Criminal Law
Defence and counsel for companies and individuals in commercial and white-collar criminal matters.
Overview
Led by founding partner Dr. Salih Oktar, a member of the governing body of the Turkish Criminal Law Association, our criminal law practice focuses on commercial crime, including white-collar offences, tax evasion and customs offences.
We represent domestic and international clients from investigation to trial and appeal, including in banking and cyber crime cases and criminal proceedings related to intellectual property. Prof. Dr. Holm Putzke, professor of criminal law at the University of Passau, supports the team as Of Counsel.
Our work includes
- White-collar crime
- Tax evasion and customs offences
- Banking and cyber crime
- IP-related criminal cases
- Investigations, trials and appeals
Key contacts
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ContactFounding Partner
Dr. iur. Salih Oktar, LL.M.
Criminal law · Commercial law
Dr. Salih Oktar is a founding partner of Oktar & Oktar. A lawyer specialised in criminal law, he is mainly active in the area of commercial crime, including white-collar crime, tax evasion and customs offences.
Attorney
Eren Hoşgör
Criminal law · Administrative law
Eren Hoşgör graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Law in 2014 and is pursuing a Master's degree in Public Law at Bahçeşehir University. He joined Oktar & Oktar in 2015, when he was admitted to the Istanbul Bar Association, and also provides mediation services.
Of Counsel
Prof. Dr. Holm Putzke, LL.M. (Kraków)
Criminal law · Criminal procedure
Holm Putzke has held a professorship in criminal law at the University of Passau since 2010. Since 2016 he has also been an extraordinary professor of criminal law, criminal procedure and economic criminal law at EBS University for Business and Law in Wiesbaden, and since 2023 a visiting professor at Bahçeşehir University, Istanbul.