Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli is a full-service law firm with offices in Istanbul and Izmir, offering a wide range of legal services to both domestic and international companies and institutions.

Since its inception in 2007, the Firm has grown to become one of Turkey’s larger law firms, with nine partners and a team of approximately 80 lawyers.

Among Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli’s most notable strengths is the Firm’s efficient combination of lengthy experience in the legal domain, together with its dynamic and talented team of lawyers. While the Firm’s members have a diverse range of backgrounds, they all have broad experience in collaborating with major foreign law firms in several jurisdictions, and are highly motivated to achieve the best results for their clients. Since its establishment, the Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli team has handled and advised on a number of significant transactions, which has resulted in solid recognition for the Firm in the legal market.

The Firm advises and represents domestic and international clients in connection with the full breadth of Turkish law matters including banking and finance, capital markets, competition law, corporate and commercial, dispute resolution, employment, energy and infrastructure, ethics and compliance, insurance, mergers and acquisitions, personal data privacy as well as real estate and construction.

Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli advises and represents domestic and international companies and institutions in various industries including energy, fintech, automotive, aerospace, financial services, technology, chemicals, transportation, food and beverages, auditing, telecommunication, e-commerce, healthcare, textiles, sports, construction, hospitality, insurance, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing and retail, and has expanded its clientele through retention by a number of global corporations.

All members of the Firm are fluent in English, and some are also competent in French and German. Many of the Firm’s lawyers have postgraduate degrees in law and have experience working in international law firms abroad.

The Firm is recommended as a leading law firm by The Legal 500, The IFLR 1000 and Chambers & Partners in various areas including Commercial, Corporate and M&A, Competition, Compliance, Employment, Real Estate and Construction, Litigation, Arbitration, Project Finance, Energy & Infrastructure, Banking, Finance and Capital Markets.

“The law firm has the most valuable know-how at each level of its partners and associates to understand, simplify and resolve very complicated matters within an extremely short time.” (Chambers Global, 2024)

“Kolcuoğlu Demirkan Koçaklı is truly exceptional and its strengths are a testament to its unwavering commitment to excellence. One of KDK’s most remarkable strengths is its unwavering dedication to putting its clients first.” (The Legal 500, 2024)

“The team has a good business acumen, always asks for our aims and compromise and offers a clear advice on the actions to take.” (Chambers Global, 2024)

“They are more than lawyers, they are friends, maybe even more: partners. They are always here when we need them, always with positive energy and enthusiasm, always motivated. I cannot compare them to any other law firm.” (The Legal 500, 2023)

“It’s a young, passionate and dynamic team. When we work in a project together, they behave like someone from our company and that creates confident from our side.” (The Legal 500, 2021)

“The firm’s efficiency, their commitment to delivering quality work and their determination to understanding the client is what draws us to continue working with them in the future.” (Chambers Europe, 2020)