Serkan Gül is the head of our Real Estate practice group. Mr. Gül is one of the most respected names in the Turkish real estate sector for his practical, solutions-based approach to complex transactions involving multiple stakeholders and regulatory authorities, as well as his significant involvement in real estate-based organizations in Turkey such as the Association of Real Estate Companies and Real Estate Investment Companies and the Platform for Strategic Thinking in Real Estate.
Mr. Gül advises clients in every aspect of real estate transactions, including asset and share deals, from the project`s inception to completion. He has extensive experience in real estate investment funds and trusts, sale and leaseback transactions, construction, and zoning and permitting in deals that include residential properties, offices, shopping centers, hotels, and port facilities. Some of his most noteworthy work has included the sale of properties that had previously sat idle for long periods of time due to cost overruns and regulatory delays.
- LLM., in International Trade Law, University of Essex School of Law, 2000
- LLB., Dokuz Eylül University School of Law, 1998
- Thomson Reuters – PLC, Commercial Real Estate in Turkey, July 2022, co-author
- Chambers & Partners – Global Practice Guides: Real Estate, June 2022, co-author
- Lexis Nexis Middle East, Hotels Q&A 2022, January 2022, co-author
- Chambers & Partners – Global Practice Guides: Real Estate, May 2021, co-author
- Hergüner Bilgen Özeke Newsletter Winter/Spring 2020, Investment of a lifetime: Acquisition of Turkish Citizenship Through Real Estate Investment, April 2020, co-author
- Thomson Reuters – Commercial Real Estate in Turkey: Overview, June 2019, co-author
- Chambers & Partners – Global Practice Guides: Real Estate Guide, Law & Practice chapter, May 2019, co-author
- Association of Real Estate and Real Estate Investment Companies, Gayrimenkul ve Gayrimenkul Yatırım Ortaklığı Derneği (GYODER), Member
- Strategic Thinking in Real Estate, Gayrimenkul için Strateji Platformu (GİSP), Member
- Shopping Centre Investors Association (AYD)
- Leading Individual in Real Estate, Legal 500 (2021)
- “Clients describe him as “highly sophisticated,” adding that “he delivers strong performance on top of creating a comfortable relationship with the client.” Band 1 in Real Estate, Chambers & Partners Europe (2021)
- Leading Individual in Real Estate, Legal 500 (2020)
- Band 1 in Real Estate, Chambers & Partners Europe (2020)
- Leading Individual in Real Estate, Legal 500 (2019)
- “Prominent Figure in the Turkish real estate market. His wide-ranging practice encompasses transactions, leasing issues, zoning, financing and contract negotiations” Chambers & Partners Europe, Real Estate (2019)
- Leading Individual in Real Estate, Legal 500 (2018)
- Band 1 in Real Estate, Chambers & Partners Europe (2018)
- “Serkan Gül has a broad real estate practice that includes advising domestic and international clients on the finance, development and construction of hotel and retail projects. One client remarks: “In terms of experience, knowledge and leading the transaction I believe he is one of the best lawyers I have worked with. He is brilliant during negotiations, establishes good relations with all parties involved and helps us to resolve the outstanding issues very quickly.” Chambers & Partners Global, Real Estate (2018)