Av. ONUR PUĞ / Who Am I?

After years of experience, some sweat, and probably a few tears, I realized something simple: legal work makes much more sense when you understand how a business actually operates.

And in Türkiye, written laws and real life do not always move together.

I worked inside real business environments for years, dealing with disputes, contracts, operational problems, and management risks. Curiosity can be a blessing or a curse. You decide.

I was born in İzmir and grew up in a lawyer family, so law was always somewhere around me while growing up. Both of my parents have nearly 40 years of experience as attorneys. From my mother, I learned how to communicate openly with clients. From my father, I learned that listening carefully is usually more valuable than speaking quickly.

For me, legal work is never only about regulations, articles, or court decisions. In real life, legal problems are usually connected to operations, management style, timing, financial pressure, technology, communication mistakes, and simple human behavior.

Sometimes the best legal analysis starts by leaving the office and going to the actual workplace.

While working with software companies, I realized very quickly that legal advice alone is not enough if you do not understand how the system itself works. Because of that, I spent time learning software development processes in addition to KVKK and GDPR compliance systems.

On the HR side, I worked on disciplinary procedures, recruitment and termination systems, performance structures, bonus models, and employee documentation practices from both operational and legal perspectives.

In the field of KVKK and GDPR compliance, I manage processes involving data inventories, privacy notices, internal procedures, contract revisions, and software-related compliance reviews across company structures.

My interest in accounting and corporate finance also pushed me closer to financial systems over the years. Tax planning, balance sheets, risk exposure... these areas taught me that legal and financial risks are usually connected whether companies realize it or not.

I also do not believe lawyers should spend their entire careers behind a desk reading documents. Sometimes you need to walk through the production area yourself, inspect the workflow, speak directly with employees, or personally examine the scene of an accident to understand what really happened.

Besides active legal practice, I regularly publish practical legal notes and give corporate trainings and conferences on compliance, employment law, operational risks, and data protection. I genuinely enjoy the educational side of legal work.

Throughout my career, I have worked on both litigation and advisory matters involving tax investigations, organized crime allegations, international domain name disputes, administrative litigation, employment disputes, and mobbing-related claims.

When representing companies, I focus not only on the legal needs of the business itself, but also on the concerns and responsibilities carried by executives and decision makers.

My goal is not simply to solve legal problems after they appear. I prefer helping companies reduce risks before problems grow.

In a way, I see legal consultancy as preventive work. Similar to insurance, actually. The best problems are usually the ones that never happen.

Beyond traditional law.