Ahu Pamukkale has extensive experience in all aspects of individual and collective labour law, social security law, work health and safety law and dispute resolution on both contentious and noncontentious matters.

Ahu is a mediator registered under the Ministry of Justice and she performs mediation activities as an expert mediator in labour disputes. She is also acting as arbitrator in arbitrator board of ISTAC (Istanbul Arbitration Center) in disputes.

She provides legal advice to domestic and international companies from a variety of sectors including transportation, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, technology, recruitment offices, heavy industries, insurance, banking and finance, manufacturing as well as international law offices located abroad.

Ms. Ahu Pamukkale is the representative of GKA Law in both TEID and IAE Group.

"(...) ‘sharp and smart’ lawyer and skilled mediator Ahu Pamukkale Günbay, (...)"

"Both Ahu and Duygu are outstanding commercial lawyers, a real pleasure to deal with, and clearly experts in the field of Turkish labour law."

-Legal 500, 2022

"Ahu Pamukkale Gunbay is a superb leader at Gunbay, and we are lucky that she is very much on our side in our various matters in Turkey."

-Legal 500, 2021

Education

• Masters Degree :
  Kadir Has University, Faculty of Law, candidate for LL.M. in private law
• University:
  Kültür University, Faculty of Law, LL.B. (full scholarship)
• High School:
  İzmir American Collegiate Institute

Memberships

• Istanbul Bar Association
• American Collegiate Institute Alumni Association
• Istanbul Bar Employment and Social Security Law Commission

Recent Presentations, Speeches & Interviews

• Interview to Bilkent University Law Studies Club regarding the role of women lawyers in attorneyship profession and problems encountered (August 2017)
• Speaker at the Mediation Seminar in Kadir Has University about the Liabilities of Attorneys-at-Law during Mediation Process (May 2017)
• Kadir Has University, Lecture to final year students on “Foreigners and International Protection Law and Law on Work Permits of Foreigners” (May 2017, Istanbul)
• Interview to Legal 500 with respect to team’s experiences, abilities, progressive steps taken as of establishment of the firm and aims in this year (May 2017)
• International Law Firm Eversheds' Comparative International Employment Law Seminars on "Managing Complex, Recurring Issues in the Workplace" (June 2016, Washington DC, Seattle, San Francisco, USA, Panelist for Turkish Labour Law)
• Kadir Has University, Lecture to final year students on “Foreigners and International Protection Law and Law on Work Permits of Foreigners” (April 2016, Istanbul)