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Erdem & Partners Law Firm was founded by Prof. Dr. Mehmet Erdem and associate partners. Erdem&Partners provides attentive and credible legal consultancy and dispute resolution services in 16 different branches including Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Civil Law, Law of Obligations, Real Estate Law, Banking and Finance/Capital Markets Law, Maritime Law, Commerce Law, Personal Data Protection Law, Labor and Social Security Law, Foreigners Law and Criminal Law.

Erdem&Partners undertakes legal consultancy for a variety of local or international legal persons, as well as real persons, activities of whom range in many different sectors, and provides their clientele with preemptive legal services.

Erdem&Partners presents their clients in their disputes with success; creating solutions both before and after disputes, as may be necesssary, to reach the most efficient resolution by either litigation or alternative dispute resolution methods including arbitration. Drawing on broad experience gained at Turkish and global law firms and international organizations, each Erdem & Partners attorney is well equipped to provide creative and diligent transaction counselling and cutting edge litigation and alternative dispute resolution services.

Prof. Dr. Mehmet Erdem has been serving its clients with a perfect match of strong academic field of expertise and civil law dispute resolution services practice notably in the area of Civil Law, Law of Obligations, Law of the Family, Commercial Law, Inheritance Law, Contract Law and Property Law. At Erdem & Partners, the legal practice is in perfect collaboration with a strong academic background with the assistance of Mr. Erdem.

In addition to strong academic background, Erdem&Partners Law Firm serves its clients with a team of specialist partner lawyers in their fields, offer rigorous and reliable legal advice and dispute resolution services at the highest level.

Erdem & Partners successfully represents their clients in dispute resolution process including but not limited to civil law, tax law, administrative law, employment law, insurance law, intellectual

property law, penal and commercial law areas before trial and appellate courts.

Our Office provides any kind of dispute resolution legal services to local and foreign corporations, banks, financial institutions and insurance companies in mediation and pre-litigation procedures. Erdem & Partners also represents their clients in both local and international arbitration procedures, enforcement and recognition of foreign court decisions and arbitral awards. Our dispute resolution lawyers employ the most appropriate tools and strategies for each stage of the process and identify the most effective defence and appeal strategies.

Our Law Firm coordinates with other law offices all around the world to provide legal services to international clients. In this respect, we establish good cooperation with law offices all around the world for a long lasting professional relationship and assist international clients in Turkey in 16 different branches including but not limited to Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Civil Law, Law of Obligations, Real Estate Law, Banking and Finance/Capital Markets Law, Maritime Law, Commerce Law, Labor and Social Security Law, Foreigners Law and Criminal Law.

Galatasaray University Faculty of Law, L.LB

Galatasaray University Faculty of Law Private Law

Section Civil Law Department, L.L.M.

Universite de Neuchatel Comparative Swiss-Turkish Law

Penal Clause Doctorate Study

Pledge of Negotiable Instruments, Galatasaray University Institute of Social Sciences (Master Thesis)

La clause pénale, Etude comparative de droit suisse et de droit turc (Penal Clause, Comparative Swiss-Turkish Law Study) Neuchâtel University (Switzerland) Edition in Ankara 2006 (PhD Thesis)

Statute of Limitations under Turkish Private Law, On Iki Levha Publications, Istanbul 2010

Family Law, Seckin Publications, Istanbul 2019, 2th Edition

Determination of Lump Sum Compensation by the Parties, Galatasaray University Law Faculty Journal, 2005/1, (Article)

Dismissal and Resignation from Power of Attorney, Unilateral Terminaton of the Mandate Contract, To the Memory of Prof. Dr. Erdogan Tezic, Istanbul 2007 (Article)

Domestic Violance and Protection of the Family Law No.4320, Journal of the Bar Association, December 2007 (Article)

Delenda est Carthago (vel Stipulatio Poenae), To the Memory of Prof. Dr. Ugur Alacakaptan, Istanbul 2008 (Article)

Evaluation of the Decision of the Supreme Court Joint Chambers dated January 19,2007 in thelight of the Conditions for Acquisition of Immovable Property with extraordinary statute of limitations, Kazanci Law Journal, 2009/55-56, p. 148, (Joint Article with Aslı Makaraci)

Earnest Money, Forfeit Money, Return Compensation, To the Memory of Prof. Dr. Huseyin Hatemi, Istanbul 2009, p. 663 (Article)

Determination of Lump Sum Compensation, Liability and Compensation Law Symposium, Gazi University Law Faculty, Ankara 2009 (Article)

Criticism and Evaluations within the Framework of Banking Law No. 5411 and Transfer of the Expired Cupon, Bonds and Stock Prices to the Treasury Law No. 2308, Bahcesehir University Kazanci Refereed Law Journal, 2010/73-74, p.99-119 (Article)

Pledge of Registered Animals, To the Memory of Prof. Dr. Tankut Centel, Istanbul 2011 (Article)

Evaluations on Responsibility of Lessor for Defects Arising from Leased Property, Bahçeşehir University Law Faculty Journal, Volume 12, Number 155-156, July- August 2017, p.9

Defective Deliveries on Financial Leasing, Galatasaray University Law Faculty Journal, 2017/1, p.175

Validity Conditions of Written Evacuation Undertaking in Residential and Office Leases and Especially the Proof of the Submission of the Undertaking after the Delivery of the Property, Bahcesehir University Law Faculty Journal, Volume 11, Number 145-146, September- October 2016, p. 481

The Grounds for Statute of Limitations Under Turkish-Swiss Private Law and Statute of Limitations Under Turkish International Private Law

Struggling With Domestic Violence: The Turkish Model

The Powers and Duties of Guardianship Offices at the Beginning and after the Expiry of the Guardian’s Duty

Defective Deliveries within the Scope of Financial Leasing, Factoring and Financing Companies Law No.6361

Statute of Limitations, To the Memory of Prof. Dr. Ismet Sungurbey

Risk Liability under the Turkish Code of Obligations

Commentary on Article 177-182 of the Turkish Code of Obligations, Arrha, Forfeit Money and Penal Clause, Volume 2, 3th Edition, Istanbul 2019

Commentary on Article 146-161 of the Turkish Code of Obligations, Statute of Limitations, Volume 2, 3th Edition, Istanbul 2019