At Pekin Bayar Mizrahi, our TMT practice is defined by a unique synergy of technical prowess and regulatory authority. We provide high-level, strategic consultancy to a prestigious client base ranging from global telecom giants and social media providers to pioneering eCommerce platforms and tech startups. Our team navigates the full lifecycle of technology and internet law, bridging the gap between innovative business models and the Turkish legal landscape.

Our comprehensive services are structured across three core pillars:

1. Telecommunications & Infrastructure

Regulatory Management: We manage complex ICTA (BTK) processes, including frequency allocation, authorization applications, scope expansions, and mandatory notifications to ensure seamless market entry and operation.

Service Protocols: Our expertise covers the operational and legal management of VoIP (Voice over IP) services, the establishment of electronic communication infrastructures, and wireless service regulations.

Emerging Platforms: We provide robust legal frameworks for Over-the-Top (OTT) platforms, ensuring full compliance with evolving Turkish communication laws and digital service mandates.

2. Media, Broadcasting & Digital Content

Authority Representation: We represent clients before key Turkish authorities, including the Information and Communication Technologies Authority (ICTA/BTK), the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), and the Advertising Self-Regulatory Board.

Content & Advertising: We advise on content liability for social media providers and manage compliance for cross-platform advertisement campaigns, including AdTech and digital marketing standards.

Strategic Agreements: Our lawyers draft and negotiate mission-critical documents, including agency and sponsorship agreements, advertisement production contracts, talent agreements, and copyright license arrangements.

3. Digital Innovation & Intellectual Property

Intellectual Property: We facilitate the transfer and protection of artistic and intellectual works through comprehensive IP license and assignment agreements.

Project Support: From data protection integration to the launch of large-scale internet projects, we provide the legal backbone for digital transformation in Türkiye.

Compliance Audits: We conduct rigorous compliance work for media players, ensuring that every digital interaction adheres to mandatory administrative regulations, communiqués, and guides.

By combining administrative advocacy with deep sector knowledge, we ensure our clients remain at the cutting edge of the digital economy while maintaining absolute regulatory alignment.

Startups & Venture Capital (Emerging Companies)

We advise startups from incorporation through exit. Our Emerging Companies desk supports investment rounds, including Convertible Notes and SAFE instruments, and provides ongoing advisory services to portfolio companies of venture capital funds. We assist with ESOP structures, IP protection and A–B-C financings. By combining transactional expertise with the practical needs of high-growth companies, we help startups establish scalable and investor-ready legal structures.

Regulatory Compliance & Gaming Regulations

Our Regulatory Compliance practice advises clients operating in highly regulated sectors in Türkiye.

We draft and negotiate platform distribution and publishing agreements and provide legal support on the structuring and management of in-game economies, licensing matters and protection of creative assets in both traditional and blockchain-based gaming environments.

We also advise on the legal framework governing sports betting and games of chance, assisting global technology providers in their regulatory interactions with national authorities.

Our services include:

• Licensing & Permits: Securing necessary authorizations from the National Lottery Administration (Milli Piyango) and managing the complex application processes before the General Directorate of Spor Toto.
• Data Provision & Integrity: Advising world-leading sports data providers on the regulatory feasibility of real-time data feeds for the national betting operator and ensuring that data supply agreements are fully aligned with Turkish law.
• Advertising & Consumer Protection: Managing compliance audits for marketing campaigns in regulated sectors, ensuring adherence to Advertisement Self-Regulatory Board and ICTA standards.
• Public Procurement in Defense & Tech: Representing aerospace and defense contractors in bidding processes and contract performance issues involving the State authorities.
• Administrative Advocacy: Representing clients before the ICTA RTÜK, and challenging administrative decrees or decisions before the State Council.