Bener is pleased to announce the appointment of Fatoş Otcuoğlu, LL.M, as Partner of our Banking, Finance, Capital Markets, and Fintech practices—marking a significant step in bolstering the firm’s capabilities across these key sectors.

With over 14 years of strong transactional and regulatory experience in the Turkish legal market, Ms. Otcuoğlu brings deep sectoral expertise across banking, finance, capital markets, financial services regulatory, fintech, crypto-assets, and information technology. She has been consistently recognized by international legal directories such as Legal 500 and IFLR1000 for her work in complex, high-value transactions, projects and regulatory advisory.

Fatoş is also well-versed in corporate and commercial law, advising clients on a broad range of day-to-day operational and transactional matters, including cross-border investments, strategic partnerships, and M&A transactions across various industries.

At Bener, she will co-lead the Banking & Finance practice alongside Partner Cem Davutoğlu, and the Capital Markets practice with Partner Bahar Ülgen Hasşerbetci further strengthening our capabilities in banking, finance, capital markets, fintech, crypto-assets, and information technologies.

From our Leadership:

Fatoş is a distinguished next-generation partner in the legal industry and we are excited to welcome her to our partnership. Her solid track record across a wide range of transactions—particularly in traditional local and cross-border financing, capital markets, and financial services regulation—will significantly complement our existing capabilities. In addition, her practical know-how in emerging sectors, especially in financial technology and crypto-assets, adds a valuable dimension to our practice. I am confident that she will enrich our practice and enhance our ability to serve clients facing increasingly sophisticated legal and regulatory challenges.” said Erim Bener, Managing Partner.

We are excited to welcome Ms. Otcuoğlu and look forward to continuing to support our clients with enhanced depth and insight.