As global investors increasingly seek trusted partners capable of navigating complex and high-potential emerging markets, Globalturk Capital has distinguished itself as a key bridge between international capital and strategic opportunities in Türkiye. This role has earned the firm the Best Advisory & Co-investment Firm For International Investors — Türkiye 2026 award, recognizing its consistent contribution to facilitating cross-border investment and long-term value creation.
At the same time, the firm’s Founder and Managing Partner, Barış Öney, has been honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award — Private Capital Investment // Türkiye 2026, reflecting more than three decades of leadership in private equity, investment banking, and international capital markets. Together, these recognitions mark both an acknowledgment of sustained impact and a defining moment as Globalturk Capital expands into private capital fund management.
From Trusted Advisor to Private Capital Sponsor and Investment Manager
Since its founding in 2011, Globalturk Capital has built a reputation as a trusted partner for international investors entering Türkiye and surrounding emerging markets. Operating from London and Istanbul, the firm has developed a distinctive “glo-cal” model that combines global investment expertise with deep local insight and hands-on engagement.
Rather than limiting its role to transaction advisory, Globalturk Capital has consistently worked alongside investors and companies throughout the investment lifecycle, often maintaining active involvement at the board and strategic level. This merchant banking mindset has enabled the firm to support alignment among stakeholders, strengthen governance, and help ensure sustainable long-term value creation.
Building on this foundation, Globalturk Capital is now launching its first private capital fund, marking a strategic evolution from advisory and co-investment support into direct investment sponsorship and fund management. The fund is structured as a co-investment vehicle designed to invest alongside leading private equity sponsors, institutional investors, development finance institutions, sovereign wealth funds, and multinational strategic partners.
Uniquely positioned across both private equity and private credit opportunities, the fund aims to provide investors with diversified access to high-quality transactions in Türkiye, while maintaining selective exposure to attractive opportunities in neighboring regions, including Central and Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
Leveraging Globalturk Capital’s established deal origination capabilities, deep investor relationships, and disciplined investment approach, the fund focuses on strategic value creation and clearly defined exit pathways, including pre-IPO and strategic M&A scenarios. This expansion reflects the firm’s long-term vision to further align its platform with global investors—not only as a strategic advisor, but as an active capital partner.
Barış Öney: A Career Defined by Leadership and Market Impact
At the center of Globalturk Capital’s evolution is Barış Öney, whose career has helped shape Türkiye’s private capital and investment banking landscape over the past three decades.
With more than 30 years of international experience, Mr. Öney has advised on over 300 cross-border transactions with a total value exceeding USD 5 billion. His work spans mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, IPOs, privatizations, and complex strategic finance assignments across multiple sectors and geographies.
Prior to founding Globalturk Capital, he held senior leadership positions at Deloitte, Yapı Kredi Yatırım, and TSKB, where he played a key role in establishing and expanding investment banking and corporate finance capabilities. He also led strategic business development and M&A initiatives at Turkcell Group during a period of significant growth and transformation.
His involvement in landmark transactions—including Turkcell, Sabancı Holding, Vestel, Tekfen Holding, Tüpraş, and Turkish Airlines—contributed to strengthening Türkiye’s integration into global capital markets and reinforcing investor confidence in the country’s long-term potential.
Beyond his executive leadership, Mr. Öney remains actively engaged in the global investment community. He serves as a CEE Leadership Council Member and Türkiye Representative of the Global Private Capital Association (GPCA), the New York-based global industry organization whose members collectively manage over USD 2 trillion in assets worldwide, reinforcing his role at the intersection of global institutional capital and emerging market investment opportunities.
A Forward-Looking Platform for International Investment
As global capital becomes increasingly selective and partnership-driven, Globalturk Capital’s evolution into private capital fund management marks a natural progression built on years of trusted execution and institutional relationships.
The dual recognition of Globalturk Capital and Barış Öney reflects both a proven track record and a forward-looking strategy. With the launch of its first fund, the firm is entering a new phase—positioning itself not only as a facilitator of investment, but as an active participant in shaping long-term value creation.
In an increasingly interconnected investment landscape, Globalturk Capital continues to play a pivotal role—serving as a trusted bridge between global capital and emerging market opportunity, and helping define the future of private capital investment in Türkiye and beyond.
