Avukat Yonca Yalçınkaya Kalaycı

yonca.yalcinkaya@kalayci.com

 

OBJECTIVE                                         :

 

To be a well-known legal advisor specialized in “International Agreements” and “Competition Law“.       

 

EXPERIENCE                                       :

 

AGREEMENTS                                     :           Since 1993 until today,  planned, negotiated, prepared, analyzed and assisted many agreements Millions of USD amount about different topics for both foreign and Turkish clients. One of the foreign client has decided to use the authorized dealer agreement, which has been prepared by Yalçınkaya Kalaycı in 1996, as a uniform contract in all over the world.

 

Some examples of these agreements  : Showroom construction – 32 Million USD,  several debt agreements – total amount more than 20 Million USD, several business enterprise pledge agreements  – 8 Million USD, yacht construction – 3,5 Million USD ,  special car sale agreements – total amount more than 1,5 Million USD, artistic work agreement -  1,5 Million Euro, etc.

 

Authorized dealer and service agreement for the top Turkish luxury car importer firm. The agreement has declared to “Turkish Competition Board.” Several other agreements have been prepared to be declared to “Turkish Competition Board” for the same client.

 

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY                  :           Analyzed EU Competition Law and Distribution of Motor Vehicles / EC Regulation No.1475/95  and compared to “Turkish Competition Law”. Renewed dealer and service chains of the importer according to the new Competition Law and Consumer Protection Law. Advised the automobile importer about warranty claims,  production failure and Consumer Protection Law. Translated  the importer and  dealer agreements, new and second hand car selling contracts from English and/or German to Turkish and adapted to Turkish Law system. Planned, negotiated, prepared and assisted extended warranty and roadside assistance agreements between the automobile importer and the insurance company.

 

Software INDUSTRY                      :           Prepared, analyzed and planned specific agreement between IT Consulting Firm and its Customer about software process  improvement , using a model called CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integrated ). This agreement is the first about CMMI Consulting in Turkey and will be able to use as a uniform contract for other customers. The total amount of this agreement around 75,000.- USD. 

 

Prepared and managed the project plan for producing a specific method to prepare software agreements and tracking the software project according to the agreement.

 

COMPANY                                           :           Planned and negotiated contracts and settlements. Prepared the meetings and the agenda of Executive Committee, General Assembly and Shareholders Committee. Joined Customer Relations Training in the company. Organized and managed Commercial Law and Consumer Protection Law training to the personnel of company. Planned, prepared and assisted the legal activities for transferring the possession of the shares of companies.

 

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY                :           Prepared, analyzed and assisted license, art works, architecture and construction agreements. Practiced  and achieved trade mark and unfair competition cases.

 

E- COMMERCE                                                :           Prepared, analyzed, assisted and planned all the agreements and settlements to establish and publish the company’s web site. Prepared agreements to sell goods on the web site.

 

FREE TRADE ZONE                             :           Advised and planned all the agreements and settlements to establish foreign companies in Turkey. Analyzed, assisted and advised “Turkish Free Trade Zone Law” for foreign investors.

 

LITIGATION                                       :           Attained numerous Consumer Protection Law compensations in all phases of civil litigation in courts. Achieved favorable resolution of Custom Tax and  GATT cases,  through meticulous work and deployment of group supported strategies. Defended successfully the automotive producer rights at the meetings of Consumer Arbitrator Board. Conducted and directed commercial litigation with expertise.

 

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY                    :          

 

March  1993 till  March 2004                  KÜNUTKU LAW OFFICE , IstanbulTurkey

                                                            Senior Associate

Worked with doyen Mr. Haluk Rıza Künutku for 11 years.  Mr. Künutku has 55 years of experience with foreign clients mostly from Europe. He has rewarded by German government with their great honorary medal of merit.  I am very grateful to him for sharing his experience, knowledge and wisdom with me.

           

Since 2003 August                                 NITELIK YAZILIM DANISMANLIK DIS TIC. LTD. SKT.

                                                            Partner

                                                            Legal Advisor

 

Since 2004 March                                  YONCA YALÇINKAYA LAW OFFICE, Istanbul - Turkey

Owner

 

EDUCATION                                       :

 

1997 -   1998                                         MASTER OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LAW

                                                            UNIVERSITY OF YEDITEPE, ISTANBUL, TURKEY

 Program language was English.

 

1987 - 1992                                          FACULTY OF LAW, UNIVERSITY OF ISTANBUL,

ISTANBUL, TURKEY

                                                            Received the Bachelor of Law degree

 

LANGUAGES                                       :

English  /  fluent
German /  fluent

                                                            Turkish  /  mother tongue 

 

MEMBERSHIP                                     :          

 

 The Bar of Istanbul (register number : 18950)

                                                            Turkey Union of Bars (register number : 34238)

                                                            International Bar Association (membership number : 159555)

                                                            The European Lawyers’ Union  (the only Turkish member)