Enes Erdoğan

Practice areas

Enes Erdoğan is a partner at ER&GUN&ER Law Firm in Istanbul. His practice focuses on enforcement and bankruptcy law, labour law, insurance law and the law of obligations. He advises on employer–employee disputes, drafts and reviews commercial contracts, handles insurance claims and disputes, and recovers debts through enforcement proceedings before the Turkish enforcement offices and courts.

For foreign clients this usually means one of three situations: a foreign company that needs to collect a receivable from a Turkish debtor, a foreign employer or employee in a dispute under Turkish labour law, or an insured person or insurer with a claim arising from an event in Turkey.

Education and bar admission

He graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Law in 2018 and was admitted to the Istanbul Bar Association in 2019 (Bar No. 68266). His registration can be verified through the Istanbul Bar Association.

Debt recovery and enforcement

In the enforcement files we handle, the procedure ordinarily starts with a payment order issued by the enforcement office; the debtor's objection, if any, determines whether the matter continues as an enforcement proceeding or must go to court first. Foreign creditors should anticipate that a notarised and apostilled power of attorney, a sworn translation of the underlying contract or invoices, and in some cases a security deposit will be requested before the file moves. Practice may vary by authority and year.

Labour and insurance disputes

Labour files are handled from the mandatory mediation stage onwards, including termination, severance and unpaid-wage claims, for both employers and employees. Insurance work covers claims under motor, property and liability policies and disputes with Turkish insurers, including the pre-litigation steps that Turkish insurance practice requires. In both areas the standard approach is to settle the facts and documents first and give the client a written assessment before any filing.

Mandatory mediation applies to most employment claims before a lawsuit can be filed; in our practice the mediation meeting is used to fix the amounts in dispute and the documents each side holds, so that any later lawsuit before the labour court starts from a settled record. Foreign employees should anticipate that employment contracts, payroll records and termination notices in a foreign language will need sworn translation.

Languages and contact

Working languages: Turkish and English. Consultations are held at the firm's office in Maslak, Istanbul. Professional profile: LinkedIn. To discuss a matter, contact ER&GUN&ER Law Firm.