Att. Dr. Cigdem Ayozger Ongun, has extensive experience in Technology, Media and Communication Law, Financial Technologies Law, Commercial & Corporate Law, Competition Law and Data Protection & Privacy Law. Dr. Ongun is the Founder and Managing Partner of SRP-Legal Law Office, headquartered in Istanbul.

Besides, Dr. Ongun is also the visiting Ass. Professor of Bahcesehir University.  Dr. Ongun is also the writer of the book on Personal Data Protection Law. She is the writer of Fintech Sector Players’ Competition with Banks Section of the Book on Applied Competition Law and of the Data Protection Law Section included in the book published and named as Gift to Prof. Dr. Huseyin Hatemi. She also published and presented an academic paper on Blockchain and Data Protection Law at the 2nd National Blockchain Workshop in 2019.

Dr. Ongun is the President of the Board of Directors of the International Women’s Forum (IWF) Turkey. She is an advisor to the Finance Office of the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey. She is the Chair of the Turkish Industry & Business Association (TUSIAD) Data Protection and Technology Law Group, the Executive Board Member of the Blockchain Turkey Platform (BCTR), Council Member of the Turkish Union of Chambers & Commodity Exchange (TOBB) FinTech Industry, Member of the Advisory Board of the Insurance Association of Turkey (TSB), Founding Board Member and Ethics Committee Member of the Women in Technology Association (Wtech).

Practice Areas & Work Department

Technology, Media and Communication

Financial Technologies

Commercial & Corporate

Competition

Data Protection & Privacy

Languages

English

Turkish

Memberships

Chair of Data Protection and Technology Law Group at the Turkish Industry & Business Association (TUSİAD),

Board Member of the Blockchain Turkey Platform (BCTR),

President of the Law, Regulation and Governmental Relations Committee of BCTR

The only Independent Member of the FinTech Industry Council at the Turkish Union of Chambers & Commodity Exchange (TOBB),

Founding Board and Ethics Committee Member of the Women in Technology Association (Wtech)

Board Member of the International Women Forum (IWF) Turkey,

Member of the Turkish Informatics Industry Association (TUBISAD), Turkey Informatics Foundation (TBV), International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and Endeavour Turkey’s Consultant Mentor,

Advisory Board Member of the FintechTime Magazine

Member of Istanbul Bar

Education

Dr. Ongun studied Law in Ankara University Law of Faculty. She obtained her LL.M. (Master of Law) degree on Competition Law studying both at Istanbul University and London School of Economics. Her PhD degree on Data Protection and Privacy Law was awarded by Istanbul University, and she also completed Koc University Executive MBA Program.