Lawyers Zekeriya Başar Özbilen

Zekeriya Başar Özbilen

Zekeriya Başar Özbilen

Ozbilen Aykut Attorney Partnership

Başar started his career in a renowned law firm in 2003. In 2011, he joined the law department of an international consulting firm. After many years as a managing senior associate in corporate law and tax disputes he started his own practice in 2018. Being a member of the Istanbul Bar, Başar has an LLM in International Trade Law and he is a Marmara Law Faculty alumni.

 

Başar has extensive corporate and tax law experience on which he represents his clients in tax and corporate disputes arising from merges and acquisitions, restructurings, financings and similar transactions.His expertise consists of confiscation procedures, leveraged finance, high yield securities, bridge loans, instrumentalization of debt and other structured finances.


Practice Areas & Work Department

Mergers and Acquisitions

Corporate and Tax Re-Structuring Processes

Tax Disputes

IT Law

 

Languages

Turkish

English

 

Memberships

Istanbul Bar Association, 2003

The Decision of the Constitutional Court Dated 1 October 2025 and Numbered 2021/26482

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26.01.2026

Amendment to the General Communiqué of the Financial Crimes Investigation Board (No. 5)

The Communiqué on the Amendment to the General Communiqué of the Financial Crimes Investigation Board (No. 5) (No. 31) (“Amending Communiqué”) was published in the Official Gazette dated January 7, 2026 and numbered 33130.

08.01.2026

The Regulation on Promotion and Information Activities in Health Services Has Been Published

The Regulation on Promotion and Information Activities in Health Services, published in the Official Gazette dated 12 November 2025 and numbered 33075, ...

02.12.2025

Constitutional Court Decision Dated 10 July 2025, No. E.2025/119, K.2025/155

The decision of the Constitutional Court dated 10 July 2025 and numbered E.2025/119, K.2025/155 was published in the Official Gazette No. 33048 on 15 October 2025.

22.10.2025

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The “Regulation Amending the Price Tag Regulation” was published in the Official Gazette dated 11 October 2025 and numbered 33044, introducing significant changes regarding ...

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The Constitutional Court’s Decision on Electronic Notifications

On 22/09/2025, the decision of the Constitutional Court of Türkiye was published in the Official Gazette numbered 33025.

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As is known, the Regulation on the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Sea and on Cargo Securing, prepared by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure and published in the Official Gazette dated 14.11.2021 and numbered 31659 ...

09.10.2025

The Public Oversight, Accounting and Auditing Standards Authority Published a Decision Regarding Concordatum Audits

The Public Oversight, Accounting and Auditing Standards Authority published its decision numbered 75935942-050.01.04-[01/35887] and dated 29.09.2025 in the Official Gazette No. 33037 and dated 04.10.2025.

09.10.2025
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