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January 7, 2026

Vircon Legal Advised Cypien AI on its USD 530K Financing Round with Webrazzi GSYF

Vircon Legal advised Cypien AI on its USD 530,000 financing round — comprising USD 300,000 from Webrazzi GSYF at a USD 3 million valuation, alongside a pa…

December 10, 2025

Vircon Legal Advised Loops AI on its USD 1M Round from a16z Speedrun (Co-Counsel with WSGR)

Full case study available → Loops AI × a16z Speedrun: Co-Counsel with Wilson Sonsini (cross-border TR/U.S. architecture and the WSGR co-counsel workflow). Virco…

September 15, 2025

Vircon Legal Advised Upsonic on its Pre-Seed Round Backed by U.S. Angels, Inveo and Vestel

Vircon Legal advised Upsonic on its pre-seed round backed by U.S.-based angel investors with a combined ~USD 300M track record, Inveo, and Vestel. Upsonic is a …

July 27, 2025

Vircon Legal Advised Compuvi on its USD 2.5M Pre-Seed Round

Vircon Legal advised Compuvi: the US-incorporated AI platform behind Confinaid: on its pre-seed funding round at a USD 2.5 million valuation, closed July 2025. …

July 15, 2025

Vircon Legal Advised Remedi Finance on its Pre-Seed Round Backed by Turkish and U.K. Angels

Vircon Legal advised Remedi Finance on its pre-seed round backed by a syndicate of angel investors from Turkey and the United Kingdom. Remedi Finance is a finan…

June 15, 2025

Vircon Legal Advised İno Cosmetics on its Pre-Seed Round Led by 51 Digital

Vircon Legal advised İno Cosmetics on its pre-seed round led by 51 Digital. İno Cosmetics is a Turkish beauty and personal-care brand building a digitally nativ…

May 15, 2025

Vircon Legal Advised Hop Health on its Series A Round and Secondary Sales Led by MADA Ventures and İş Bankası

Vircon Legal advised Hop Health on its Series A round led by MADA Ventures, with participation from İş Bankası and a senior angel syndicate — alongside co…

April 15, 2025

Vircon Legal Advised Gameness on its Public Coin Offering

Vircon Legal advised Gameness on its public coin offering, covering the full ICO legal stack — from token design and jurisdictional structuring to investo…

February 15, 2025

Vircon Legal Advised Nuvolog on its Pre-Seed Round Led by APY Ventures and Angels

Vircon Legal advised Nuvolog on its pre-seed round led by APY Ventures and a syndicate of angel investors. Nuvolog is a cloud and observability infrastructure s…

August 22, 2024

Vircon Legal Advised Cosa and Cem Gül on the Repurchase of 66.12% Stake from Revo Capital

Vircon Legal advised Cosa and its founder Cem Gül on the repurchase of a 66.12% equity stake from Revo Capital (Fund I). The transaction closed on 22 August 202…

April 15, 2024

Vircon Legal Advised Goart Metaverse on its Pre-Seed Round Led by Islamic Coin

Vircon Legal advised Goart Metaverse on its pre-seed round led by Islamic Coin. Goart Metaverse is a Web3 art and creator platform combining NFT-based ownership…

March 15, 2024

Vircon Legal Advised Komünite on its Pre-Seed and Seed Rounds Backed by Nevzat Aydın, Kaan Kayabalı and Angels

Vircon Legal advised Komünite on its pre-seed and seed rounds backed by Nevzat Aydın, Kaan Kayabalı and a senior angel syndicate. Komünite is a Turkish communit…

Events

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July 10, 2026

SAFE & Convertible Instruments at APY TEKMER HUB Investment Program (Week 5)

Week 5 of the APY TEKMER HUB Investment Program: notes vs. loans, why YC invented the SAFE, cap-discount-MFN, the 4 June 2026 Teknogirişim legislation, and the …

May 2, 2026

Notes from Ankara: AI, Law and the Transformation of the Profession

Last weekend, at the 5th International Ankara Brand Meetings organized by the Ankara Chamber of Commerce, Vircon Legal was represented by our Managing Partner E…

December 17, 2025

Vircon Legal at the İSTKA-FINTECH Open Innovation Workshop: Regulation Committee

Vircon Legal Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu chaired and served as rapporteur of the Regulation Committee at the İSTKA-FINTECH Open Innovation Worksh…

December 10, 2025

Building the Future by Binance TR at Webrazzi Fintech 2025

On December 10, 2025, at Wyndham Grand İstanbul Levent, Webrazzi Fintech 2025 hosted, alongside its main stage, a dedicated arena for the blockchain ecosystem: …

November 19, 2025

AI Summit for Lawyers: Lokomotif AI at Vadi İstanbul

On November 19, 2025, our Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu joined the AI Summit for Lawyers, organized by Lokomotif AI at Vadi İstanbul. The summit br…

October 14, 2025

Lokomotif AI: AI Summit for HR Professionals

On October 14, 2025, on the invitation of Fatih Guner, our Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu joined the Lokomotif AI: AI Summit for HR Professionals. T…

September 10, 2025

Speaking at the paynkolay × Biruni Teknopark Pre-Incubation Demoday Program

The third session of the Pre-Incubation Demoday training program: organised by Biruni Teknopark in collaboration with paynkolay: took place on 10 September 2025…

