Gökçe Avukatlık Ortaklığı

What Gökçe Avukatlık Ortaklığı does

Gökçe Avukatlık Ortaklığı is a Turkish boutique law firm headquartered in Levent, Istanbul, founded in 2010 by Görkem Gökçe after his tenure at Dentons. The firm operates as a unified full-service commercial practice across seven disciplines: Corporate & Commercial, Media/Technology/Data, Litigation & Arbitration, Banking/Finance/Insurance, Competition/Capital Markets/Compliance, Debt Collection/Enforcement, and Employment. Its largest practice areas by disclosed mix are Corporate & Commercial (24%) and Media, Technology & Data (20%), with Digital, Technology & Communications representing the largest industry at 27% of work. The firm is led by 7 partners and operates with a lean bench of 10+ lawyers, with an explicit practice of direct partner involvement on every matter.

The firm's revenue model is purely professional services: fees are quote-based on bespoke engagements, routed via an online intake form that directs inquiries to the relevant practice-area partner who responds within one business day. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The firm has no external institutional investors; it operates as a private partnership, with the 2020 merger with YazıcıLegal expanding its corporate, banking and finance capabilities. It serves a mix of VC-backed startups (figopara, Gram Games, Onedio, iLab Ventures, Evreka, heloland), venture capital funds (Earlybird), and large enterprises (HSBC Türkiye), and routinely works alongside international counsel on cross-border matters.

The firm has been ranked by all four major international legal directories covering Türkiye (Chambers Europe 2025, Legal 500 EMEA 2025, IFLR 1000 2025-26, Media Law International 2025) and obtained the Raydorf AI-Integrated Certification 2026. It publishes a monthly 'Fine Print' bulletin and standalone articles on KVKK, competition, employment, and M&A. An Advisory Board was formed in 2026 with senior figures from legal, finance, technology, and industry to support strategic development.

Name

Gökçe Avukatlık Ortaklığı

Legal name

Gökçe Avukatlık Ortaklığı

Website

https://gokce.av.tr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Gökçe Avukatlık Ortaklığı is a Turkish boutique law firm founded in 2010, headquartered in Istanbul, offering seven integrated commercial practice areas to international and domestic clients, with a focus on digital, technology, and finance mandates.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Istanbul

HQ country

Türkiye

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services (Professional Fees): The firm generates revenue exclusively through professional legal services billed to clients on commercial transactions, disputes, regulatory matters, and advisory work. As a boutique law firm, fees are likely structured on hourly rates or fixed project fees for defined engagements. No product or subscription revenue streams are present.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Gökçe is a boutique Turkish commercial law firm delivering legal advisory across seven integrated practice areas: Corporate & Commercial, Media/Technology/Data, Litigation & Arbitration, Banking/Finance/Insurance, Competition/Capital Markets/Compliance, Debt Collection/Enforcement, and Employment. The firm advises Turkish and international clients on cross-border M&A, venture capital financing, data protection (KVKK/GDPR), fintech licensing, disputes, and regulatory matters, with a partner-led bench that handles every matter directly.

Product overview

Gökçe Attorney Partnership operates as a unified full-service Turkish commercial law firm offering seven integrated practice areas. The firm's core offering comprises Corporate & Commercial, Media Technology & Data, Litigation & Arbitration, Banking & Finance, Competition & Compliance, Debt Collection & Enforcement, and Employment legal services. The practice is particularly specialized in technology and digital business matters, with a specific focus on data protection (KVKK/GDPR), fintech regulation, and cross-border M&A. Founded in 2010 and expanded through the 2020 merger with YazıcıLegal, the firm serves Turkish and international clients from its Istanbul Levent office.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corporate & Commercial Legal Services Cross-border M&A, joint ventures, venture capital, and commercial contracts advisory for Turkish and international clients across the full corporate lifecycle.
• Media, Technology & Data Legal Services Data protection, IP licensing, e-commerce regulation, platform liability, telecoms licensing, and SaaS contracts for digital products and global platforms.
• Litigation, Arbitration & Business Crime Services Commercial disputes, shareholder claims, contract enforcement, domestic and international arbitration, investigations, and white-collar defense.
• Banking, Finance & Insurance Legal Services Syndicated and bilateral lending, project finance, capital markets, bond issuances, fintech licensing and regulation, insurance and re-insurance advisory.
• Competition, Capital Markets & Compliance Services Merger control filings, competition investigations and defense, sanctions and export controls, anti-bribery programs, and capital markets disclosure compliance.
• Debt Collection, Recognition & Enforcement Services Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments, arbitral award enforcement, commercial receivables recovery, and bankruptcy proceedings.
• Employment Legal Services Employment contracts, executive remuneration, restructurings, transfers of undertakings, union matters, and employment litigation representation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Responses within one business day — the firm commits to plain-language answers within one business day for all intake enquiries.

