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Continuing his work in the fields of collective labor law and industrial relations, Attorney Murat Batur has attended the second meeting of the collective bargaining negotiations between our global client operating in the metal industry and the Birleşik Metal-İş Trade Union. The negotiation progressed with a professional approach that prioritised long-term industrial harmony, and the meeting was concluded efficiently in an atmosphere of mutual understanding and constructive c

Introduction You can read dozens of bestselling books about what is required to achieve commercial success through technology entrepreneurship. In this article, however, we will discuss the legal risks involved and what can be done to minimize these risks from a legal perspective. 1. Identifying Investors: Focusing on the Right Targets Not every investor is suitable for every startup. Entrepreneurs must allocate their very limited search and meeting energy only to investors w

Introduction High return potential also means high risk, and technology startups contain both in abundance. Unfortunately, in commercial practice, we often witness investments being wasted not because of major, unavoidable risks, but because of simple, preventable ones that fail to live up to the term “high risk.” Although angel and VC groups are generally managed by highly competent professionals, they often struggle to assess “street-level risks” due to various reasons—such

Statutory interest is designed to compensate the loss of value arising from inflation between the maturity date of a monetary receivable and the date of actual payment. The long-standing fact that statutory interest rates in Türkiye lag behind inflation has generated legal debates and extensive litigation for many years. To address the portion of loss not covered by statutory interest, the Turkish Code of Obligations (TCO) introduced the concept of excess (additional) damages