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A Career with Purpose, Growth, Impact and Inspiration

Hande Mahmutoğlu · Legal and Compliance Counsel, Doğuş Hospitality & Retail Group

Sep 9, 2026

Hande Mahmutoğlu · Legal and Compliance Counsel, Doğuş Hospitality & Retail Group

Interview · Leadership

Building the Firm You Would Have Wanted to Join

Nazan Dırı Bal · Partner, Dırı Sevi Mergen Law Firm

May 1, 2026

Nazan Dırı Bal · Partner, Dırı Sevi Mergen Law Firm

Interview · Technology

Why Curiosity Beats a Single Practice Area

Esra Can · Senior Lawyer, Doğuş Teknoloji

May 4, 2026

Esra Can · Senior Lawyer, Doğuş Teknoloji

Interview · Leadership

Why In-House and Firm Life Are Different Worlds

Deniz Sisa · Chief Legal & Compliance Officer, KoçSistem

Apr 29, 2026

Deniz Sisa · Chief Legal & Compliance Officer, KoçSistem

Interview · Career

A Career with Purpose, Growth, Impact and Inspiration

Hande Mahmutoğlu · Legal and Compliance Counsel, Doğuş Hospitality & Retail Group

Sep 9, 2026

Hande Mahmutoğlu · Legal and Compliance Counsel, Doğuş Hospitality & Retail Group

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A Career with Purpose, Growth, Impact and Inspiration

Hande Mahmutoğlu · Legal and Compliance Counsel, Doğuş Hospitality & Retail Group

Sep 9, 2026

Hande Mahmutoğlu · Legal and Compliance Counsel, Doğuş Hospitality & Retail Group

Interview

Career

A Career with Purpose, Growth, Impact and Inspiration

In this interview, Hande Mahmutoğlu reflects on her journey from private practice to an in-house role, the value of continuous learning and specialisation, and her growing focus on competition law. She discusses the importance of commercial awareness, communication and adaptability for modern lawyers, while also sharing her perspective on mentorship, diversity and the development of the next generation of women in Türkiye’s legal profession. Her advice to aspiring lawyers is grounded in self-investment, curiosity, resilience and maintaining a broad perspective on both the law and the world around them.

Hande Mahmutoğlu · Legal and Compliance Counsel, Doğuş Hospitality & Retail Group

Interview · Career

How an In-House Career Found Its Place in Pharma

Minel Sabancı · Senior Legal Counsel, Sandoz

Oct 18, 2025

Minel Sabancı · Senior Legal Counsel, Sandoz

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Career

How an In-House Career Found Its Place in Pharma

Minel Sabancı on moving from private practice into pharma, and what a typical week looks like as Senior Legal Counsel at Sandoz.

Minel Sabancı · Senior Legal Counsel, Sandoz

Interview · Career

A Profession You Have to Love to Survive

Buse Elmas · Attorney at Law, Turkish Textile Employer’s Association

Jul 31, 2024

Buse Elmas · Attorney at Law, Turkish Textile Employer’s Association

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Career

A Profession You Have to Love to Survive

Buse Elmas on moving between private practice and in-house work, and counselling the Turkish Textile Employer’s Association.

Buse Elmas · Attorney at Law, Turkish Textile Employer’s Association

Editorial portrait of Sezen Ergen Breitegger

Interview · Career

An International Path From Vienna Back to Istanbul

Sezen Ergen Breitegger · Founding Partner, Breitegger – Develioglu Law Firm

Jul 29, 2024

Sezen Ergen Breitegger · Founding Partner, Breitegger – Develioglu Law Firm

Interview

Career

An International Path From Vienna Back to Istanbul

Sezen Ergen Breitegger on an international path from Vienna to founding Breitegger – Develioglu Law Firm.

Sezen Ergen Breitegger · Founding Partner, Breitegger – Develioglu Law Firm

Interview · Career

Why She Started In-House Before Making Partner

Gamze Telli · Partner, Aksan Law Firm

Jul 29, 2024

Gamze Telli · Partner, Aksan Law Firm

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Career

Why She Started In-House Before Making Partner

Gamze Telli on starting in-house, then moving into partnership at Aksan Law Firm.

Gamze Telli · Partner, Aksan Law Firm