Insight | Güzeloğlu Attorneys-at-law

16/09/2026

Legal Due Diligence and the Share Purchase Agreement in Mergers and Acquisitions: Representations and Warranties, Indemnities and Closing

Our article addresses legal due diligence and the share purchase agreement in mergers and acquisitions, explaining the scope of the review, its relationship with the seller's warranty against defects, representations and warranties, indemnity mechanisms, price adjustment, conditions precedent and merger control clearance.

15/09/2026

Shareholders Agreements: Legal Nature, Relative Effect, Drag Along, Tag Along and Exit Mechanisms

Our article addresses shareholders agreements under Turkish law, explaining their legal nature, their difference from the articles of association, their relative effect, voting agreements, pre-emption, drag along and tag along rights, deadlock provisions, exit mechanisms and the sanctions for breach.

14/09/2026

The Liability of Board Members in Joint Stock Companies: Fault, Differentiated Joint Liability, Discharge and the Liability Action

Our article addresses the liability of board members in joint stock companies under Turkish law, explaining the fault-based regime, delegation of authority, differentiated joint liability, the scope of discharge, the liability action, limitation periods and protection strategies.

09/09/2026

Force Majeure and Hardship in International Commercial Contracts: Impossibility, Excessive Difficulty of Performance and Adaptation

Our article addresses force majeure and hardship in international commercial contracts, explaining impossibility and adaptation under Turkish law, CISG Article 79, the UNIDROIT hardship provisions, ICC model clauses and contractual drafting techniques.

07/09/2026

Professional Football Player Contracts and the FIFA Transfer System: Termination, Compensation and Dispute Resolution

Our article addresses professional football player contracts and the FIFA transfer system, explaining the principle of contractual stability, the protected period, termination with and without just cause, sporting sanctions, training compensation, the solidarity contribution and the dispute resolution bodies.

27/08/2026

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS): Its Structure, Procedure and the Resolution of Sports Disputes

Our article addresses the structure and procedure of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and its role in the resolution of sports disputes, explaining ICAS, the types of arbitration, the conditions for application, the applicable law, and the appeal and recognition of awards.

26/08/2026

Image Rights, Intellectual Property and Revenue Models in Esports: Personality Rights, Licensing, Broadcasting and Sponsorship

Our article addresses image rights, intellectual property and commercialisation in esports, explaining the commercial use of the player's name and image, the protection of personality rights, licence relationships, the commercialisation of the gamer tag, broadcasting revenues and sponsorship models.

25/08/2026

Player Contracts in Esports: Legal Nature, Transfer, Registration and Minor Players

Our article addresses esports player contracts, explaining the legal nature of the contract, its basic elements, remuneration and term, termination and penalty clauses, the transfer and Federation registration process and the mandatory provisions on the protection of minor players.

21/08/2026

Introduction to Esports Law: The Ecosystem, Publisher Sovereignty and the Institutional Structure in Türkiye

Our article addresses the fundamentals of esports law, explaining the legal position of esports, the actors of the ecosystem, the game publisher's intellectual property sovereignty, the institutional structure under the Turkish Esports Federation, tournament permissions and the means of dispute resolution.

20/08/2026

International Child Abduction and the Return of the Child under the 1980 Hague Convention

Our article addresses international child abduction and the return of the child under the 1980 Hague Convention, explaining habitual residence, the application to the Central Authority, the return procedure, the narrow grounds for refusal, the six-week rule and the principle of the best interests of the child.

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