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'''Gönenç Gürkaynak''' is a founding partner and the managing partner of [[ELIG]], Attorneys-at-Law, "a law firm of 90 lawyers based in Istanbul, [[Turkey]]."<ref>https://iclg.com/firms/elig-gurkaynak-attorneys-at-law/gonenc-gurkaynak</ref>
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'''Gönenç Gürkaynak''' is a founding partner and the managing partner of [[ELIG]], Attorneys-at-Law, "a law firm of 90 lawyers based in Istanbul, [[Turkey]],"<ref>https://iclg.com/firms/elig-gurkaynak-attorneys-at-law/gonenc-gurkaynak</ref> and has represented [[Google]], [[Twitter]] and [[Wikipedia]] against the Turkish government. He participated in the [[2015 Bilderberg Meeting]].
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==Early Years and Education==
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Gönenç Gürkaynak was born in [[Ankara]] in 1976. His father is academician [[Mehmet Rüştü Gürkaynak]]. After receiving his bachelor's degree from [[Ankara University Faculty of Law]], he started practicing law in [[1998]] and completed his master's degree at [[Harvard Law School]], working as a research assistant.
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==Career==
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He was admitted to the Bar of [[England and Wales]] in [[2004]] and has lectured at various universities.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20191213015924/https://www.cnnturk.com/ekonomi/vergi-rekortmeni-avukat-gonenc-gurkaynak-kimdir</ref>
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He was [[Twitter]]'s lawyer in [[Turkey]] regarding Twitter's appointment of a representative to Turkey.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20210319171516/https://www.haberturk.com/twitter-resmi-olarak-henuz-turkiye-ye-temsilci-atamadi-3011136-teknoloji</ref> He was one of the representatives of [[Google]] within the scope of the investigation opened by the Competition Authority on the grounds that Google abused its dominance in the search market.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20200206131425/https://www.birgun.net/haber/google-yetkilileri-rekabet-kurumu-na-sozlu-savunma-yapti-286815</reF>
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He was the lawyer of the [[Wikimedia Foundation]] in the case filed with the [[European Court of Human Rights]] to remove the block on access to [[Wikipedia]] from [[Turkey]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20200116150036/https://www.birgun.net/haber/wikipedia-nin-avukati-gurkaynak-aym-ye-gitmeme-gerek-kalmamaliydi-284120</ref>
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Gürkaynak is a member of [[TUSIAD]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20210605201552/https://tele1.com.tr/tusiad-yolsuzluga-neden-ses-cikarmadi-110136/</ref>
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[[Dilek Güngör]], a writer for [[Sabah |Sabah Newspaper]], exposed  that both Gürkaynak and his wife have become a different citizenship through the "Investment and Citizenship" program. Gürkaynak, on the other hand, said that he has already held Maltese citizenship for 1.5 years and is satisfied with the facilities provided by the Maltese passport. He ranked tenth on the list of tax record holders in 2017<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20181102142859/https://www.internethaber.com/vergi-rekortmenleri-listesine-10-siradan-girdi-kim-bu-avukat-gonenc-gurkaynak-foto-galerisi-1915894.htm</ref>, ninth in 2018<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20191120211010/https://www.milliyet.com.tr/gundem/gonenc-gurkaynak-kimdir-ne-is-yapiyor-2018-vergi-rekortmeni-6083798</ref> and 2019<ref>https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6nen%C3%A7_G%C3%BCrkaynak#cite_note-14</ref>.
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Gürkaynak works as a lecturer at the Faculty of Law of [[Bilkent University]]. His brother [[Refet Gürkaynak]] also teaches at the same university in the department of economics and administrative sciences.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20200521203905/https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/gonenc-gurkaynak-kimdir-meslegi-ne-2018-vergi-rekortmenleri-listesine-giren-gonenc-gurkaynakin-biyografisi-41513056</reF>
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Revision as of 11:10, 21 June 2024

Person.png Gönenç Gürkaynak   LinkedIn Twitter WebsiteRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(lawyer)
Gönenç Gürkaynak.jpg
Born1976
Ankara, Turkey
NationalityTurkish, Maltese
Alma materAnkara University, Harvard Law School
ParentsMehmet Rüştü Gürkaynak
SiblingsRefet Gürkaynak
SpouseSerra Gürkaynak
Member ofTurkish Industry and Business Association
InterestsBilkent University
Turkish corporate lawyer for Google, Twitter and Wikipedia who attended the 2015 Bilderberg. His brother attended the 2024 Bilderberg.

