28 January 2025

We are pleased to announce that our law firm has represented Eczacıbaşı Holding in the negotiations of the Promise to Sell Real Estate Agreement in return for Revenue Sharing executed in relation to the project to be constructed by Mia Ordinary Partnership on the 157,383-m² real estate located in Kartal District of Istanbul, owned by Eczacıbaşı Holding.

We are happy to be a part of this project, which will be one of the biggest projects in the real estate market in 2025, and we wish success to the project stakeholders. We would also like to thank all our colleagues who worked on the project.

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