Poroy Law Firm

Practice Areas

Fourteen areas, handled in depth.

The firm handles litigation, enforcement and advisory matters across fourteen practice areas, from commercial and employment law to real estate, enforcement, criminal, family and administrative law. Each area opens on its own page.

Commercial and Corporate Law

The corporate
life cycle.

In commercial life, speed usually comes before legal care. Work begins before the contract is signed, shareholdings are created before the transfer is properly recorded, and resolutions are passed without observing the required formalities. The cost of these omissions tends to surface years later, in a dispute file.

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Matters handled

  • Incorporation, conversion and liquidation
  • Share transfers and shareholders' agreements
  • Mergers, acquisitions and legal due diligence
  • Drafting and negotiation of commercial contracts
  • General assembly and board procedures
  • Withdrawal, exclusion and dissolution actions

Employment Law

At every stage of
the relationship.

When an employment relationship ends, all that remains to the parties are the documents produced during it. The contract, payroll records, leave records, written defences and the notice of termination will largely determine the outcome of any dispute.

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Matters handled

  • Employment contracts, policies and HR documentation
  • Management of termination and written defence procedures
  • Reinstatement claims
  • Severance and notice pay
  • Overtime, wage and annual leave claims
  • Pecuniary and non-pecuniary claims arising from workplace accidents

Law of Obligations

Every promise, a
binding obligation.

Obligations quietly govern almost the whole of daily life: from a sale to a lease, from a service agreement to a construction contract, every promise the parties exchange gives rise to a legally binding duty. Most disputes stem from the scope of those duties not having been set out clearly enough when the contract was formed.

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Matters handled

  • Disputes arising from sale, lease, service, construction and agency contracts
  • Drafting, review and negotiation of contracts
  • Breach of contract, debtor's default and impossibility of performance
  • Claims based on tort and unjust enrichment
  • Performance, release, set-off and deduction of debts
  • Pecuniary and non-pecuniary compensation claims

Real Estate & Tenancy Law

Secure title,
balanced tenancy.

For most families and businesses a property is the most valuable asset they hold, which is why the legal footing of the ownership and lease relationships attached to it matters so greatly. An annotation on the title record, a restriction in the zoning position or a missing clause in a lease can have consequences far larger than the property itself.

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Matters handled

  • Title deed cancellation and registration actions
  • Wrongful registration and possession-based ownership claims
  • Condominium ownership and building-management disputes
  • Drafting and review of lease agreements
  • Rent determination, rent adaptation and eviction actions
  • Eviction on an undertaking, or for need, reconstruction or major renovation

Enforcement & Insolvency Law

A right on paper,
a debt recovered.

Holding a valid instrument or a court judgment does not, of itself, bring the creditor payment; turning a right into money depends on choosing the correct route and monitoring the time limits closely. On the debtor's side, a timely objection to an unfounded or excessive proceeding is often the only effective defence.

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Matters handled

  • Commencement and conduct of enforcement with and without judgment
  • Proceedings on negotiable instruments (cheques, bills and promissory notes)
  • Objection annulment, removal of objection and negative declaratory actions
  • Conduct of attachment and objections to exemption from attachment
  • Enforcement proceedings seeking eviction
  • Obtaining precautionary attachment and interim injunction orders

Administrative Law

The citizen's right,
the state's limit.

Acts of an administration exercising public power usually take effect without the individual's consent: the refusal of a permit, a disciplinary penalty or an expropriation decision can bear directly on a person's life. In a state governed by the rule of law, the only safeguard is that the administration too is bound by statute and that its decisions remain open to judicial review.

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Matters handled

  • Actions for annulment of administrative acts
  • Full-remedy (administrative compensation) actions
  • Annulment actions against zoning plans, permits and construction acts
  • Objection and annulment of disciplinary penalties for civil servants and students
  • Objections and complaints concerning public tenders
  • Actions before the tax courts against tax penalties

Criminal Law

From investigation
to judgment.

Criminal proceedings directly affect personal liberty, and each stage must therefore be handled with care. The steps taken from the first moment of an investigation form the ground on which the rest of the file is built and can produce consequences that are difficult to correct later.

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Matters handled

  • Objections to custody and detention measures
  • Monitoring the investigation file and preparing the defence
  • Defence counsel and representation before the criminal courts of all instances
  • Actions concerning insult, threat, fraud and abuse of trust
  • Offences against persons, property and sexual integrity
  • Defence in narcotic offence proceedings

Family Law

Today's decision,
tomorrow's order.

