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Provided by Kolcuoğlu Demirkan Koçaklı Attorneys at Law

Kolcuoğlu Demirkan Koçaklı’s (KDK) expert real estate and construction team advises clients in every stage of construction and real property development, from full-scale retail developments to internationally branded tourism facilities as well as urban transformation and housing projects.

The team is active throughout the project lifecycle, taking on a dynamic role beginning with target-property investigations, and continuing through the drafting and negotiation of a wide range of agreements, including sale and purchase agreements, easement rights, usufruct rights, passage rights and lease agreements, construction agreements, architectural and engineering service agreements, management and operating agreements, as well as preparation of security packages and tender files.

The team has been advising landowners, project developers, private or corporate investors, REITs, public and private banks, real estate project lenders, construction companies, shopping mall owners, leasing and management companies, retailers, hoteliers, tour operators, port operators and private equities. KDK’s technical knowledge not only gives clients the advantage, but also creates time and cost efficiency. KDK stands as one of the few law firms with a specialised team and also as a single-stop solution for legal assistance in different kinds of legal questions by its clients.

The Firm’s real estate and construction partner lectures on real estate law at Istanbul based universities’ certificate programs.

Chambers Review

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Real Estate - Turkey

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Kolcuoğlu Demirkan Koçaklı acts on zoning, transactional and construction matters, including assisting Turkish real estate developers with projects both domestically and abroad. The law firm offers experience in energy sector-related property transactions. The lawyers also advise on land acquisitions.

Work Highlights

  • Kolcuoğlu Demirkan Koçaklı advised Klepierre on the sale of Tarsu Shopping Mall.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Serhan Koçaklı
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Serhan Koçaklı
Head of Real Estate
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Band 1
Top-rated Serhan Koçaklı's wide-ranging practice encompasses real estate transactions as well as contract negotiations and zoning issues.

Serhan brings strong analytical depth and a pragmatic understanding of the real estate market. He quickly identifies risks and provides clear, actionable guidance.

Serhan is an extremely good communicator. He can articulate what is going on and the risks in a good way.

He does an excellent job to navigate Turkish law.

Serhan Koçaklı is extremely competent, very available and he ensures that the entire firm supports us.

His balanced approach, combining legal precision with commercial sensibility, helps complex matters progress smoothly and confidently.

Büşra Özden
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Büşra Özden
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Up and Coming

Büşra Özden is recognised for her work in the real estate space, being well placed to assist clients on matters ranging from lease disputes and land due diligence to contract preparations and negotiation.

Büşra Özden has been the standout adviser leading the project and assisting the negotiations.

Büşra Özden is on top of her files and on top of the facts and the law. She is very much into the details. She is very practical in her advice and she gives actionable outcomes.

Büşra stands out for her exceptional attention to detail and her ability to foresee issues well in advance. She maintains a calm, solution-driven approach even under tight deadlines, and her communication is always clear, structured and reassuring.

She is one of my favourites; she is very strong in her field and is very experienced.

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Serhan Koçaklı
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Serhan Koçaklı
Head of Real Estate
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Band 1
Büşra Özden
U
Büşra Özden
U
Up and Coming

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