Core practice
Asylum
Protection for people who cannot safely go home. Affirmative and defensive cases, built with rigor and told with care — because your story is the evidence.
U.S. Immigration & Cross-Border Counsel
Counsel on both sides of the border.
I am a U.S. immigration attorney, licensed in Illinois. Before that, I spent more than a decade practicing law in Istanbul — in its commercial courts, and in the legal department of one of Turkey's major energy companies. I know the country my clients are building a life in, and I understand the ones they left.
Illinois Bar
Attorney at law, State of Illinois
LL.M., England
International trade law & comparative international arbitration — Nottingham Trent University
10+ years
Litigation & corporate practice, Istanbul
4 languages
English · Turkish · French · Azerbaijani
Practice areas
The work: helping people stay, belong, and build.
Core practice
Citizenship & Naturalization
The final chapter of an immigration story. Eligibility review, the N-400, interview preparation — and straight answers when your history is complicated.
Green Cards & Employment
Adjustment of status, EB-2 National Interest Waivers, family and employment petitions, travel documents.
Turkish Law & Cross-Border
Advisory on Turkish commercial and corporate matters for businesses, families, and U.S. counsel.
About
I have argued in Istanbul's commercial courts and advised a major energy company's executives. Immigration law is where all of it finally points in one direction: someone's future.
Careers in law usually deepen in one place. Mine crossed a border instead — from litigation and corporate practice in Turkey to immigration practice in the United States. That crossing is not a footnote in my biography. It is the reason clients work with me: I have personally navigated the systems, documents, and distances my clients face.
Insights
Plain-English answers, written to be understood.
June 24, 2026
Asylum in the United States: How the Process Actually Works
Affirmative and defensive asylum, the five protected grounds, and what really happens at the interview — explained plainly, for people who need to understand it, not admire it.
June 2, 2026
The One-Year Asylum Deadline — and Its Exceptions
The most unforgiving rule in asylum law, the two exceptions that soften it, and why 'I think I'm too late' is a conclusion you should never reach on your own.
Consultation
One hour that replaces months of guessing.
Immigration questions rarely have obvious answers, but most have knowable ones. A consultation is the fastest honest way to learn where you stand.
Book and pay online
Choose a time that works for you. $120 for one hour, by video — in English or Turkish.
We talk through your situation
Your history, your goals, your documents. You get a candid assessment — including the risks no one likes to mention.
You leave with next steps
Clear options and what each one requires, so you can decide with a full picture instead of a guess.