Following Natura &Co’s 2020 acquisition of Avon, Hande Karakulah, the former Executive Director, Legal for TMEA at Avon, became the General Counsel, Turkey Middle East Africa at Natura &Co, marking a considerable expansion of her role.
Gunel Rzayeva Takes Charge of VavaCars' Legal Function in Turkey
Gunel Rzayeva has joined VavaCars as Senior Legal Counsel in Istanbul.
Former Havelsan Chief Legal Counsel in Turkey Moves Back to Private Practice
Former Chief Legal Counsel and Head of Contracts at Havelsan Yavuz Selim Gunay has returned to private practice to launch Gunay & Erdogan Attorneys-at-Law (as reported by CEE Legal Matters on January 14, 2021).
Ayca Aydin Suzer Joins TEB Cetelem as Head of Legal
Ayca Aydin Suzer has joined TEB Cetelem as Head of Legal in Turkey.
Birturk Aydin Leaves Esin Attorney Partnership to Become Head of Legal at Koc University
Former Esin Attorney Partnership Partner Birturk Aydin has left that firm — the Turkish member firm of Baker McKenzie International — to become the Head of Legal at Koc University in Istanbul.
Unilever Hires Ebru Gurdemir as Regional GC in Turkey
Ebru Gurdemir has joined Unilever in Istanbul as the General Counsel TUI.
Deal 5: Hitay Holdings' Doruk Ozdemir on Teknoser Acquisition of Fujitsu Technology Solutions Bilisim
On November 11, 2020, CEE Legal Matters reported that the Apak Uras Law Firm had advised Teknoser on its acquisition of 100% of the shares of Fujitsu Technology Solutions Bilisim from shareholders Fujitsu Technology Solutions GmbH and Fujitsu Technology Solutions Holding B.V. CEEIHM spoke with Doruk Ozdemir, Legal Counsel at Hitay Holdings, to learn more about the deal.