Çıtayı Yükseltenler 89: Emir Bölen — Oleka Capital
Our Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu, together with Opus Partners founder Hüseyin Oğuz, hosted Oleka Capital Managing Director Emir Bölen on episode 89 of Çıtayı Yükseltenler. We discussed his journey from investment banking to venture capital, the growth-stage capital gap in Turkey, and the strategic mistakes founders make when going global.
OKX Türkiye Live Broadcast — Travel Rule in Turkey
In February 2025, on the OKX Türkiye live broadcast, our Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu joined Ahmet Usta and Elif Hilal Umucu Kara to discuss the Travel Rule recently entering into force in Turkey, in comparison with other jurisdictions. The central thesis of the broadcast was clear: the Travel Rule now in force in Turkey […]
Istanbul Bar IT Conversations Episode #3 — The Crypto-Asset Bill
On December 3, 2024, in the third episode of “IT Conversations” — the podcast series of the Istanbul Bar Association’s IT Law Commission — our Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu covered the Crypto-Asset Bill. The central thesis of the conversation was clear: the Crypto-Asset Bill is laying the foundation of a body of legislation that […]
Taxing Foreign Revenues of Digital Products — Live Broadcast
On January 5, 2024, in a live broadcast, our Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu delivered a deep dive titled “Taxing Foreign Revenues of Digital Products,” examining how the cross-border taxation of digital products entering global markets actually works. The central thesis of the broadcast was clear: cross-border digital sales by a Turkish venture are not […]
Different Areas of Law with Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu
On June 13, 2022, in the interview “Different Areas of Law with Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu,” our Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu delivered a 34-minute session, drawing on his perspective from Vircon Legal, Startup Hukuku and Clemta, at the intersection of blockchain, AI, U.S. incorporation, and startup investments. The central thesis of the interview was clear: while […]
Setting Up a Company in America — Live with Ahmet Kırtok
On December 28, 2020, on a live broadcast on Ahmet Kırtok‘s YouTube channel, our Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu joined a 1-hour-44-minute guest session titled “Setting Up a Company in America.” Drawing on Clemta‘s experience and a startup-law lens, the session unpacked the U.S. incorporation journey. The central thesis of the broadcast was clear: setting […]
Sıfırdan Globale Podcast #88 — The Story of Clemta
In November 2020, episode 88 of the Sıfırdan Globale Podcast featured our Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu and Clemta co-founder Boğaçhan Ilıca, who shared the story of Clemta — the SaaS platform that makes incorporating a U.S. company from anywhere in the world easy, with over 90% of its customers based outside Turkey. The central […]
TRAI Podcast — The Impact of AI on Law
In an episode of the Türkiye Yapay Zekâ İnisiyatifi (TRAI) Podcast, our Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu walked through the impact of artificial intelligence on the law. The central thesis of the episode was clear: as AI technology matures rapidly, the law has to produce new answers along the axes of data ownership, liability allocation, […]
Selçuk University Law Academy — Personal Data Protection through the Pandemic
On April 19, 2020, in an online conference organized by the Selçuk University Law Academy and moderated by Özge Uçak, our Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu gave a talk titled “Personal Data Protection Through the Lens of the Corona Pandemic.” The central thesis of the session was clear: during the pandemic, the processing of health […]
LawUp Podcast — Personal Data Protection
On October 21, 2019, on the LawUp: Law and Entrepreneurship podcast, our Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu gave an in-depth interview on the protection of personal data. The central thesis of the interview was clear: data protection is not merely a compliance topic; when structured correctly, it is an operational discipline that shapes both product […]