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Projects & Energy - Turkey
What the Team is Known For
Çakmak Attorney Partnership is a household name for projects and energy in the Turkish market, advising international lenders and leading domestic banks on high-profile financing and development mandates. Based in Ankara and İstanbul, the team often advises large domestic energy firms on EPC contracts, O&M arrangements and disputes. It is highly active on healthcare PPPs and major Turkish infrastructure projects such as motorway and railway developments. Lawyers in the team are experienced in both conventional and renewable energy matters, ranging across coal, natural gas and wind power projects, as well as mining issues.
Strengths
"Çakmak Attorney Partnership has a resilient team focusing on providing accurate advice on complex and sophisticated matters."
"The firm has an excellent grasp of complex and evolving regulations. It is very proactive in getting the necessary information and clarifications."
"The dedication of the team and its commitment to deadlines is commendable."
Work Highlights
Çakmak Attorney Partnership assisted a joint venture with the development, construction, operation and maintenance and financing of a propane dehydrogenation and polypropylene production facility in the Ceyhan district of Adana in Turkey.
Notable practitioners
Zeynep Çakmak is known for being able to assist with energy-related litigation, transactions in the energy sector and hospital construction projects. She is also experienced in project finance, having acted on behalf of lenders, sponsors and borrowers.
"Zeynep provides top-class service. She goes the extra mile to help her clients."
Mesut Çakmak is particularly well versed in assisting energy clients with project finance, developments and transactions. He is also experienced in project finance and export finance mandates.
"Mesut is one of the leading figures in the market."
"Mesut Çakmak is an experienced and versatile lawyer with a great sight and ability to interpret matters from different perspectives."
Mustafa Durakoğlu often acts on the financing of energy and infrastructure projects. He is also adept at assisting with the development of high-value rail, road and energy projects.
"Mustafa provides reliable legal advice with the highest level of commercial understanding."
Ayşe Eda Biçer handles the financing, development and transactional aspects of projects. She assists clients with export financing, loan restructuring and construction mandates. She is adept at handling energy and infrastructure projects.
"Ayşe Eda Biçer is very responsive and always on top of what we work on."
"She extracts lots of details. She is responsive and clear in communicating."