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Key contacts
Partner: Fatos Otcuoglu
Quick facts
# Partners

15

# Other qualified practitioners

55

# Total number of lawyers

75

Languages

Turkish, English, French, German, Dutch

Network memberships

Interlex, Globalaw, Ius Laboris, ABILO

Key practice areas
Banking
Project finance
Capital markets
Financial and corporate
Corporate and M&A
M&A
Energy and infrastructure
Project development
Project development : Power
Project development : Infrastructure
Firm overview

Bener is a full-service law firm based in Istanbul, established in 2001. The firm advises domestic and international clients on a wide range of legal matters and operates across multiple sectors and jurisdictions through a network of international alliances.

Bener provides legal services in both contentious and non-contentious matters, combining local market knowledge with cross-border capabilities. The firm represents clients in regulated industries and supports complex transactions as well as day-to-day business operations.

The firm’s client base includes multinational corporations, financial institutions, investors, funds, and government entities. Engagements range from high-value cross-border transactions to strategic dispute resolution, with the firm regularly collaborating with leading international law firms. Bener’s long-standing presence in the Turkish market, together with its international reach, enables it to navigate complex legal and regulatory environments with efficiency.

Key practices areas
  • Asset finance
  • Banking
  • Capital markets: Debt
  • Capital markets: Derivatives
  • Capital markets: Equity
  • Capital markets: High yield
  • CLO/CDO
  • Competition
  • Covered bonds
  • Financial services regulatory
  • Investment funds
  • Islamic finance
  • M&A
  • PPP/PFI
  • Private equity
  • Private equity funds
  • Project bonds
  • Project development
  • Project finance
  • Real estate finance
  • Real estate funds
  • Restructuring and insolvency
  • Securitisation
  • Structured finance/securitisation
  • Trade finance
Sector expertise
  • Agriculture
  • Aviation
  • Automotive
  • Banking
  • Construction and materials
  • Consumer goods and services
  • Energy
  • Financial services
  • Fisheries and aquaculture
  • Food and beverage
  • Forestry
  • Gaming
  • Government and public policy
  • Healthcare
  • Industrials
  • Insurance
  • Investment management
  • Media
  • Mining
  • Natural resources
  • Oil and gas
  • Pharmaceutical and life sciences
  • Real estate
  • Shipping
  • Social infrastructure
  • Technology and telecommunications
  • Tourism
  • Transport
  • Utilities
Address:
Levent, Büyükdere Caddesi, No:193/4,
Istanbul
Tel:+902122707050 Email:Contact Us Web Address:http://www.bener.com
Rankings published in 2026
Banking
Notable
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CE Partners in association with Clifford Chance
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman Gedik & Eraksoy
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Aksu Çalışkan Beygo Law Partnership
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Hergüner Bilgen Üçer Attorney Partnership
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Çakmak
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Tier 3

Bezen & Partners
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Pekin Attorney Partnership
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Pekin Bayar Mizrahi
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Tier 4

Akol Law
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CCAO Law
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Erdem & Erdem
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Ergün Avukatlik Bürosu
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Kolcuoğlu Demirkan Koçaklı
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Verdi Law Office
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Özmen Yalçın
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Özok Law Office
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Tier 5

Durukan+Partners
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Egemenoğlu
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Gen Temizer
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Tunç Firat Dereli
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Turunç
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Özdirekcan Dündar Şenocak AK
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Bener Law Office
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Develioglu & Dag
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Içtem Legal
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KECOS
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KST LAW
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Kılınç Law & Consulting
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Okat Law
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Sadık & Çapan
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TOCC Attorney Partnership
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Vardar Şanlı
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Yazıcı Attorney Partnership
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Çiğdemtekin Arancı Güneş
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M&A
Tier 3
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GKC Partners
13 practice areas
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Hergüner Bilgen Üçer Attorney Partnership
13 practice areas
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Paksoy
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

Akol Law
10 practice areas
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CE Partners in association with Clifford Chance
9 practice areas
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Kolcuoğlu Demirkan Koçaklı
11 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman Gedik & Eraksoy
12 practice areas
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Bener Law Office
10 practice areas
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Erdem & Erdem
13 practice areas
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Gen Temizer
9 practice areas
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Lexist Law Firm
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Pekin Attorney Partnership
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Pekin Bayar Mizrahi
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Özdirekcan Dündar Şenocak AK
3 practice areas
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Tier 4

AECO – Atayılmaz Enkür Çetinkaya Öner
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Bezen & Partners
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Boden Law Office
6 practice areas
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Durukan+Partners
11 practice areas
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Ergün Avukatlik Bürosu
10 practice areas
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Gokce Attorney Partnership
7 practice areas
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Kılınç Law & Consulting
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Moroğlu Arseven
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Turunç
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Verdi Law Office
6 practice areas
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Yazıcı Attorney Partnership
7 practice areas
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Çakmak
11 practice areas
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Özmen Yalçın
11 practice areas
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Tier 5

Aksu Çalışkan Beygo Law Partnership
11 practice areas
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Egemenoğlu
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KECOS
3 practice areas
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Postacıoğlu Law Office
2 practice areas
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Tunç Firat Dereli
8 practice areas
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Çelepçi in cooperation with Schoenherr
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Çiğdemtekin Arancı Güneş
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Çukur & Partners Law Firm
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Özbek Attorney Partnership
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Abcoo Law Firm
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Acar & Ergönen Attorney Partnership
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Aydın Law
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Baspinar & Partners
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CCAO Law
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Cerrahoğlu Law Firm
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Develioglu & Dag
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Hansu
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ITA Legal & Advisory
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Igniters Tech Law
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Içtem Legal
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KP Law
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KST LAW
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Koç Attorneys at Law
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NAZALI
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Penezoglu Law Firm
4 practice areas
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Sadık & Çapan
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Solak & Partners
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Vardar Şanlı
5 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Bener Law Office is a full-service Turkish law firm established in 2001. The firm is based in Istanbul and is part of several legal networks including Interlex Group and Globalaw. The firm has a team of 49 Lawyers, including 11 Partners, supported by Counsel, interns, paralegals and other professionals.

 

 

Highlights

The firm is notable for its strengths in M&A, where it advises important clients from a wide range of industries. It has a particular focus on the oil and gas sectors.

 

   

 

Key clients

Azelis, Eta Group, Fineksus, Huber, and Prolink.

 

 

Testimonials

“Leading Partner - Bahar Hanım's contribution, technical knowledge, guidance and ability to navigate through complex issues and providing solutions to the problems were exceptional.” – M&A Client

 

(2022/2023)

"Very well handled the whole process." - M&A Client

 

"They provide very detailed and meticulous work with the support of valuable and experienced law professors" - M&A Client

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