Gönenç Gürkaynak is a founding partner and the managing partner of ELIG, Attorneys-at-Law, "a law firm of 90 lawyers based in Istanbul, Turkey,"[1] and has represented Google, Twitter and Wikipedia against the Turkish government. He participated in the 2015 Bilderberg Meeting.

Early Years and Education

Gönenç Gürkaynak was born in Ankara in 1976. His father is academician Mehmet Rüştü Gürkaynak. After receiving his bachelor's degree from Ankara University Faculty of Law, he started practicing law in 1998 and completed his master's degree at Harvard Law School, working as a research assistant.

Career

He was admitted to the Bar of England and Wales in 2004 and has lectured at various universities.[2]

He was Twitter's lawyer in Turkey regarding Twitter's appointment of a representative to Turkey.[3] He was one of the representatives of Google within the scope of the investigation opened by the Competition Authority on the grounds that Google abused its dominance in the search market.[4]

He was the lawyer of the Wikimedia Foundation in the case filed with the European Court of Human Rights to remove the block on access to Wikipedia from Turkey.[5]

Gürkaynak is a member of TUSIAD.[6]

Dilek Güngör, a writer for Sabah Newspaper, exposed that both Gürkaynak and his wife have become a different citizenship through the "Investment and Citizenship" program. Gürkaynak, on the other hand, said that he has already held Maltese citizenship for 1.5 years and is satisfied with the facilities provided by the Maltese passport. He ranked tenth on the list of tax record holders in 2017[7], ninth in 2018[8] and 2019[9].

Gürkaynak works as a lecturer at the Faculty of Law of Bilkent University. His brother Refet Gürkaynak also teaches at the same university in the department of economics and administrative sciences.[10]


 

Event Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
Bilderberg/201511 June 201514 June 2015Austria
Telfs-Buchen		The 63rd meeting, 128 Bilderbergers met in Austria
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References

  1. ↑ https://iclg.com/firms/elig-gurkaynak-attorneys-at-law/gonenc-gurkaynak
  2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20191213015924/https://www.cnnturk.com/ekonomi/vergi-rekortmeni-avukat-gonenc-gurkaynak-kimdir
  3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210319171516/https://www.haberturk.com/twitter-resmi-olarak-henuz-turkiye-ye-temsilci-atamadi-3011136-teknoloji
  4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20200206131425/https://www.birgun.net/haber/google-yetkilileri-rekabet-kurumu-na-sozlu-savunma-yapti-286815
  5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20200116150036/https://www.birgun.net/haber/wikipedia-nin-avukati-gurkaynak-aym-ye-gitmeme-gerek-kalmamaliydi-284120
  6. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210605201552/https://tele1.com.tr/tusiad-yolsuzluga-neden-ses-cikarmadi-110136/
  7. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20181102142859/https://www.internethaber.com/vergi-rekortmenleri-listesine-10-siradan-girdi-kim-bu-avukat-gonenc-gurkaynak-foto-galerisi-1915894.htm
  8. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20191120211010/https://www.milliyet.com.tr/gundem/gonenc-gurkaynak-kimdir-ne-is-yapiyor-2018-vergi-rekortmeni-6083798
  9. ↑ https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6nen%C3%A7_G%C3%BCrkaynak#cite_note-14
  10. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20200521203905/https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/gonenc-gurkaynak-kimdir-meslegi-ne-2018-vergi-rekortmenleri-listesine-giren-gonenc-gurkaynakin-biyografisi-41513056
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