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Melis Ünlü, is an Associate in the Corporate Affairs Department of Erdem & Erdem. She provides legal consultancy particularly in the areas of national and international mergers and acquisitions, capital markets law and banking and finance law.
Melis is involved in general corporate advisory matters, including assisting in legal due diligence within M&A transactions, contract drafting, and corporate governance tasks. She provides day-to-day legal support to domestic and foreign companies on a broad range of corporate and commercial matters.
She also contributes to capital markets projects, taking part in initial public offering preparations. Additionally, Melis advises clients on e-commerce, consumer protection law and health law.
Newsletter Articles
Medical laboratory services are one of the foundational pillars of the healthcare system, providing essential support for protecting human health, preventing disease, enabling accurate diagnosis and monitoring patient treatment. Healthcare facilities are not always…
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Batteries have become indispensable components of modern economic activity as the transition toward cleaner energy systems and electrified technologies accelerates. Their widespread use in portable electronics, transportation, and industrial applications requires…
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The Resolution of the President dated 10.07.2025 and numbered 10068 on the Approval of the attached “Additional Financing Agreement” and the “Fifth Amendment Agreement” to the Separate Agreement, signed on 18.12.2024 between the Ministry of National Education representing the Republic of Türkiye...
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The Resolution of the President dated 21.12.2024 and numbered 9272 on the Approval of the Annexed Letters dated 25/10/2024 and 12/11/2024 Exchanged between the Government of the Republic of Türkiye and the European Commission on the Amendment to the Financing Agreement for IPARD III Assistance...
Legal Developments
The Regulation Amending the Regulation on Unlicensed Electricity Generation in the Electricity Market Amendment Regulation came into effect through publication in the Official Gazette dated 25.11.2025 and numbered 33088...
Legal Developments
The Constitutional Court’s (Constitutional Court) decision dated 15.10.2025 and numbered 2024/193 E. and 2025/136 K. (Decision) was published in the Official Gazette dated 15.10.2025 and numbered 33048. The Constitutional Court annulled Article 1, as well as Article 2 and Additional Article 5 (which were deemed...
Legal Developments
The procedures and principles regarding the fees that banks can charge to their commercial clients have been amended by the Communiqué (No: 2025/24) (the “Communiqué”), which was published in the Official Gazette dated 18.09.2025 and numbered 32568. This Communiqué amends the Communiqué on the Procedures and Principles Regarding Fees that Banks Can Charge Commercial Clients (No: 2020/4).
Legal Developments
The Block Exemption Communiqué on Specialization Agreements (Communiqué No. 2025/2) was published in the Official Gazette dated 26.06.2025 and numbered 32938. With the introduction of Communiqué No. 2025/2, the Block Exemption Communiqué on Specialization Agreements numbered 2013/3 and...
Legal Developments
The Council of State’s (Council) Board of the Unification of Case Laws’ decision numbered 2021/5 E., 2024/2 K. (Decision) was published in the Official Gazette dated 16.04.2025 and numbered 32872...
Legal Developments
The Communiqué on Redetermination of Minimum Equity Amounts of Payment and Electronic Money Institutions (Communiqué) is published in the Official Gazette dated 30.01.2025 and numbered 32798. The Communiqué enters into force on 30.06.2025 and amends the minimum equity amounts stipulated...
Legal Developments
The Board Decision (Amending Decision) dated 16.12.2024 and numbered 01/28294 of the Public Oversight, Accounting and Auditing Standards Authority regarding the amendment of the scope of application of the Turkish Sustainability Reporting Standards (TSRS) is published in the Official Gazette dated...
Legal Developments
Borsa Istanbul A.Ş. (Borsa İstanbul) amended the Listing Directive on 31.12.2024. With the amendments made on 31.12.2024, the minimum market values of shares offered to the public, traded on the BIST Stars, BIST Main, and BIST SubMarket are as follows...
Legal Developments
The Capital Markets Board Decision (Decision) dated 26.12.2024 and numbered 66/2058 is published in the Capital Markets Board Bulletin dated 31.12.2024 and numbered 2024/60. With the Decision, the amounts subject to revaluation in the Capital Markets Law No. 6362 and other regulations issued based on...
Legal Developments
On 08.11.2024, the Personal Data Protection Authority published an Information Note on Chatbots (Example: Chatgpt) (Information Note). According to the Information Note, a chatbot is software that attempts to simulate human conversation with the end-user through an interface, performing tasks and instructions...