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Dr. Erdal Ekinci

Erdal Ekinci leads the tax practice in the Istanbul office. He focuses his practice on taxation matters across various sectors, and has led restructuring, international taxation, tax planning, transfer pricing and indirect tax projects. He offers tailor-made advice for his clients and combines his technical capabilities with his teaching experience. Before joining the firm, he worked for several years at a tax consulting firm based in Istanbul.

Dr. Ekinci lectures on “Tax Legislation and the Turkish Tax System” and “Financial Management and Accounting” in various universities. He also lectured on financial accounting and cost accounting through the Executive Development Unit (EDU) of Sabanci University.

Erdal Ekinci has authored numerous articles for publication, including:
• Co-author, Turkey chapter, European Inbound Tax Guide, Baker & McKenzie, 2015.
• Co-author, Turkey chapter, Handling Tax Disputes in Europe, Baker & McKenzie, 2015.
• Co-author, Turkey chapter, European Transfer Pricing, Baker & McKenzie, 2014, 2015.
• “Turkey seeks to tax non-resident social media companies,” Bloomberg BNA World Communications Regulation Report, April 2015.
• Co-author, Turkey chapter, EMEA Tax Transactions Guide, Baker & McKenzie, 2014, 2015.
• “Pulling a Rabbit Out of a Hat: The Loss Compensation Fund,” Yaklasim, October 2012.
• “Transfer Pricing in Turkey,” in A. Ponniah and A. Glaize (eds.), OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and Tax Administrations and Transfer Pricing Features of Selected Countries, OECD Publications, Paris, 2009.
• “A law concerning the support of R&D activities and a comparison,” Yaklasim, November 2008.
• “Framework of the Investment Environment in Turkey” in W. Hemetsberger and S. Quijano-Evans (eds.), Turkey-A profile of a converging economy, ARD Orac, Vienna, 2007.
• “An Overview of the Taxation System” in W. Hemetsberger and S. Quijano-Evans (eds.), Turkey-A profile of a converging economy, ARD Orac, Vienna, 2007.
• “Foreign Direct Investment,” in M. Terterov and P. Rosenblatt (eds.), Turkey: A Business and Investment Review, GMB Publishing, London, 2006.
• “An Overview of the Tax System,” in M. Terterov and P. Rosenblatt (eds.), Turkey: A Business and Investment Review, GMB Publishing, London, 2006.

• Ranked Indirect Tax Leader by the International Tax Review, 2015.

• Chamber of Certified Public Accountants.
• The British Chamber of Commerce in Turkey.

Erdal Ekinci joined Esin Attorney Partnership, a member firm of Baker & McKenzie International, a Swiss Verein, in 2014.

• Istanbul Bilgi University, PhD, 2009.
• Sabanci University, Executive MBA, 2004.
• Bogazici University, BS, Business Administration, 1997.

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