Lawyers Beril Yayla Sapan

Beril Yayla Sapan

Beril Yayla Sapan

Gün + Partners

Beril Yayla Sapan joined Gün + Partners in 2008 and became a partner in 2021. Her practice focuses on employment, dispute management, business crime and anti-corruption and administrative, tax and regulatory areas.

Beril advises on employment contracts and policies, confidentiality and restrictive covenants, collective bargaining agreements, employee related data protection, business immigration, terminations, collective redundancies, and settlement. She also represents clients in litigation relating to termination, employment-related debts, mobbing and discrimination claims.

Beril handles high-profile commercial conflicts including those arising from unfair competition, distribution relationships and corporate structure along with complex debt collection proceedings. She successfully represents clients before the commercial and administrative courts.

She is also experienced in areas where commercial and criminal laws overlap and advises several multinational companies on white collar crime, compliance, and legal audits.


Practice Areas & Work Department

Employment

Dispute Management

Business Crimes and Anti-Corruption

Administrative, Tax and Regulatory


Languages

English

Turkish


Memberships

Ethics & Reputation Society (TEID), Board Member

International Bar Association (IBA)

Enforcement of Foreign Judgments 2025 in Turkey - Part 2

Turkish law does not recognise the concept of personal jurisdiction, and therefore the enforcing court will not conduct such an examination.

04.10.2024

Enforcement of Foreign Judgments 2025 in Turkey - Part 1

Except for multilateral treaties on family law, Türkiye is not a signatory to multilateral treaties for the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments.

04.10.2024

Kanunî Faiz Oranı, Gecikme Zammı ve Tecil Faizi Oranı Güncellendi

3095 Kanunî Faiz ve Temerrüt Faizine İlişkin Kanun’un (“3095 sayılı Kanun”) 1. maddesi uyarınca Türk Borçlar Kanunu ve Türk Ticaret Kanunu’na göre faiz ödenmesi gereken hallerde, miktarı sözleşme ile tespit edilmemişse bu ödeme yıllık %12 oranı üzerinden yapılır.

22.05.2024

Update on Legal Interest, Late Payment Fee and Deferment Interest Rates

According to Article 1 of the Law No. 3095 on Legal Interest and Default Interest (“Law No. 3095”), interests to be paid as per Turkish Code of Obligations and Turkish Commercial Code, shall be made at an annual rate of 12%, unless a different contractual rate is agreed.

22.05.2024

Riddle of Applicable Application Fee in Enforcing Foreign Judgments

Under Turkish law, the rules governing the collection of trial fees are regulated by the Law of Fees No. 492 (Law no. 492) and the applicable fees are under Tariff 1 of the Law no. 492. Article 4 of Law no. 492 also explicitly refers to Tariff 1 in terms of the fees applicable in the actions for enforcement of foreign judgments stating that the applicable fee will be determined according to the value, type and nature of the verdict.

07.05.2024

Council of State's Unification of Decisions on Appeals Filed by Intervening Parties

The Council of State of Turkey has recently ruled that intervening parties can appeal decisions individually, even if the principal party does not file an appeal. This is on condition that the intervening party's appeal is not against, or is not contradicting, the principal party's explanations or intent. The decision is binding for the courts and will allow intervening parties to have a greater say in the outcome of cases.

06.09.2023

Enforcement of Foreign Judgments 2024 in Turkey - Part 2

Turkey is not a signatory to the Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters. However, Turkey has bilateral treaties with many countries for the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments. The basic requirements for recognition of a foreign judgment in Turkey are that the foreign court must have respected the right of defense of the party against which enforcement is sought, the judgment must be final under the laws of the foreign country, and the judgment must not violate Turkish public policy.

04.09.2023

Enforcement of Foreign Judgments 2024 in Turkey - Part 1

Turkey is not a signatory to the Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters. However, Turkey has bilateral treaties with many countries for the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments. The basic requirements for recognition of a foreign judgment in Turkey are that the foreign court must have respected the right of defense of the party against which enforcement is sought, the judgment must be final under the laws of the foreign country, and the judgment must not violate Turkish public policy.

04.09.2023
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