As of 2024, she has expanded her international legal consultancy activities with a focus on Germany and the Netherlands, establishing a comprehensive service network for clients residing in these regions or wishing to carry out transactions connected with Turkey.

Attorney Gülizar Naz Sönmez acts in accordance with the principles of transparency, trust, and accessibility in legal processes, adopting a solution-oriented and strategic approach in every case.

Av. Gülizar Naz Sönmez

Attorney Gülizar Naz Sönmez graduated from Istanbul Beykent University Faculty of Law in 2019. In the same year, she completed her legal internship at the Istanbul Bar Association, obtained her license to practice law, and began her professional career. Since her internship period, she has gained experience in criminal law, foreigners law, real estate law, and contract law at various law firms; since 2020, she has particularly focused on real estate law and foreigners law.

In 2023, she founded GNS Law & Consultancy in Bodrum. Attorney Sönmez provides legal consultancy and advocacy services in Turkish and English to both local and foreign clients at her office.

She has specialized in providing legal consultancy services to foreign real and legal persons in matters such as real estate acquisition, residence and work permit procedures, Turkish citizenship applications, company formations, and investment consultancy; as well as in criminal law, cadastre and zoning law, expropriation law, commercial and corporate law, preparation of management plans, restructurings, timeshare and vacation ownership law, shopping mall lease management, barter and mortgage transactions, crypto law and digital finance, and all kinds of legal consultancy services related to the sale of real estate to foreigners and lease agreements.

GNS Law & Consultancy

GNS Law & Consultancy is an international law firm established in Bodrum, one of Turkey’s most dynamic centers for investment and living, providing services primarily based in Turkey, Germany, and the Netherlands to both local and foreign clients. Our firm is structured to offer solutions to the national and international legal needs of individual and corporate clients.

Our international activities enable us to provide a strategic consultancy structure, particularly for foreign clients who conduct business with Turkey, plan investments, or acquire real estate. In this context, we provide legal consultancy to Turkish and foreign clients residing abroad regarding real estate acquisition in Turkey, residence permit procedures, and citizenship applications. We manage the entire investment process from start to finish for individuals and companies wishing to invest in Turkey.

Through our solution partners abroad and our international consultancy network, we offer bilateral solutions in the fields of real estate acquisition, company formation, commercial transactions, financial investments, and immigration law. Reliability is one of our core values; transparency and integrity are fundamental throughout the representation process. Furthermore, through our partner law firms in Dubai, Germany, and the Netherlands, we provide direct solutions through our international network. With a multilingual and culturally sensitive approach, we communicate in Turkish and English.

Our legal expertise covers both national and international legislation. We act dynamically and swiftly to deliver timely solutions.

Among the comprehensive services we provide to foreign individuals and investors are the procedures for obtaining short- and long-term residence permits.

In work permit applications and various visa types such as investor and partnership visas, we provide meticulous guidance to ensure that application processes are completed quickly and accurately.
Bunun yanı sıra, uluslararası alanda giderek popülerleşen Golden Visa ve Nomad Visa gibi özel statü başvurularında uzman kadromuzla kapsamlı destek sunmaktayız.


In the process of acquiring Turkish citizenship, we provide professional consultancy in all legal and administrative procedures related to obtaining citizenship through real estate or company investment.


Additionally, we secure our clients’ investments in Turkey through title deed transactions, contract drafting and review, investment analysis, and legal reporting services. In this context, our team has benefited from training programs accredited by RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) and provides services in line with international standards in the land, real estate, construction, and infrastructure sectors, supported by professional and up-to-date knowledge.

As the investment world becomes increasingly digitalized, we adapt legal processes to this speed. Within GNS Legal, we combine our expertise in real estate and commercial law with cryptocurrency markets and the digital finance ecosystem. As GNS Legal, we provide strategic consultancy to our clients in the fields of blockchain technologies, the legal status of crypto assets, and digital finance management. Within the rapidly evolving global regulations and dynamic crypto markets, we ensure the legal security of your investments and projects in accordance with international standards.