Nurdeniz Tunçer

Nurdeniz Tunçer is the founder of NDT Legal Consultancy (NDT Hukuk), an Istanbul law firm that she established in 2005 with a concentration on commercial dispute resolution, arbitration and mediation. Over two decades she has built the practice into a dedicated dispute-resolution firm serving businesses and investors, and her work in this field is recognised in her naming as Dispute Resolution Law Expert of the Year in Turkey at the Corporate INTL Global Awards 2026.

A dispute-resolution practice in Istanbul

NDT Legal Consultancy operates from the Kadıköy district of Istanbul, Turkey's largest city and its principal commercial and financial centre. The firm specialises in commercial disputes and the full range of methods for resolving them, including litigation follow-up, domestic and international mediation, and domestic and international arbitration. Alongside contentious work, it provides corporate legal consulting, guidance through investment processes, support in developing the legal framework for projects, the drafting of complex commercial contracts, and advice on investor relations – services that reflect an understanding that well-structured agreements and sound legal foundations are often the best defence against disputes.

The firm describes its philosophy in terms of delivering legally sound, practical and sustainable solutions, and of representing clients in a planned, reliable and results-focused way through every stage of a dispute. This emphasis on practicality and sustainability is important in dispute resolution, where the goal is not simply to win an argument but to reach an outcome that protects the client's commercial interests and can endure. By offering mediation and arbitration alongside conventional litigation, the firm is able to steer clients towards the resolution method best suited to each situation.

The role of arbitration and mediation in Turkey

Turkey occupies a strategically important position between Europe, the Middle East and Asia, and its economy attracts significant domestic and cross-border investment. Commercial relationships of this kind inevitably give rise to disputes, and the parties frequently prefer arbitration or mediation to court litigation because these mechanisms can offer greater speed, confidentiality and, in cross-border cases, a neutral forum. A firm that handles both domestic and international arbitration and mediation is therefore well placed to serve companies and investors operating in and through Turkey, guiding them through processes that may involve foreign parties, different legal systems and the enforcement of awards across borders.

NDT Legal Consultancy's combination of contentious and advisory services allows it to support clients across the whole life cycle of a commercial relationship – from structuring an investment and negotiating the contracts that govern it, through to resolving any disagreements that later arise. For investors entering the Turkish market, this continuity of advice from a single specialist adviser is a considerable benefit.

Nurdeniz Tuncer's background and profile

Nurdeniz Tunçer graduated from the Faculty of Law at Istanbul University and has more than twenty years of professional experience. Her areas of practice span corporate and commercial law, arbitration and mediation, and sector-specific fields including construction and energy law, as well as matters involving foreign nationals and foreign law. The firm characterises her approach as combining a strong commercial vision with a solution-oriented mindset, an outlook well suited to the resolution of complex business disputes.

Beyond her legal work, Tunçer is known for her engagement in social and community initiatives, including her role as a co-founder of Turkey's first guide dog association, and she has been recognised for both her professional achievements and her contributions to accessibility and disability rights. This wider public profile complements a legal career grounded in more than twenty years of dispute-resolution practice.

For companies and investors seeking to resolve commercial disputes in Turkey through litigation, arbitration or mediation, Nurdeniz Tunçer and NDT Legal Consultancy offer focused, experienced counsel. Her recognition as Dispute Resolution Law Expert of the Year in Turkey at the Corporate INTL Global Awards 2026 underlines her standing in this specialised field.