Aydin Düren
Board Member
T. Garanti Bankasi A.S.
The In-House Legal Counsel Awards
Awards 2026
GC Elite Türkiye returns to Feriye to recognise nearly 200 outstanding in-house legal counsel across the Hall of Fame, Special Awards, Luminary, Individual and Rising Star categories.
The 2026 edition at Feriye, Istanbul on 11 June 2026 brings together Türkiye's leading in-house legal community. If you'd like to understand how honourees are selected, read the nomination criteria.
Hall of Fame
Ayşe Akcan Tartan
Legal Affairs and Corporate Compliance Director, and Board Secretary
SunExpress Airlines
Beliz Basaran
Country Legal Counsel
Citi
Burcu Sönmezyalçın Döker
General Counsel & Secretary of Board of Managers
Media Markt Turkey
Deniz Sisa
Chief Legal & Compliance Officer
KoçSistem
Elvan Cumhur
VP & Head of Legal
Hepsiburada
Mustafa Koçyatağı
Senior Legal Counsel
Doğuş Holding A.Ş.
Özlem Oral Mamak
Country Legal Head
Novartis
Şebnem Önder
Head of Legal and Compliance || Board Member
Sabanci
Umut Nazif Çelik
General Counsel
Beko Europe
Ümit Başer
Head of Legal
EYG GYO
Special Awards
Hande Selanik
Legal Counsel
Aksigorta
Müge Bulat Çetinkaya
Head of Legal & Compliance
Borusan Pipe
Oğuzhan Arslan
Deputy GM, Legal Director
Microsoft
Luminaries
Ahmet Kurşun
Chief Legal Officer
Kipaş Holding
Akşit Berkay Noyan
General Counsel
Soyak Energy
Aslihan Evcimen
Legal Director
Saint-Gobain Turkiye
Deniz Kuzeci Tura
Legal Counsel
Vicat Group Türkiye
Fatoş Laleoğlu Aydın
Director of Legal & Compliance
Samsung Electronics Turkiye
Gözde Karahan Turan
Head of Legal and Compliance
McDonald's Türkiye
Gözem Çece Özalp
Senior Legal Counsel
Akbank TAŞ
Itır Sakkaf
Head of Legal
Ex Denizbank and Sipay
Kübra Bingöl
Head of Legal
Boyner Büyük Mağazacılık
Miray Baran
Head of Legal & Corporate Affairs
MBRF
Nihat Zincirlioğlu
Head of Legal and Compliance
Samsung Electronics Turkiye
Nur Yalçıner
Senior Legal Counsel
Sabancı Holding
Özge Gülşen Kösem
Head of Legal and Compliance
Danone
Pelin Pamir Bayramoğulları
Legal Manager
PepsiCo Türkiye
Selcen Mursaloglu
Legal Counsel
HP TURKIYE
Tuba Pekin
Chief Legal and Compliance
Mavi
Individual
Ahsen Unutmaz
Legal Counsel
Sabancı Dijital Teknoloji Hizmetleri A.Ş.
Aslı Sındıran
Head of legal & Mediator
Çimtaş Group
Ata Kiran
Legal Counsel
Panobel Elektrik Gereçleri AŞ
Aybars Yağız
Deputy Managing Director - Legal, Communications and Compliance
GAMA Enerji
Ayça Doğu Öztürk
Legal Manager (Africa Middle East Türkiye)
Syngenta
AA
Ayşe Aybuke Alver Kiris
Legal Counsel
VeriPark
Ayşe Müge Erdener
Legal Counsel & Compliance Officer
Samsung Electronics Production Turkey
Ayşe Nur Aydın
Assistant Legal Counsel
Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik A.Ş.
Ayşegül Çeliker
Legal Counsel
Aydem Holding AŞ
Barış Öztürk
Head of Legal & Compliance
TP
Bengi Doğa
Senior Legal and Compliance Counsel
Ck Energy
BÖ
Bengü Önsal
In-House Counsel
Aydem Holding AŞ
Bensu Yılmaz
Senior Legal Counsel
Yıldız Holding A.S.
Berfin Seydaoğlu
Senior Data Protection Process Attorney
Eksi̇m Holdi̇ng-Di̇cle Elektri̇k DağItim Anoni̇m Şİrketi̇
BC
Berkay Can
Legal Affairs Executive
D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret A.Ş.
Berkay Sezer
Legal Manager
Obilet
Berrak Temuçi̇n
Legal Counsel
İŞ ENERJİ YATIRIMLARI A.Ş.
