SINCE 2016
In litigation, in advice and in scholarship, with the same care.
Erarslan Law Firm was founded in Istanbul by Av. Sevgi Erarslan. It advises and represents clients in criminal law, data protection and technology law, intellectual property, corporate law and immigration law, in English and Turkish.
FOUNDING ATTORNEY
Av. Sevgi Erarslan, LL.M.
Istanbul Bar
LL.B.
Istanbul University Faculty of Law, 2015, with honours
LL.M.
Istanbul University, Private Law, 2019, with honours
ADV. LL.M.
KU Leuven, 2023 (scholarship)
PHD
PhD candidate, Istanbul University, Public Law
Practice Areas
The areas the firm works in. Each is closely linked to the research topics below.
Criminal Law and Individual Applications
Defence of suspects and defendants, and representation of complainants and intervening parties, in investigations and trials; individual applications to the Constitutional Court and the European Court of Human Rights, in particular on rights violations, extradition and deportation.
Data Protection and IT Law
KVKK and GDPR compliance work; data breach procedures and applications and complaints before data protection authorities; software and technology contracts; legal assessment of AI systems and EU AI Act compliance projects.
Intellectual Property Law
Trademark, copyright and licence agreements; civil and criminal proceedings for infringement of intellectual property rights.
Immigration Law
Residence and work permits, international protection applications, and challenges to deportation and administrative detention decisions; advice to foreign individuals and companies on legal processes in Türkiye; cooperation with partner lawyers abroad on cross-border disputes.
Corporate Law and Commercial Contracts
Company formation, articles of association, and general assembly and board processes; drafting and reviewing commercial contracts; ongoing legal advice to companies; mediation and litigation in commercial disputes.
Employment Law
Employment contracts and workplace policies; negotiation and litigation.
Family Law
Divorce, custody, maintenance and division of matrimonial property; family disputes with a foreign element.
Research and Publications
12 works since 2018: a book in two editions, a book chapter, three articles, two theses and shorter writing.
Crypto-assets and proceeds of crime · 2
Human rights and non-discrimination · 3
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
2023 · BOOK CHAPTER
Personal data in AI-based mobile health apps
Yapay Zekâ ve Hukuk · Subscription required
2022 · ARTICLE
The suspect grounds doctrine in ECtHR case law on non-discrimination
Terazi Hukuk Dergisi · Subscription required
2021 · PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLE
Cross-border transfers of personal data in Turkish law
Kırıkkale Hukuk Mecmuası · Open access
BOOKS AND BOOK CHAPTER
BOOK · 2ND EDITION · 2020
Özel Nitelikli Kişisel Verilerin İşlenmesinde Açık Rızanın Aranmadığı Haller
On İki Levha, 357 pp. Updated for Covid-19-era rules. In Turkish.
BOOK · 1ST EDITION · 2019
Özel Nitelikli Kişisel Verilerin İşlenmesinde Açık Rızanın Aranmadığı Haller
On İki Levha, XX + 266 pp. Based on her master’s thesis. In Turkish.
BOOK CHAPTER · 2023
Yapay Zekâ ve Hukuk
Ed. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Aksu, On İki Levha, 528 pp. Chapter: personal data in AI-based mobile health apps developed against Covid-19. In Turkish.
Contact
Meetings take place in person or online, by appointment. A short description of your matter is enough; you will receive a reply by email.
Turkish and English · Contact page →