Named customers9 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• YazıcıLegalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020In 2020, Gökçe merged with YazıcıLegal, significantly expanding the firm's corporate, banking and finance practice. The combined firm strengthened its capabilities across syndicated lending, project finance, capital markets, and fintech regulatory work. The YazıcıLegal team continues to be referenced for debt collection and enforcement matters requiring deep collection volume.
• Global counsel (international law firms)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe firm works alongside global counsel on multi-jurisdictional matters — combining Gökçe's Turkish-law expertise with international firms' capabilities on cross-border transactions, merger control filings, and multi-jurisdictional regulatory investigations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights10 records

Direct peers

• Aksu Attorney Partnership: Aksu Attorney Partnership is a Turkish law firm advising on commercial, technology, IP and regulatory matters. Comparable to Gökçe in serving tech-focused clients and competing for similar boutique mandates in Istanbul.
• Gün + Partners: Gün + Partners is an Istanbul-based full-service firm with strong IP, technology, competition and commercial practices. Comparable in independent boutique-style positioning and overlap with Gökçe's Media/Technology/Data and competition practice areas.
• Kolcuoğlu Demirkan Koçaklı (KDK): KDK is a leading Turkish full-service firm advising on banking & finance, capital markets, M&A and disputes. Comparable to Gökçe in independent structure, sector breadth and international directory rankings, and competing for similar institutional clients in Türkiye.
• Esin Avukatlık Ortaklığı: Esin Avukatlık is a leading Istanbul full-service firm with strong cross-border M&A, banking & finance and dispute resolution capabilities. Comparable to Gökçe in serving international clients seeking Turkish-law advisory across transactional and contentious matters.
• Pekin & Bayar Law Firm: Pekin & Bayar is a Turkish boutique with a strong corporate, M&A and technology practice, serving Turkish and international clients. Its boutique scale, tech/digital orientation and cross-border deal work make it one of the closest direct comparables to Gökçe in the Turkish market.
• Bener Law Office: Bener Law Office is an Istanbul-based full-service firm advising Turkish and international clients on M&A, banking & finance, and disputes. Comparable in independent structure and international directory recognition, competing for similar cross-border mandates.
• ELIG Gürkaynak Attorneys-at-Law: ELIG Gürkaynak is a Turkish boutique highly specialised in competition law, antitrust and regulatory matters — closely comparable to Gökçe's competition, regulatory and compliance practice area and to its strong Chambers Europe positioning in those fields.
• Moroğlu Arseven: Moroğlu Arseven is a well-established Istanbul-based full-service law firm with comparable depth in corporate, banking & finance, technology and dispute resolution. It is one of the most direct Turkish competitors to Gökçe for mid-market cross-border work, with a similar independent (non-global-firm) structure and comparable international directory rankings.
• Balcıoğlu Selçuk Ardiyok Keki Attorney Partnership: BASEAK is a top-tier Turkish law firm with a full-service practice covering corporate, banking & finance, energy and dispute resolution. Comparable in serving international clients and competing for cross-border matters against Gökçe.

Broad incumbents

• Dentons (Türkiye): Dentons is a global law firm where founder Görkem Gökçe trained. As a broad incumbent, it competes for cross-border M&A, banking & finance and regulatory mandates in Türkiye that Gökçe also targets, but at significantly larger scale and with global reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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