Dec 15, 25

SAP Hires Necati Karabayir as Lead Senior Legal Counsel in Turkey

Former SOCAR Turkey Compliance Group Coordinator Necati Karabayir has joined SAP as its Lead Senior Legal Counsel – MENA & TR Export Control Coordinator.

Karabayir had been with SOCAR since 2020. Before that, he was the Head of Legal & Compliance and the Country General Counsel of the Vaillant Group between 2013 and 2019. Earlier still, he was a Senior Legal Counsel with Siemens between 2007 and 2013.

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