Turkish lawyer Onur Sumer has joined Ericsson in Stockholm as the company's Group Legal Counsel Privacy.

Former Teva General Counsel & Local Compliance Office for Turkey & MEA Dinc Sanver has joined Pearson as its Legal Director Turkey & Middle East.

Miray Turkmen has joined pharmaceutical company Organon as its Legal & Compliance Lead, Turkey & South Africa.

Former Ata Holding Legal Counsel Yasemin Erden has returned to private practice as a Partner at Turunc.

Turkish lawyer Sinem Ugur has joined Metro AG in Dusseldorf as the company's Head of Competition & Compliance.

Japan Tobacco International Turkey has appointed Ismir-based Berrak Ozen Uzum to the role of Legal Director.

Former White & Case associated firm in Turkey GKC Partners Partner Ceren Sen has joined the EBRD as a Principal Counsel. 

Nesteren Caliskan has joined MetLife as Head of Legal in Turkey.

Former Cakmak Partner Kemal Aksel has joined the International Finance Corporation - the private sector finance arm of the World Bank.

Hande Karakulah has joined L'Oreal as Legal & Scientific Director in Turkey.

Bigen Kamcioglu has joined Katara Hospitality, the hospitality arm of the Qatar Sovereign Wealth Fund, as its Legal Manager.

Turkish lawyer Hilal Utku was appointed Deputy General Counsel Europe at L’Oreal in France.

Ilke Ozun Deniz has joined KPMG Turkiye as its Legal Affairs and Compliance Manager in Istanbul.

On August 23, 2021, CEE Legal Matters reported that GKC Partners had advised Yemeksepeti – the Turkish subsidiary of Delivery Hero, on its acquisition of Turkish online shopping platform Marketyo Bilisim Teknoloji A.S. CEE In-House Matters spoke with Deniz Ozkan Ergun, Senior Manager, Head of M&A Legal (LATAM & MENA) of Delivery Hero to learn more about the acquisition.

On August 11, 2021, CEE Legal Matters reported that BTS & Partners had advised 500 Startups and Qnbeyond Ventures on its investment in Ango AI. CEE In-House Matters spoke with Enis Hulli, General Partner at 500 Startups, to learn more about the deal.