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Begüm Biçer İlikay

Partner Begüm Biçer İlikay has experience in dispute resolution, compliance and investigations. She represents domestic and international clients before the Turkish Courts, execution offices and other public authorities in a broad range of matters, including commercial and corporate disputes, complex intra-company disputes, employment disputes, administrative lawsuits, enforcement and bankruptcy proceedings, as well as white‑collar criminal matters. Begüm also advises on Turkish law aspects of disputes pending before foreign courts. She has experience in the enforcement of foreign court judgments and arbitral awards. In addition, she supports clients on compliance with local and international anti-corruption and anti-bribery regulations, and conducts internal investigations. She has been involved in a number of major investigation processes. Begüm leads Firm's French Desk. · Kolcuoglu Demirkan Koçakli

TurkeyLitigation, Compliance & InvestigationsEnglish, French, Turkish

About

Begüm Biçer İlikay is a partner at Kolcuoğlu Demirkan Koçaklı who advises on dispute resolution, compliance and investigations, representing domestic and international clients before Turkish courts, execution offices and public authorities. She handles enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards, conducts internal anti‑corruption/anti‑bribery investigations, leads the firm's French Desk, and joined the firm in 2016 becoming a partner in 2025.

Practice areas

LitigationCompliance & InvestigationsWhite-Collar CrimeEmploymentAdministrative LawInsolvency & RestructuringInternational Arbitration

Office

Expertise

Enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awardsAnti‑corruption / Anti‑bribery complianceInternal investigationsAdvising on Turkish law aspects of foreign‑pending disputesFrench Desk leadership

Education

  • Galatasaray University School of Law (LL.M., pending)
  • Galatasaray University School of Law (LL.B., 2012)

Admissions

  • Istanbul Bar Association

Languages

EnglishFrenchTurkish