Turkey

Burçak Sercan Sarıkaya is a Turkish lawyer. He is the founding partner of Sarıkaya + Şahin Law Firm, an Istanbul-based legal consultancy that focuses on business strategies and solutions.

Sarıkaya + Şahin Law Firm practices in a broad spectrum of business-related legal areas, including contracts, intellectual property, business establishment and licensing, international investment, immigration, commercial disputes and litigation. The firm's clientele comes from a large variety of industries, including IT and e-commerce, telecommunication, real estate and construction, maritime and transportation, aviation, media, entertainment and sports.

Sarıkaya focuses his practice on contracts, cross-border transactions, litigation and disputes resolution. He assists multinational companies in agreement negotiation and handles breach of contract cases. Sarıkaya also serves as a partner at Mesh Blend, an Istanbul-based consultancy concentrating on information security.

Prior to establishing his own firm, Sarıkaya served as an associate at several law firms in Turkey, including Balcıoğlu Selçuk Akman Keki Attorney Partnership, Iplikçioğlu Law Office, and ErsoyBilgehan Lawyers & Consultants.

Sarıkaya holds a bachelor’s degree in law from Ankara University, and a master’s degree in private law from Bahçeşehir University. He also lectures on personal data protection law at Bahçeşehir University.

Sarıkaya speaks Turkish and English.