Senior Counsel, Legal Affairs & Public Policy
Naz Değirmenci graduated from Bilkent University Faculty of Law in 2012 and joined the Istanbul Bar Association in 2013. She earned the European Privacy Certification (CIPP/E) from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) in 2015. Through working at leading law firms, namely ELIG Gürkaynak Attorneys-at-Law and BTS&Partners, she specialized in information technology, media and communications law with a focus on social media, privacy and personal data protection. As EDAM's Google Policy Fellow, she published papers on disruptive technologies, personal data protection, international transfer of data, social media law and freedom of speech. She joined Istanbul Economics in 2019 as Senior Counsel, advising multinational and local companies operating in the technology and media/entertainment sector by providing legal compliance, public policy and government relations.