About The Firm
A law and consulting practice combining experience gained across the Turkish bureaucracy and academia with a private-sector perspective.
marvas legal was established in Ankara in 2023. The practice is built on combining seventeen years of experience across different levels of the Turkish bureaucracy and academia with a private-sector perspective.
At the centre of its work sits a single question: how capital and data move through a digitalising economy. Secured transactions law and technology law are therefore handled under one roof; they are two faces of the same problem.
The firm provides solution-oriented service tailored to client needs across technology law, e-commerce, SME financing, modern secured transactions law, creative industries, data protection, e-gaming, and mergers and acquisitions of digital companies.
Having worked in both domestic and foreign trade departments allows matters to be approached holistically. Every stage from the incorporation of a start-up through to export can be handled with the same perspective.
The service range spans an unusually wide field: from chamber and commodity exchange law to electronic commerce, from SME access to finance to secured transactions reform, from technology law to the creative industries.
Active involvement in policy-making processes makes it possible to address the private sector's gaps in Ankara through the transfer of that experience.
EU instruments including the AI Act, Data Act, Digital Markets Act (DMA), Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Platform-to-Business (P2B) Regulation are monitored closely, and both public authorities and businesses are advised on compliance with them.
Drawing on relationships established during the founder's posting as Commercial Counsellor in Riyadh, work continues on developing ties with the Gulf states and sourcing investors for digital and gaming companies.
The Record
The public offices on which the firm's experience rests, with their verifiable references.
Served as project manager on the drafting of the Law on Pledge over Movable Assets in Commercial Transactions and on the Secured Transactions Reform Project.
Türkiye's focal point for the Doing Business “Getting Credit” indicator. The reform programme lifted the ranking by 45 places.
The establishment and operation of the registry, delivered jointly with the Turkish Union of Notaries.
As Head of the E-Commerce Department, delivered the ETBİS, E-Commerce Information Platform and Trust Seal projects.
Practice Areas
Secured Transactions
Collateralisation of digital assets, movable pledges and the TARES registry; strengthening the legal framework and alignment with international standards.
Access to Finance
Access to finance for technology ventures and young and women entrepreneurs; advisory on national and international programmes.
E-Commerce
ETBİS registration, compliance with e-commerce legislation, commercial electronic message rules and export capability.
Technology & E-Gaming Law
Corporate structuring, financing, investor relations and legal support for technology ventures.
Data Protection
KVKK and GDPR compliance; processing inventories, notice and explicit consent processes, international transfers.
Creative Industries
Licensing, contract structuring and rights protection under domestic and international copyright and intellectual property law.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Acquisitions of digital and gaming companies; cross-border transactions from due diligence through to closing.
Gulf Relations
Commercial, legal and investor relations between Türkiye and the Gulf states; market entry strategy.
Public Affairs & Regulatory Compliance
Monitoring regulatory processes, commenting on draft legislation and managing institutional relationships.
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