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Gordion Partners
Burak Ünal

Founder profile

Burak ÜnalFounder & Managing Partner, Gordion Partners

Burak Ünal is the founder and managing partner of Gordion Partners, an immigration and investment advisory firm in Istanbul. He is a licensed real estate broker in Turkey (Ministry of Trade authorisation no. 3408704) and advises foreign individuals and companies on Turkish citizenship by investment, residence and work permits, buying property and setting up a company.

He holds an MSc in Finance from the London School of Economics (2019) and a BSc in Business Management from Boğaziçi University (2016), and he is a Chevening Scholar. He advises clients in English, Turkish and French, and he is the author of every article on this website.

Broker licence
TTBS no. 3408704
Education
MSc Finance, LSE
Languages
English, Turkish, French
Based in
Şişli, Istanbul
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Areas of expertise

Burak advises on:

  • Citizenship by investment

    All seven routes: real estate (USD 400,000), bank deposit, government debt instruments, fund units, private pension, fixed capital (USD 500,000 each) and employment.

  • Residence and work permits

    Residence permits for investors and families, work permits and the Turquoise Card.

  • Buying property as a foreigner

    Project selection, valuation, title deed transfer and the documents needed for citizenship or residence.

  • Company setup

    Management consulting, advisory and coordination for foreigners setting up a company in Turkey; accounting and CPA work is done by licensed professionals.

Financial expertise

Burak holds an MSc in Finance from the London School of Economics. Before founding Gordion Partners he worked at Oliver Wyman as a Financial Services Consultant, on consulting projects in Turkey, Italy and Greece.

That background is the basis of the firm's advice on the financial citizenship routes: the bank deposit, government debt instruments, investment fund units and the private pension system (BES), each from USD 500,000 and kept for 3 years.

How he works with clients

  • Plain answers first

    He tells clients early whether a route fits them, including when it does not.

  • Everything in writing

    Each client receives a written plan of the route, documents and steps.

  • Rules checked at the source

    Figures and requirements are checked against official sources, such as the Official Gazette and the ministries, before they are given to a client.

  • Direct contact

    Clients work directly with the founder in English, Turkish or French, and with the team in their own language.

Experience

  1. Founder and Managing Partner, Gordion Partners, Istanbul (since 2021): leads the firm's citizenship, residence and real estate work and its company set-up advisory for foreign clients.
  2. Before Gordion Partners, he worked at Oliver Wyman, the management consulting firm, as a Financial Services Consultant, on projects in Turkey, Italy and Greece and on business development in the Middle East, including the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Lebanon.

Latest articles by Burak Ünal

He is the author of every article on this website. The newest:

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