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A Career with Purpose, Growth, Impact and Inspiration

Hande Mahmutoğlu · Legal and Compliance Counsel, Doğuş Hospitality & Retail Group

Sep 9, 2026

Hande Mahmutoğlu · Legal and Compliance Counsel, Doğuş Hospitality & Retail Group

Interview · Leadership

Building the Firm You Would Have Wanted to Join

Nazan Dırı Bal · Partner, Dırı Sevi Mergen Law Firm

May 1, 2026

Nazan Dırı Bal · Partner, Dırı Sevi Mergen Law Firm

Interview · Technology

Why Curiosity Beats a Single Practice Area

Esra Can · Senior Lawyer, Doğuş Teknoloji

May 4, 2026

Esra Can · Senior Lawyer, Doğuş Teknoloji

Interview · Leadership

Why In-House and Firm Life Are Different Worlds

Deniz Sisa · Chief Legal & Compliance Officer, KoçSistem

Apr 29, 2026

Deniz Sisa · Chief Legal & Compliance Officer, KoçSistem

Interview · Career

A Career with Purpose, Growth, Impact and Inspiration

Hande Mahmutoğlu · Legal and Compliance Counsel, Doğuş Hospitality & Retail Group

Sep 9, 2026

Hande Mahmutoğlu · Legal and Compliance Counsel, Doğuş Hospitality & Retail Group

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Interview · Career

A Career with Purpose, Growth, Impact and Inspiration

Hande Mahmutoğlu · Legal and Compliance Counsel, Doğuş Hospitality & Retail Group

Sep 9, 2026

Hande Mahmutoğlu · Legal and Compliance Counsel, Doğuş Hospitality & Retail Group

Interview

Career

A Career with Purpose, Growth, Impact and Inspiration

In this interview, Hande Mahmutoğlu reflects on her journey from private practice to an in-house role, the value of continuous learning and specialisation, and her growing focus on competition law. She discusses the importance of commercial awareness, communication and adaptability for modern lawyers, while also sharing her perspective on mentorship, diversity and the development of the next generation of women in Türkiye’s legal profession. Her advice to aspiring lawyers is grounded in self-investment, curiosity, resilience and maintaining a broad perspective on both the law and the world around them.

Hande Mahmutoğlu · Legal and Compliance Counsel, Doğuş Hospitality & Retail Group

Interview · Technology

Why Curiosity Beats a Single Practice Area

Esra Can · Senior Lawyer, Doğuş Teknoloji

May 4, 2026

Esra Can · Senior Lawyer, Doğuş Teknoloji

Interview

Technology

Why Curiosity Beats a Single Practice Area

Esra Can on choosing an in-house technology law path at Doğuş Teknoloji, and why curiosity still matters more than a single practice area.

Esra Can · Senior Lawyer, Doğuş Teknoloji

Interview · Leadership

Building the Firm You Would Have Wanted to Join

Nazan Dırı Bal · Partner, Dırı Sevi Mergen Law Firm

May 1, 2026

Nazan Dırı Bal · Partner, Dırı Sevi Mergen Law Firm

Interview

Leadership

Building the Firm You Would Have Wanted to Join

Nazan Dırı Bal on inclusion, firm culture, and building a workplace she would have wanted to join.

Nazan Dırı Bal · Partner, Dırı Sevi Mergen Law Firm

Interview · Leadership

Why In-House and Firm Life Are Different Worlds

Deniz Sisa · Chief Legal & Compliance Officer, KoçSistem

Apr 29, 2026

Deniz Sisa · Chief Legal & Compliance Officer, KoçSistem

Interview

Leadership

Why In-House and Firm Life Are Different Worlds

Deniz Sisa on leaving private practice for KoçSistem, and why in-house and firm life are two different worlds.

Deniz Sisa · Chief Legal & Compliance Officer, KoçSistem

Interview · Leadership

Justice, Conscience, and a Family Example

Ceren Polat · Managing Partner, Polat & Polat

Nov 9, 2025

Ceren Polat · Managing Partner, Polat & Polat

Interview

Leadership

Justice, Conscience, and a Family Example

Ceren Polat on justice, conscience, and the family example that shaped her path to leading Polat & Polat.

Ceren Polat · Managing Partner, Polat & Polat

Interview · Career

How an In-House Career Found Its Place in Pharma

Minel Sabancı · Senior Legal Counsel, Sandoz

Oct 18, 2025

Minel Sabancı · Senior Legal Counsel, Sandoz

Interview

Career

How an In-House Career Found Its Place in Pharma

Minel Sabancı on moving from private practice into pharma, and what a typical week looks like as Senior Legal Counsel at Sandoz.

Minel Sabancı · Senior Legal Counsel, Sandoz

Interview · Leadership

The Legal Director as Trusted Business Partner

Aslihan Evcimen · Country Legal Director, Saint-Gobain

Mar 15, 2025

Aslihan Evcimen · Country Legal Director, Saint-Gobain

Interview

Leadership

The Legal Director as Trusted Business Partner

Aslihan Evcimen on two decades leading in-house legal teams, and why the job is to be a trusted business partner, not only a risk filter.

Aslihan Evcimen · Country Legal Director, Saint-Gobain

Interview · Career

A Profession You Have to Love to Survive

Buse Elmas · Attorney at Law, Turkish Textile Employer’s Association

Jul 31, 2024

Buse Elmas · Attorney at Law, Turkish Textile Employer’s Association

Interview

Career

A Profession You Have to Love to Survive

Buse Elmas on moving between private practice and in-house work, and counselling the Turkish Textile Employer’s Association.

Buse Elmas · Attorney at Law, Turkish Textile Employer’s Association

Editorial portrait of Duygu Doğan Şahiner

Interview · Business of Law

Building a Practice Across Maritime and Fintech

Duygu Doğan Şahiner · Partner, Kılınç Law & Consulting

Jul 31, 2024

Duygu Doğan Şahiner · Partner, Kılınç Law & Consulting

Interview

Business of Law

Building a Practice Across Maritime and Fintech

Duygu Doğan Şahiner on maritime, disputes, and fintech work as a partner at Kılınç Law & Consulting.

Duygu Doğan Şahiner · Partner, Kılınç Law & Consulting

Interview · Leadership

Leaving the Laboratory of Private Practice

Başak Gürbüz · Director of Legal Affairs & General Counsel, Alliance Healthcare Turkey

Jul 31, 2024

Başak Gürbüz · Director of Legal Affairs & General Counsel, Alliance Healthcare Turkey

Interview

Leadership

Leaving the Laboratory of Private Practice

Başak Gürbüz on leaving private practice for Visa, and what regional in-house counsel work looks like from the inside.

Başak Gürbüz · Director of Legal Affairs & General Counsel, Alliance Healthcare Turkey