Founding Partner | Attorney-at-Law | Mediator
Dr. Onur İSTE, Ph.D.
Dr. Onur İste is a founding partner of İste & İste Law Firm. With nearly 20 years of professional experience, he advises domestic and international clients on capital markets, economic and financial crime, corporate and commercial law, public procurement and dispute resolution, and represents clients in contentious proceedings.
His practice has a particular focus on capital markets offences, economic and financial crime, and criminal and regulatory risks arising from corporate activities. In addition to investigations and disputes arising from capital markets legislation, he advises companies on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) requirements, MASAK compliance, know-your-customer (KYC) processes and the design of compliance frameworks. He also assists clients in identifying, assessing and managing criminal and regulatory exposure arising from their business operations.
In his corporate and commercial practice, Dr. İste advises on mergers and acquisitions, share transfers, commercial agreements and investment transactions, with a particular focus on identifying legal risks at an early stage and structuring transactions in line with clients’ commercial objectives.
He also advises clients on public procurement and administrative law, including the legal assessment of tender processes, dealings with public authorities, and disputes arising from public procurement procedures at both administrative and judicial stages.
Areas of Focus
- Capital Markets & White-Collar Crime
- Economic & Financial Crime
- Corporate & Commercial Law
- Public Procurement & Administrative Law
- Commercial Contracts
- Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Capital Markets & Economic Crime
Capital markets law and economic crime form a significant part of Dr. İste’s academic and professional work.
His practice covers capital markets manipulation offences, banking-related offences, technology-enabled economic crime and criminal-law risks arising from commercial activities. In addition to preventive legal advice, he provides legal support in investigation and criminal proceedings in these areas.
Dr. İste completed his Ph.D. dissertation on “Market Manipulation Offences under Capital Markets Law (Articles 107–108 of Capital Markets Law No. 6362)”. An expanded and updated version of his dissertation was published as a book, “Market Manipulation Offences under Capital Markets Law”, in 2024.
Education & Academic Work
Dr. İste graduated from Istanbul Commerce University Faculty of Law in 2006 and was admitted to the Istanbul Bar in 2007.
He obtained his master’s degree in Public Law from Marmara University with a thesis entitled “Compensation Arising from Protective Measures.”
He received his Ph.D. in law in 2023 following his doctoral research on “Market Manipulation Offences under Capital Markets Law (Articles 107–108 of Capital Markets Law No. 6362).”
He also studied at South Texas College of Law in Houston, Texas, where his coursework included intellectual property, dispute resolution and U.S. constitutional law.
Alongside his legal practice, Dr. İste continues his academic work and teaches Banking Law and Insurance Law at Yeni Yüzyıl University.
Selected Publications
Market Manipulation Offences under Capital Markets Law — 2024
“An Examination of the Benefit Element (Result) in Information-Based Manipulation Offences Regulated under Article 107/2 of the Capital Markets Law” — Co-authored article, Marmara University Faculty of Law Journal of Legal Research
Mediation & Professional Activities
Dr. İste also acts as a mediator in private-law disputes and holds specialist mediator qualifications in Employment Law and Commercial Law.
He has served as a mentor under the Istanbul Bar Association’s Mentor Lawyer Programme and has participated as a speaker in various academic and professional conferences and seminars.
Languages
Turkish · English