September 3, 2025

Doing Business in USA: YTILI Alumni Board Panel

3 September 2025 | Online via Zoom | 17:00 GMT+1 (18:00 Istanbul / Tirana) The YTILI Network Alumni Board: alumni of the U.S. Department of State’s Young …

August 14, 2025

APY TEKMER x BASEHUB Investment Program: SAFE and Convertibles

In August 2025, as part of the APY TEKMER x BASEHUB Investment Program, our Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu walked founders through investment proces…

June 25, 2025

Startup Investments Training at the T3 Foundation (T3 Vakfı)

Vircon Legal Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu delivered a Startup Investments training at the T3 Foundation (T3 Vakfı), covering SAFEs, convertibles a…

May 7, 2025

AI in Marketing and Customer Experience: Komünite Session

In May 2025, on the invitation of Komünite.com.tr and organized by Fatih Guner: with Birkan Babakol moderating: our Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu e…

April 8, 2025

As Data Power Grows with AI: Komünite Session

In April 2025, on the invitation of Komünite.com.tr, our Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu led a session covering the law of AI, the use of AI in legal…

Articles

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August 7, 2026

Türkiye Raises the Fintech Capital Bar Again: New Minimum Equity Floors for Payment and E-Money Institutions

The 30 June 2026 communiqué lifts minimum equity to TRY 40m for payment institutions and TRY 105m for e-money institutions. What the new floors mean for fintech…

August 7, 2026

What KVKK Punished in 2026: Five Enforcement Patterns and the To-Do Behind Each

A year of Board decisions is the cheapest compliance consulting: biometrics with alternatives, hollow privacy notices, undeclared transfers via SaaS tooling, no…

August 6, 2026

The Sensor on the Worker’s Wrist Reaches the Courts: Türkiye’s First Cassation Ruling on Workplace Wearables

The Court of Cassation's first ruling on RFID wearable tracking reversed for lack of expert findings. Read with the DPA's biometrics and camera lines, it sets t…

August 6, 2026

After the Flip: The Ten Mistakes Turkish Founders Make in Year One of the Delaware Topco

The expensive flip problems surface in the twelve months after closing: unsigned intercompany agreements, guessed transfer pricing, IP left behind, forked cap t…

August 5, 2026

Türkiye’s DPA Governs by Principle Decision: What the Accident Data and Guest ID Rulings Tell Product Teams

Decision 2026/1095 on accident victims' data and Decision 2025/2120 on hotel ID copies teach the same lesson: access is purpose-bound and habit is not a legal b…

August 5, 2026

ESOP After the Flip-Up: Migrating Turkish Option Plans into a Delaware Topco

Options never migrate automatically. The three routes, exchange, fresh grants, phantom, the 2024 Turkish tax exemption traps in a flip, and the six-step checkli…

August 4, 2026

Türkiye Writes Gaming into Law No. 5651: A Guide to the New Platform Regime

Law No. 7578 adds game definitions, platform obligations and a tiered sanctions regime to Law No. 5651, effective 1 November 2026. What the new rules mean for s…

August 4, 2026

From the ICTA to the Cybersecurity Presidency: Türkiye’s New Digital Authority Map and the Two-Hour Rule

The omnibus adopted on 24 July moves domain name powers from the ICTA to the Cybersecurity Presidency and introduces a two-hour urgent measures mechanism. A pre…

August 4, 2026

The Turkish Signature Circular in 2026: Abolished, Still Requested, and What Replaced It

The signature circular requirement ended with the 2021 reform, yet banks still ask. The circular vs declaration distinction, the registry certificate alternativ…

August 4, 2026

The CASP Licence in Türkiye: An Application Guide in Build Order (Law 7518 / CMB III-35/B.1)

TRY 150M/500M capital thresholds, the three-lines governance skeleton, the MASAK program regulators actually read, and the three most common stall points: the C…

August 3, 2026

Tax Due Diligence in Türkiye: What Buyers Check and How Sellers Prepare

What tax due diligence covers in a Turkish target: corporate tax, VAT, withholding, stamp tax and SGK, how findings turn into indemnities and price, and the int…

August 3, 2026

AI in Advertising Is Now a Disclosure Question in Türkiye: The Targeted Advertising and AI Rules in Force Since 1 August

Türkiye's Commercial Advertising Regulation amendments took effect on 1 August: disclosure for AI-generated ads, a digital replica ban and transparency duties f…

Podcasts

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February 27, 2025

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 T…

December 3, 2024

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 M…

January 5, 2024

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 P…

September 25, 2022

AIPA Tomorrow Talks #5: AI and Law: Personal Data, Entrepreneurship and Web 3.0

In episode 5 of AIPA Tomorrow Talks (25 September 2022), Vircon Legal co-founder Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu discussed AI and law: personal data protection, entre…

June 13, 2022

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-…

December 28, 2020

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 gues…

November 28, 2020

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 s…

October 31, 2020

MultiLAW Broadcast: Start-up Law with Arda Helvacılar

On 31 October 2020, the MultiLAW broadcast on “Start-up Law”: featuring Vircon Legal co-founder Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu and Sertifier CEO Arda Hel…

September 15, 2020

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 intel…

April 20, 2020

StartupCentrum “Girişim Rehberi” Podcast: Episode 2

Episode 2 of StartupCentrum’s “Girişim Rehberi” (Startup Guide) podcast features Vircon Legal co-founder Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu discussing …

April 19, 2020

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 Hacıpaşa…

October 21, 2019

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…