The People Behind Ketenci & Ketenci

Our advisory work is carried out by a small, senior-led team across Istanbul, London, Lisbon and Dubai. Below are the people who research the programs, draft the applications and stay directly involved in every file we open, from first consultation to final approval.

Güvenç Ketenci, Owner and Managing Partner at Ketenci & Ketenci
Owner & Managing Partner

Güvenç Ketenci

Owner & Managing Partner, Ketenci & Ketenci International Law Firm

Güvenç Ketenci leads the firm's citizenship and residency practice and reviews the majority of investment migration files personally before they are submitted. He is a graduate of Marmara University Law Faculty and Harvard Business School, and has advised on Turkish and international citizenship-by-investment matters, corporate migration and real estate law for over four decades.

He works directly with high-net-worth individuals, family offices and corporate clients, and is a member of the Investment Migration Council (IMC), the principal international association for investor immigration and citizenship-by-investment practitioners.

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Advisory Team

The rest of the team works alongside Güvenç Ketenci on individual client files, program research and the legal content published on this site.

Herdem Gültekin, Ketenci & Ketenci

Herdem Gültekin

Managing Director

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Eda Ketenci, Ketenci & Ketenci

Eda Ketenci

Partner

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Zilin Hu, Ketenci & Ketenci

Zilin Hu

Citizenship Advisor

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Selenay Özkavaklı, Ketenci & Ketenci

Selenay Özkavaklı

Associate

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Sudenur Elmas, Ketenci & Ketenci

Sudenur Elmas

Senior Associate

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Where We Advise

01

Citizenship by Investment

Program selection, investment structuring and application management across eleven citizenship jurisdictions, including Türkiye, Malta and the Caribbean programs.

02

Residency & Golden Visa Programs

Advisory on residence-by-investment routes in Portugal, Greece, Spain, Hungary, Latvia, Dubai and other jurisdictions, from qualifying investment to permit renewal.

03

Corporate & Commercial Law

Company formation, M&A, commercial contracts and private equity matters for foreign investors entering the Turkish market.

04

Real Estate & Construction Law

Title deed due diligence, property acquisition for citizenship and residency purposes, and construction-related disputes.

05

Employment & Cross-Border Advisory

Employment law, transportation and logistics matters, and general cross-border advisory work for corporate clients operating in or through Türkiye.

Talk to the Team Directly

If you would like to discuss a specific citizenship, residency or corporate matter, you can reach the advisor best placed to help.

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