Disputes in family law are rarely a purely legal matter; they carry personal and emotional dimensions as well. Decisions on custody and access in particular shape the lives of the parties for years to come, and for that reason settlement is considered first wherever it is possible.

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Matters handled

  • Uncontested and contested divorce actions
  • Liquidation of the matrimonial property regime and participation claims
  • Interim, child and poverty maintenance claims
  • Custody and the establishment of personal access
  • Protection orders against domestic violence
  • Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments

Consumer Law

The legal safeguard
of every purchase.

Consumer transactions are among the most common legal relationships in everyday life; a defective product, a distance sale or a subscription contract frequently creates rights and obligations without the parties realising it. The legislation protects the consumer strongly, but benefiting from that protection depends on following the correct routes and time limits.

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Matters handled

  • Refund, free repair and replacement claims for defective goods and services
  • Consumer arbitration panel applications and actions against their decisions
  • Instalment sales, distance sales and pre-paid housing sale disputes
  • Exercise of the right of withdrawal and termination of the contract
  • Disputes concerning subscription contracts and cancellation of membership
  • Consumer contracts entered into with banks and financial institutions

Insurance Law

From policy
to indemnity.

In insurance law the source of a dispute is often a difference of interpretation over the scope of the policy, its exclusions and the parties' obligations. The real protection a policy offers becomes visible only when the insured event occurs and a claim is made, which is why reading the policy correctly from the outset matters.

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Matters handled

  • Pecuniary and bodily injury compensation arising from traffic accidents and casco cover
  • Compensation claims under compulsory motor insurance and arbitration applications
  • Loss claims under fire, earthquake, home and business insurance
  • Life, health and personal accident insurance disputes
  • Payment disputes under agricultural insurance (TARSİM)
  • Actions arising from the insurer's failure to meet its obligation to pay

Information Technology Law

Protecting rights
in the digital world.

As technology has become part of everyday life, disputes have steadily moved onto digital ground. A single post can spread within seconds, which makes a violation of personality rights difficult to reverse; in the online environment, speed and the right legal step are therefore decisive.

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Matters handled

  • Violations of personality rights online: insult, defamation and breach of privacy
  • Requests for the removal of content and the blocking of access
  • Disputes arising from social media posts
  • Cyber offences: unlawful access to systems, corruption of data and fraud
  • Unlawful processing of personal data and applications under the KVKK
  • Legal compliance review and advisory work for websites

Data Protection (KVKK)

Processing data,
assuming responsibility.

With Law No. 6698 in force, processing personal data has ceased to be a purely technical activity and has become a process that gives rise directly to legal responsibility. An information obligation left incomplete, or a data breach notified late, can result in substantial administrative fines and reputational loss.

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Matters handled

  • Conduct of compliance projects and preparation of the personal data inventory
  • Drafting of information notices, explicit consent statements and privacy policies
  • Registration with the data controllers' registry (VERBİS) and follow-up
  • Notification of the Board and of data subjects in the event of a breach
  • Responding to data subject requests and establishing internal procedures
  • Determination and implementation of administrative and technical measures

Trademark & Patent Law

The brand's value,
the right's protection.

A trademark is often a business's most valuable asset; yet that value erodes quickly where timely and correct steps are not taken against infringement. A counterfeit product on the market, a domain name used without permission or a sign creating a likelihood of confusion can damage in a short time the reputation built up over years.

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Matters handled

  • Actions for the determination and prevention of trademark infringement
  • Pecuniary and non-pecuniary damages arising from unfair competition
  • Proceedings for the protection of well-known marks
  • Cease-and-desist letters and actions against acts obstructing use of the mark
  • Unauthorised online use of the mark and domain name disputes
  • Trademark infringement actions arising from counterfeit goods and packaging

Sports Law

On the field
and off it.

Sport is a field of law with its own rules, arbitration mechanisms and short time limits. The consequences of a transfer, a notice of termination or a disciplinary sanction are usually decided not before the ordinary courts but before the bodies of the federations and the international arbitration tribunals.

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Matters handled

  • Drafting and interpretation of professional athlete and footballer contracts
  • Receivable and termination disputes between clubs and athletes
  • Preparation of agency contracts and disputes arising from them
  • Licence, transfer and release procedures
  • Disputes before the Dispute Resolution Chamber and the TFF Arbitration Board
  • Defence before disciplinary boards and appeals against sanctions

Contact

Let us assess
your matter.

If your matter falls within one of the areas above, you may request an initial meeting by telephone or email. Having the relevant documents to hand before the meeting will speed the process.

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