We treat law not merely as a field of practice but as a higher value; the entire arc of our knowledge and professional career is devoted to upholding that value.
"Our essential aim is to use legal knowledge, combined with experience and practice, as a compass in resolving legal disputes."
The foundations of our office were laid in 1992 by Prof. Dr. Muhammet Özekes and Prof. Dr. Vural Seven. For more than three decades we have brought academic depth and judicial practice onto the same page. An approach grounded in knowledge, research and experience is our defining element. From day one our guiding principle has been to put the "preventive law" mindset — anticipating disputes before they arise — into practice with the rigor that knowledge and professional ethics demand.
Every file in our office bears the imprint of the knowledge, experience and accumulation we have built up over the years. For us, law requires understanding the matter correctly, characterising and applying it accurately in both factual and legal terms, and — within ethical and professional limits — safeguarding the client's interest. Advocacy protects the client's interest while also delivering justice; it is, at the same time, a public service (AvK arts. 1, 2).
Transparency sits at the heart of how we work. Our basic duty to the people and institutions we represent is to lay out the legal risks, the possible scenarios and the alternative paths with full clarity. Showing the client the legal picture "as it is" is the first step of that transparency. Every process is run on that footing — transparency and truth — towards the solution that best serves the client.
We regard advocacy as a co-equal and constituent element of the judiciary; our aim is not only the success of our files, but also the sound functioning of the legal system itself. Advocacy is both the representation of individuals and the safeguarding of their interest, and a public service in the delivery of justice. As part of that responsibility, passing our knowledge and experience on to younger colleagues and clearing the ground for their growth is also a professional, legal and social mission of the firm.
Our office team is made up of attorneys, trainee attorneys and administrative personnel. Where the nature of a matter requires it, we obtain scholarly opinions (mütalaa) from specialists in the field or work in cooperation with fellow practitioners who specialise in that area.
Senior and junior attorneys handling legal problems, running case files and appearing at hearings — alongside the preparation of specialist opinions and scholarly mütalaa.
Trainees in the firm’s legal-traineeship programme are paired with a senior attorney and take part in file preparation and court work.
Responsible for secretarial duties, file management, client communication and document tracking.
In matters that call for highly specialised expertise, opinions and advisory support are obtained from leading academics in the relevant field.
Within the framework of the Turkish Bar Act, the firm partners with law offices in other cities and, where necessary, with foreign firms.
Over 3,500 volumes, together with all major Turkish legal periodicals.
The Özekes & Seven library currently holds more than 3,500 volumes together with all major Turkish legal periodicals. It is continuously updated with new works across different fields and supports both client work and the firm’s research activities.
Each file is handled with the rigour of a paper written for a law journal. Tracking case law, surveying doctrine and engaging comparative-law analysis are part of our standard process.
Problems are resolved before they grow. From the drafting stage we make risks visible so the client decides with a full picture of the legal landscape.
A significant part of our clients have been working with us for more than ten years. Institutional memory, file consistency and continuous contact lie at the core of our practice.
We keep clients informed at every stage and openly share likely outcomes, risks and costs. There are no surprises.
