Bilge Saltan

Partner

Bilge Saltan focuses her works on Commercial Law, Intellectual Property Law, Advertisement and Consumer Protection Law, Telecommunication Law and Energy Law. Ms. Saltan, with a special focus on copyright law, has been counseling numerous foreign and local clients regarding their legal strategies, representing them before administrative bodies and performing the litigation process in case of any legal dispute. Her works on Advertisement and Consumer Protection Law includes counseling clients in relation to advertisement drafts, promotion mechanisms, product labeling, and copyright uses. Furthermore Ms. Saltan has been involved in Energy Market Law and Telecommunications Law practice. Ms. Saltan has counseled and involved in dispute resolution for various clients in relation to their problems within Turkish Energy Market. Also, she assisted various foreign clients regarding the licensing requirements in Turkish Telecommunications Market. Moreover she has been representing a number of foreign and local clients in their commercial disputes. Saltan, in addition to these, provides counseling to her foreign clients investing in Turkey in a range covering corporate law formalities, state aids/incentives and legal issues arising after the establishment. She has many articles published on international law databases and journals.

Bar Admission
Istanbul, 2002

Education
2003-2004 University of Manchester
Completed LL.M Program in International Business Law; Master thesis on “The Liberalization of the Electricity Market”

1995-2001 Galatasaray University, Law Faculty

Languages:
English
French

Articles:

  1. “Promotion Campaigns With Prize Draws”, Mondaq, http://www.mondaq.com/ article.asp? articleid=88898, 06 November 2009.
  2. “Portfolio Compensation Under Turkish Law”, Mondaq, http://www.mondaq.com/ article.asp?articleid=85894, 25 September 2009.
  3. “A Recent Expert Report; A Good Sign For Turkish Copyright Practice”, Mondaq, http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=82874, 13 July 2009.
  4. “Clamping Down on Promotional Campaign Prize Draws”, International Law Office, Media & Entertainment Newsletter, http://www.internationallawoffice.com/Newsletters/ detail.aspx?g=bb402dee-562a-446a-8d1d-d60a713fbc1e, 4 September 2008.
  5. “Defective Products and Consumer Rights”, International Law Office, Product Liability Newsletter, 5 March 2009.
  6. “Reclassification Through False Medical Claims”, International Law Office, Product Liability Newsletter, 18 December 2008.
  7. “Advertising Board Bans Electric Cigarettes”, International Law Office, Product Liability Newsletter, 19 June 2008.
  8. “Deceptive Cosmetic Advertising”, International Law Office, Product Liability Newsletter, 29 May 2008.
  9. “Breaches in Baby Food Advertisements”, International Law Office, Product Liability Newsletter, 1 May 2008.
  10. “Pricing Wars in the Telecommunications Market”, International Law Office, Telecommunications Newsletter, 23 July 2008.
  11. “Collection of Financial Rights in Turkey Directly by the Work Owners”, Entertainment Law Review, 7 January 2009.
  12. “Recent Lawsuits for Collection of “Grand Rights” in Turkey”, Entertainment Law Review, 8 April 2009.
  13. “Surprising Board Decisions About Video Clips”, Entertainment Law Review, 16 May 2008.
  14. “Different aspects of Turkish Copyright Law”, Entertainment Law Review, 19 July 2008.