Betülay Kaçira
Head of Legal
TOYA HOLDING
Burak Balli
Head of Legal & Operations
Brandmonitor
Burcu Calişkan Selek
General Counsel
EY (ERNST&YOUNG) TÜRKİYE
BO
Burcu Oztekin
Legal Counsel
Turkish Airlines
Buse Mercan Öztop
Lawyer
Aydem Holding AŞ
Busra Cevik Davis
Senior Legal Counsel - Board Member
Doping Technology
Büşra Aslıhan Ak Polat
Head of Corporate Affairs and Asset Management
Akkuyu nükleer aş
Büşra Özelli̇beş Bozkurt
Legal and Compliance Unit Manager
MULTINET KURUMSAL HİZMETLER A.Ş.
Damla Aygun Yararcan
Sr. Director Legal, Ethics, Compliance, Quality
Novo Nordisk
Damlanur İpek
Senior Legal Counsel
SOCAR Türkiye
Demet Ceylan Demi̇rcan
Legal and Compliance Director
PEAKUP TEKNOLOJİ A.Ş.
DM
Demet Merve Güldalı
Head of Legal
Kale Kilit ve Kalıp Sanayi A.Ş.
DD
Dilara Demir
Legal Counsel
CARREFOURSA CARREFOUR SABANCI TİCARET MERKEZİ A.Ş.
Dilara Tahaoğlu
Legal & Compliance Counsel
Zeren Group Yatırım Holding Anonim Şirketi
Dilşad Sever
Head of Legal
Revolut Turkiye
Duhan Kurt
Legal Counsel
KOÇ UNIVERSITY
DO
Duygu Otay
Group Legal Manager
Ege Yeni Nesil Yatırım ve Yönetim A.Ş.
EK
Ece Kockar
General Counsel
App Samurai Inc
Ecem Deniz Ege
Senior Legal Specialist
Ege Yeni Nesil Enerji Yatırım ve Yönetim A.Ş.
Ecem Eroğlu Salali
Senior Legal Counsel
Turkcell
EE
Ege Ergin
Head of Legal
Avon International
ES
Ekim Su Küfteoğlu Anwary
Legal Affairs Manager
Arkas Holding Port ve Terminal Services Group
EB
Elif Başak Dereci
Head of Legal
Mercedes-Benz Finansman Türk A.Ş.
EB
Elif Bilge Suri
Legal Counsel
Yıldız Holding A.S.
Elif Demirel
Contracts & Legal Chief / Legal Counsel
Nurol Teknoloji Snaayi ve Madencilik Ticaret A.Ş.
Elif Naz Uzman Pehlivan
Senior Legal Counsel
Tiryaki Agro
EC
Emir Can Ay
Legal, Ethics and Compliance Manager
Açık Holding
Erkut Çelik
Senior Legal Counsel
Göktekin Enerji A.Ş.
EC
Esra Can
Senior Lawyer
Doğuş Teknoloji
Eylul Kilic
Legal & Compliance Manager
CNBC-e
Ezgi Aksu
Head of Legal
Otis Türkiye
EK
Ezgi Köse
Inhouse Lawyer&DPO
Ipsos Turkiye
Ezgi Yüksel Küngerü
Legal Team Leader
Enerjisa
Fatih Özdemir
Legal and Regulatory Affairs Director
YASED International Investors Association
FH
Fulya Hanci Kale
Attorney at Law
HDI Fiba Emeklilik ve Hayat A.Ş.
Gizem Kozan
Senior Legal Counsel
Yapı ve Kredi Bankası A.Ş
Gizem Maden
Senior Legal Counsel
SunExpress Airlines
Gizem Nur Giacomini
Legal, Ethics & Compliance Manager
Novo Nordisk
GT
Gokce Terzioglu Soyman
In House Counsel
Sanipak (Eczacibasi Tuketim Urunleri)
Gökçe Nair Topal
Meta Legal and Compliance Head
Sandoz İlaç
GU
Gökçen Uzgel Yılmaz
Corporate Compliance Assistant Officer
SunExpress Airlines
Gökhan Gürtan
Legal Counsel
Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik A.Ş.
Gözde Yolal
Legal Director
Ata Holding Anonim Şirketi/TFI TAB Food Investments
GG
Gül Gürel
Senior Attorney At Law
Limak Insaat Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi
Gülce Peker Bingüler
Senior Legal Counsel
Limak Holding A.S.
GA
Gülden Altunsoy
Senior Legal Counsel
Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.
Gülenay Kavcar
Deputy Legal Counsel
Rönesans Holding
GŞ
Gülsu Şahiner
Legal Counsel
Gediz Elektrik Perakende Satış A.Ş.
GÇ
Gülsüm Çoban
Senior Legal Counsel and Personal Data Protection Compliance and Coordination Project Supervisor
TEB Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş.
