Merve Oney Barlas Becomes Chief Legal, Compliance, and Regulation Officer at TurkNet

TurkNet has appointed Merve Oney Barlas as its new Chief Legal, Compliance, and Regulation Officer. 

Barlas has been with TurkNet since 2023, when she joined as the company’s Chief Legal and Compliance Officer (as reported by CEE Legal Matters on March 1, 2023). Earlier, she was the Chief Legal Officer of DgPays between 2021 and 2023 as well as a Director of Legal Affairs and Secretary of the Board of Directors at Mapfre Genel Sigorta. Earlier still, she was an Associate with Herguner, Bilgen, Ozeke between 2014 and 2016 as well as with Dentons’ legacy firm Salans between 2008 and 2012.

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