed his legal internship at Kurtoğlu-Kurtoğlu Law Firm. Following his internship, he went to Germany and focused on Corporate Law, Construction and Real Estate Law, and Arbitration Law. As a result of his studies, he completed his Master of Laws (LL.M.) at Georg August University. As of October 2024, he has rejoined Kurtoğlu-Kurtoğlu Law Firm as a Partner Lawyer.
He is proficient in English and German.
Fatma Gülce Yalçınkaya
Gülce Yalçınkaya graduated from the School of Business Administration at Richmond American University in 2007. After working in the real estate, construction and media sectors for many years, she graduated from Istanbul Bilgi University Faculty of Law in 2022, blending her sector experience with the notion of law.
Gülce, who contributes to the smooth execution of international clients’ legal processes in Turkey, continues her practice mainly in the fields of real estate law, contract law, family law and Media-Press Criminal Law.
Nilay Tüfekçi
Attorney Nilay Tüfekçi completed her undergraduate studies at the Faculty of Law, Turkish-German University in 2022. She wrote her undergraduate thesis on “The Seperability of Arbitration Agreement.” In 2023, she began her Master’s (LL.M.) studies at Georg-August University, where she is currently preparing her thesis on “Employee Monitoring under the GDPR.”
As a registered attorney with the Istanbul Bar Association, she actively participates in litigation, contract preparation, and legal consultancy processes, leveraging the experience gained from various law firms. She completed her legal internship at Levent Bıçakcı Law Firm, where she primarily gained experience in litigation. After her internship, she moved to Germany to continue her academic career and, during her studies, took courses in European and German data protection law as well as corporate law.
Fluent in both German and English, Attorney Nilay Tüfekçi continues her work at Kurtoğlu&Kurtoğlu Law Firm.
Meral Kurçaloğlu
Lawyer Meral Kurçaloğlu completed her undergraduate and graduate studies at Ruse University “Angel Kanchev” (Bulgaria), Faculty of Law. She subsequently successfully completed equivalency education at Marmara University Faculty of Law. She primarily focuses on inheritance law, real estate law, commercial law, and citizenship law in her work. She is proficient in Bulgarian. She is registered as a judicial interpreter/expert witness.
As a member of the Bulgarian-Turkish Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BULTİŞAD), Lawyer Meral Kurçaloğlu primarily provides legal consultancy and advocacy services to clients from Turkey and Balkan countries.
Toprak Arkın Katı
He completed his undergraduate studies at Istanbul University, Faculty of Business Administration, Department of Business Administration. Throughout his university life, he took on roles and participated in activities in various student clubs. Since 2021, he has been studying remotely in the field of Political Science and International Relations.
He works in the fields of accounting and finance.
Ayça Ocak
Ayça Ocak graduated from the Faculty of Law at Kadir Has University in June 2024. During her undergraduate studies, she prioritised developing herself both academically and culturally. To this end, she studied in Spain through the Erasmus+ programme, completing a two-month Spanish language course in Barcelona to improve her language skills. She also actively participated in various activities and organisations within the Law Club during her university years. Fluent in English, Ayça Ocak is currently working as a trainee lawyer at Kurtoğlu & Kurtoğlu Law Office to gain practical experience in the field of law and further develop her professional knowledge and skills.