Gülşah Çağdaş
Labor Relations Sr. Manager
Sabancı Holding
Hakan Bahar
Legal Counsel
Eksim Yatırım Holding A.Ş.
Hamdi Timucin Demir
Head of Legal and Compliance
Makyol
Hande Coşkunses
Senior Legal Manager
Novartis
Havva Nur Getiren
In-House Counsel
Haier
Hazal Yilmaz
CDC Legal Ethics and Compliance Manager
Novo Nordisk
Helin Bayrak
Legal Counsel
Limak Holding A.S.
Ibrahim Kızılkaya
Legal Director Responsible for Türkiye and Israel
Bristol Myers Squibb
Ilayda Ozdemir
Legal Counsel
Turkish Airlines
IS
Ilayda Sak
Senior Legal Counsel
HotelRunner Teknoloji A.Ş.
IÖ
Izel Özdemir
Legal Executive, Sales & Sales Channels
Vodafone Türkiye
İD
İdil Demirci
Senior Legal & Compliance Counsel
Multinet Up
İrem Tanık Kıran
Compliance Counsel
Aydem Holding AŞ
Kemal Uğur Olcay
Head of Legal
Agrobest Grup
LK
Leman Kahraman
Legal Counsel
CARREFOURSA CARREFOUR SABANCI TİCARET MERKEZİ A.Ş.
MO
Mehmet Onur Tural
Senior Legal Counsel
TANAP Doğalgaz İletim A.Ş.
MP
Meliha Pervin Öztürk
Legal Manager
HEPSİBURADA - HEPSİPAY & HEPSİFİNANS
MŞ
Meltem Şahin Saruhan
Senior Attorney
Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik A.Ş.
MT
Meltem Temelcan
Digital and Data Privacy Legal Counsel
HSBC
MC
Mert Can Albayrak
Head of Legal - Turkey
IBM
Merve Oney Barlas
Chief Legal, Compliance and Regulation Officer
Turknet
Mina Kanarya Bilgiç
Legal Counsel
PepsiCo Türkiye
Minel Sabanci
Senior Legal Counsel
Sandoz İlaç Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.
Müge Dolay
Legal & Compliance Director
Vava Cars
Nur Selen Demiralp Kaplan
Senior Legal Counsel
Bilyoner
Nurhayat Şen Tilkioğlu
Senior lawyer / Competition advisor
Anadolu Efes
NÇ
Nurve Çi̇ltaş Yildiz
Senior Legal Counsel
Arkas Lojistik A.Ş.
OA
Onur Alçi̇çek
Legal Counsel
MSC Shipping Agency & Group Companies
Özge Gökhan Atabay
Manager
Aksigorta
Özge Güneytepe
Legal Counsel
Novartis
ÖÇ
Özlem Çakmak
Lead Legal Counsel
THY Teknoloji ve Bilişim A.Ş.
PA
Püren Altuntaş
Senior Attorney at Law
Limak Holding A.Ş.
Ramazan Zorlu
Chief Legal Counsel
SunExpress Airlines
RD
Roza Doğan
Legal Counsel, Turkey - GenAI Lead Lawyer, MEA
IBM
Ruken Taşkıran
Legal Manager
Yapı ve Kredi Bankası A.Ş
SA
S. Almila Öztürk
Senior Legal Counsel
Coca Cola Icecek AS
SC
Sabri Can Aksoy
Senior Legal Counsel
Siemens San. ve Tic. A.Ş. (Siemens Turkiye)
Sarp Karataş
Legal Sr. Supervisor
PepsiCo Türkiye
Seçi̇l Şengeli̇r Güler
Group Legal Manager
Demi̇rören Yayincilik ve Gazeteci̇li̇k A.Ş.
SE
Seda Erkan Temar
Legal Affairs Director
D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret A.Ş.
Seda Karakartal
Head of Legal & Compliance
KONE
Seda Tuncer
Legal and Compliance Specialist
Fiba Sigorta A.Ş.
SI
Segah Inan Berber
Country Corporate Counsel and Integrity Officer
ABB Elektrik Sanayi A.S.
SN
Selime Nur Yılmaz
In-House Legal Counsel
Bynogame
SS
Selin Saraç
Chief Legal Officer
İLBAK HOLDING
SK
Semanur Karataş
Integrity Specialist
Unilever
SK
Seray Karlav Özbek
Senior Legal Counsel and Compliance Officer
Testinium Teknoloji Yazılım A.Ş.
Serdar Aslan
Legal & Regulatory Affairs Manager
AK Yatırım
SÖ
Sevda Öztürk
Senior In-House Counsel
Kale Endüstri Holding A.Ş.
Sevde Gökçe Kılıç
Legal Affairs Manager
TANAP Doğalgaz İletim A.Ş.
