Kaan Cetinkaya Joins Merzigo as Chief Legal Counsel

Cetinkaya Law Firm Founding Partner Kaan Cetinkaya has joined Merzigo in Turkey as its Chief Legal Counsel.

Cetinkaya set up his eponymous law firm in October 2020.  Before that, he was a Lawyer with SEOR Law Firm between 2019 and 2020. Earlier still, he was an Associate with GSI Goksu Safi Isik Attorney Partnership in 2018. He will continue to practice within Cetinkaya Law Firm in parallel to his new role.

“With my expertise in media and entertainment laws, social media platforms, filming regulations, and related licensing and regulatory requirements, I am happy to work with Merzigo as a Chief Legal Counsel which is the leading Digital Media and Content Distribution Company in global scale,” commented Cetinkaya.

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