About The Firm
A boutique law firm providing legal services in corporate, commercial, contract, probate and family law disputes in the UK and Turkey. Also a Turkish law firm with Turkish lawyers expert in complex litigation including divorce, inheritance, international probate and debt collection services in Turkey.
Started practicing law in 2007, after working in private practises Can Canko and Pınar Canko incorporated CANKO Law Firm in Istanbul in 2012. After 11 years of they decided to widen their client portfolio by starting a company in the UK.
CANKO Consultancy Ltd was incorporated in 2023 to provide legal consultancy services in the UK and overseas. Canko Consultany Ltd. is trading as CANKO Law Firm.
Canko Law Firm has been featured in numerous national and international media outlets in connection with high-profile legal matters and cross-border disputes. Our work has been covered by leading Turkish newspapers and news platforms, including Sabah, Takvim and Akşam, as well as international and legal-focused platforms such as Google News, the Associated Press (AP), Empire State Gazette, Today in Law, Today in New York, FOX affiliates and CBS-linked news.
In recognition of our international practice, Canko Law Firm was recently awarded “Best Cross Border Legal Services of the Year – England” by Legal Insider Awards 2026, “Legal Consultancy of the Year for International Business – Istanbul” by Legal Insider Awards 2025, and “Best Cross-Border Legal Advisory Firm 2025” by SME News. These accolades reflect our strong focus on cross-border legal advisory work and our commitment to providing clear, effective and commercially sound legal solutions for clients operating between the UK, Turkey and other jurisdictions.
Our manager partners' main focus in the UK is cross-border family, probate and commercial matters, while in Turkey they deal with mostly accidents, personal injury and clinical negligence cases, as well as all types of commercial litigation, debt collection, divorce and family related inquiries of foreign nationals, mostly from the UK.
Our HQ is in Newcastle, UK. We represent variety of clients from Manchester, London, Newcastle in the UK and Istanbul, Antalya and other major cities in Turkey.
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Our firm, CANKO Consultancy Ltd, is not regulated by SRA (Solicitors Regulation Authority), however both Mrs. Canko (Foreign Qualified Lawyer) and Mr. Canko (Solicitor) are regulated by SRA. Mr. Canko is also an Associate Mediator regulated by Civil Mediation Council in UK.
Reserved legal services (such as litigation, filing claims, appear in court) in UK listed in other sections of this website are carried out via our litigation partner RGF Lawyers Limited ("RGF Lawyers"). RGF Lawyers is a SRA Regulated law firm (SRA firm number 8004856 and Companies House number 14920678). When asked to carry out reserved legal services Mr. Canko carry out the services under the umbrella and supervision of RGF Lawyers .
Mr. Canko (Istanbul Bar No:41830) and Mrs. Canko (Istanbul Bar No:40232) are both Attorney-at-laws and members of Istanbul Bar Association. They are regulated by Istanbul Bar Association and can advice and litigate in Turkey without any restriction.
As our firm is not regulated by the SRA we are not required to have professional indemnity insurance that meets the SRA’s minimum terms and conditions. This means that while the SRA requires regulated firms to have a certain level of insurance to protect clients in case something goes wrong, these requirements do not apply to our firm. Secondly, because we are not regulated by the SRA, clients will not be able to make a claim on the SRA Compensation Fund. This fund exists to compensate clients of regulated firms in case of loss due to dishonesty or failure to account for money received. As our firm is not regulated by the SRA, this protection is not available to our clients.