Sibel Yaka
Head of Legal & Compliance
GOODYEAR LASTİKLERİ TÜRK ANONİM ŞİRKETİ
Şadiye Aydoğan Koçer
Legal Director
Sembol Uluslararası Yatırım Tarım Peyzaj İnşaat Turizm Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.
Tuğba Çelik Karakuş
Head of Data Privacy
Delivery Hero
TG
Tuğba Güldemir
Compliance-Privacy & M&A Senior Manager
Vodafone Türkiye
TU
Tuğçe Uludağ
Head Legal and Compliance Officer
KoçMedical | Bıçakcılar
YA
Yiğit Aral
Head of Legal, Compliance and Data Private, Turkey & Developing Markets
Merck Group
ZA
Zehra Aktay
Legal Team Executive
Nobel İlaç Sanayii ve Ticaret A.Ş.
Zeynep Balcı
Senior Legal Counsel Expert Manager
Bosch Türkiye and Middle East
ZÇ
Zeynep Çakır
Data Privacy & Digital Legal Counsel
L'oréal Türkiye
Zeynep Kalayci
Legal Counsel
Zorlu Holding A.Ş.
Zeynep Us
Senior Legal Counsel
CARREFOURSA CARREFOUR SABANCI TİCARET MERKEZİ A.Ş.
Rising Stars
AS
Alev Sökmen
Legal Counsel
Hattat Holding A.Ş.
Arzu Galandarlı
Legal Counsel
World Medicine İlaç Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş
Aslı Kındı
Legal&Compliance Part Leader
Rönesans Holding
Begüm Gürbüz
Legal Counsel
BATIÇİM BATI ANADOLU ÇİMENTO SANAYİİ A.Ş.
BE
Buse Elmas
Lawyer
Turkish Textile Employers’ Association
ÇK
Çağır Kızıldere
Head of Legal
Natural Clinic
DK
Di̇lara Kürkçüoğlu
General Legal Manager
HONOR TURKEY TEKNOLOJİ LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ
DS
Doğan Sönmez
Ip Counsel
Brandmonitor
EK
Ece Kocadağistan
Associate
Rönesans Endüstri Tesisleri
EC
Ecem Canbaz
Legal Counsel
McDonald’s Türki̇ye
EA
Elif Aybüke Yılmaz
Legal Counsel
Madame Coco
EK
Elif Koçyiğit
Lawyer
Pavo Group
Elif Nur Aydın
Legal Counsel
Euromarine Development Gayrimenkul İnşaat Ve Ticaret Limited Şirketi
ED
Emre Dirik
Lead Legal Turkey
UCB
ES
Ezgi Selen Aras
In House Counsel
Gediz Elektrik Perakende Satış A.Ş.
GÖ
Gökçe Özütok Sandal
Legal Counsel
Akbank
Göktuğ Aydemir
Legal Counsel
Eminevim
İS
İlayda Su Aslandağ
Head of Legal
TÜSİAD (Turkish Industry and Business Association)
İŞ
İzzet Şerbetçigil
Associate
Eksim Holding
MG
Merve Gül Pesek
Senior Legal Counsel
Ata Holding Anonim Şirketi/TFI TAB Food Investments
MK
Mustafa Kandi̇l
Legal Counsel
KARAVAN
NA
Naz Aymer
Legal Compliance Counsel
Exeltis
Nisan Aslan
Legal Counsel
Mercedes Benz Otomotiv Ticaret ve Hizmetler A.Ş.
Nurdan Peksak
Lawyer
WorkyBe
OA
Oktay Acar
Legal Counsel
Mercedes-Benz Finansman Türk A.Ş
Onurcan Akikol
Legal and Compliance Lead
McDonald's Türkiye
ÖC
Öykü Cengiz
Legal and Compliance Counsel
Zeren Group Yatırım Holding Anonim Şirketi
Seher Kurtuluş
Lawyer
Zorlu Holding A.Ş.
SB
Sevin Başgün
Data Privacy Officer (DPO) & Data Governance Lead
Unilever
ST
Suelnur Türkoğlu
Legal Counsel
McDonald’s Türki̇ye
SC
Suleyman Cirak
Legal Counsel
SunExpress Airlines
SA
Süleyman Aydoğar
Senior Legal Counsel
Watsons Türkiye
TA
Tuğçe Aslan
Compliance Specialist
Ck Energy
ÜY
Ümi̇tcan Yaman
Corporate Lawyer
Chery Türkiye
YN
Yiğit Neyiğit
Legal Counsel
Miracle Cash&More
Zeynep Gizem Koçoğlu
Senior Legal Counsel
Mercedes-Benz Otomotiv