Atty. Gizem Gonce

Gizem Gonce

Attorney Gizem Gonce is an experienced lawyer based in Istanbul providing legal and consultancy services. She specializes particularly in maritime law, insurance law, and family law. Additionally, she provides comprehensive litigation services and legal consultancy services to both domestic and international clients.

Furthermore, thanks to the experience she has gained in various fields of law, she possesses a very broad legal practice. Consequently, she is able to offer her clients versatile services.

Education

First, she completed her high school education at Mustafa Elmas Arıcı Anatolian High School. Afterward, she graduated from the Faculty of Law at Kadir Has University.

Later, she continued her academic studies and completed a Private Law (LLM) program at Kültür University. In addition to this, she focused specifically on inheritance law during her master's studies.

She conducted thesis research particularly on the following topics:

  • Inheritance Law – Termination of Co-ownership (Partition)
  • Inheritance Law – Official Wills

As a result, she has acquired a strong academic background in the field of private law.

Professional Experience

She began her career as a trainee lawyer at Marsh & McLennan, an international consultancy firm. Subsequently, she worked at leading law firms in Turkey.

Moreover, she concurrently played an active role in legal consultancy departments. On the other hand, she has gained significant experience in different legal fields during this process.

In this context, she has gained experience particularly in the following fields:

  • Maritime law
  • Corporate law
  • Labor law
  • Tenancy law
  • Contract law
  • Family law

Consequently, she has developed a versatile and strong professional background.

Founding Partnership

Attorney Gizem Gonce is a founding partner of Eren & Gonce Law & Consultancy Office. In this capacity, she provides both litigation services and consultancy services.

Areas of Expertise

She provides legal services particularly in the following areas:

  • Maritime law
  • Real estate law
  • Enforcement and bankruptcy law
  • Insurance and compensation law
  • Intellectual and industrial property law
  • Family law
  • Criminal law
  • Inheritance law

She also actively works on compensation cases arising from workplace accidents and traffic accidents.

Media and Press Work

Attorney Gizem Gonce shares her legal opinions with many national media organizations.

She contributes her legal interpretations and opinions to leading Turkish newspapers such as Milliyet, Hürriyet, Sabah, the Haber Global website, and Cumhuriyet.

She has also shared her legal views on many television channels, including DHA, İHA, Kanal D, TRT 1, TRT Haber, CNN Türk, NTV, Haber Global, TV100, Star TV, Halk TV, Sözcü TV, Show TV, TGRT Haber, ATV Haber, A Haber, Ekol TV, Beyaz TV, Kanal 7, TVNET, Flash TV, TYT Türk, KRT TV, 24 TV, and Tele 1.

Digital Content and Publications

She also actively produces content on digital platforms. In this context:

  • YouTube: EREN & GONCE HUKUK
  • YouTube: EREN & GONCE HUKUK HABERLER

These platforms particularly cover family law and current legal developments.

Book Projects

The book titled “Özel Boşanma Sebepleri” (“Special Grounds for Divorce”) was published jointly with Attorney Aylin Esra Eren. This work serves as an important resource for practice.

This book includes:

  • Court of Cassation (Yargıtay) rulings
  • Sample lawsuits/petitions
  • Schematic explanations
  • Practical legal knowledge

Consequently, a comprehensive work that contributes to legal practice has been created.

Additional Certificates

  • Mediation training
  • Conciliation training
  • Notary public certificate

Email: gizemgnce@gmail.com

Certificates

  1. Conciliation Training – Bahçeşehir University – 15.06.2019–07.07.2019
  2. Air Cargo Transportation – Istanbul Bar Association – 28.05.2019
  3. Legal and Criminal Liability of the Attorney – Istanbul Bar Association – 30.04.2019
  4. Children in Conflict with the Law Panel – Istanbul Bar Association – 22.04.2019
  5. Next-Generation Technologies and Law – Bahçeşehir University & Istanbul Bar Association – 15.04.2019
  6. Are There Women There? – Boğaziçi University Alumni Association Seminar – 11.04.2019
  7. Symposium on Current Issues in Women's Rights – Istanbul University – 06.03.2019
  8. March 8th International Women's Day Event – Kadıköy City Council Women's Assembly – 03.03.2019
  9. Current Debates in Health Law – Altınbaş University – 28.02.2019
  10. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Dural Memorial Symposium – Current Developments in Private Law 3 – The Effect of Divorce on Spouses and Children – 22.02.2019
  11. Contract Drafting and Review Techniques – 08.02.2019
  12. Concordat (Konkordato): Legal and Financial Aspects – Istanbul Bar Association – 23.11.2018
  13. Medicine and Pharmaceutical Law Panel – FSMVÜ Law – 26.11.2018
  14. Methods of Taking Victim Statements in Child Abuse – Istanbul Bar Association – 20.11.2018
  15. Istanbul Bar Association Women's Rights Center Training – 05.10.2018 – 06.10.2018
  16. Article 35/A Settlement Training – Union of Turkish Bar Associations & Başkent University – 25.09.2018
  17. Istanbul Bar Association Children's Rights Center Training – 22.09.2018 – 23.09.2018
  18. Istanbul Bar Association Women's Rights Center Training – 04.05.2018-05.05.2018
  19. Artificial Intelligence Law Summit – FSMVÜ – 03.05.2018
  20. Basic Human Rights Training – Istanbul Bar Association Human Rights Center – 27.-28.04.2018-4-5-11-12.05.2018
  21. Sexual Crimes and Chemical Castration – Beykent University – 27.04.2018
  22. Istanbul Bar Association Children's Rights Center Training – 03.02.2018-04.02.2018
  23. Defense Counsel and Representation of Victim, Complainant, and Intervening Party Training – Istanbul Bar Association – 29.06.2017–02.06.2017
  24. Tenancy Law Training – Lex Academy – 18.02.2017
  25. Republic of Turkey Ministry of Justice Notary Public Certificate – 2017
  26. Introduction to Appellate Review in Criminal Procedure – Bahçeşehir University – 14.06.2019

Social Media and Broadcast Channels

LinkedIn · Instagram · YouTube: EREN & GONCE Law · Podcast: Eren & Gonce Talks