Sports & Entertainment
Legal Advisory Across Sports & Entertainment
Mermeroglu Legal advises sports organisations, entertainment companies, athletes, clubs, federations and media businesses on the legal issues specific to their sector — from club governance and player contracts through to broadcasting rights, sponsorship arrangements, live event licensing and content production agreements. The firm's sports and entertainment practice is built on a practical understanding of how these industries operate and the contractual, regulatory and commercial challenges they face.
Türkiye has a vibrant sports ecosystem — anchored by a highly competitive football landscape and growing engagement across Olympic disciplines, e-sports and motorsport — alongside an expanding entertainment industry encompassing live events, film production, streaming platforms and media. The firm advises clients across both verticals, providing legally precise and commercially informed counsel tailored to the fast-moving dynamics of these sectors.
Whether structuring a player transfer, negotiating a title sponsorship agreement, advising on broadcasting rights or supporting a production company through a co-production arrangement, the firm brings focused legal expertise and sector familiarity to each engagement.
Sub-Sector Focus
Football Clubs & Federations
Legal advisory for professional football clubs and the Turkish Football Federation — covering club governance and TFF compliance, player transfer agreements, agent regulation, stadium rights, kit and commercial partnerships, UEFA club licensing requirements and dispute resolution before TFF arbitration and CAS.
Olympic & Federation Sports
Legal support for Olympic sports federations, national governing bodies and athletes competing in Olympic and non-Olympic disciplines — covering federation governance, athlete eligibility, anti-doping compliance under WADA and TDK regulations, event hosting agreements and sports arbitration proceedings.
Multi-sport Clubs
Advisory for multi-branch sports clubs operating across multiple disciplines — covering club establishment and governance under Turkish Sports Law, branch licensing, commercial operations, facility management agreements, revenue-sharing between branches and compliance with sports federation requirements across each discipline.
Sports Federations
Legal advisory for national sports federations — covering federation establishment under the Sports General Directorate (GSB) framework, governance and disciplinary regulations, international federation affiliation, competition licensing, athlete sanctioning procedures and federation commercial arrangements including kit supply and naming rights.
Player Representation & Athletes
Legal support for athletes and their representatives — covering employment and service contracts, image rights agreements, endorsement and sponsorship arrangements, agent agreements compliant with applicable federation licensing rules, transfer negotiations and dispute resolution in athlete-related proceedings before national and international bodies.
Sponsorship & Broadcasting Rights
Advisory on sponsorship and broadcast rights transactions — covering title, presenting and category sponsorship agreements, kit supply deals, naming rights contracts, free-to-air and pay-TV broadcast licensing, streaming platform rights, digital media arrangements and the protection of sports event commercial rights against unauthorised use.
E-sports
Legal advisory for e-sports organisations, tournament operators, team owners and players — covering team and player contracts, publisher and platform licensing, tournament prize pool structuring, streaming and content rights, sponsorship arrangements, team governance and the regulatory framework applicable to competitive gaming in Türkiye.
Concert & Live Events
Legal support for concert promoters, live event organisers and venue operators — covering artist engagement agreements, venue hire contracts, event licensing and safety compliance, ticketing arrangements, sponsorship deals, force majeure and cancellation risk management and the regulatory framework for large-scale public events in Türkiye.
Film & TV Production
Advisory for film and television production companies — covering development and production agreements, co-production arrangements, RTÜK licensing compliance, talent and crew contracts, location agreements, distribution deals, intellectual property ownership structuring and access to Turkish state incentives for film production.
Media & Entertainment Companies
Legal advisory for media groups and entertainment companies — covering RTÜK broadcast licensing, digital platform regulations, content licensing and distribution agreements, advertising law compliance, M&A in the media sector, press law obligations and the legal structuring of multi-platform media and entertainment businesses.