Counsel for lives and businesses that cross borders
Merit Law LLP is a U.S. law firm for immigration, business and family, and international law — from asylum, visas and company formation to INTERPOL notices, extradition and Turkish law.
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Attorneys and legal team
Meet the full team
Nora Busra Turan
Partner, attorney
Texas, New York, Maryland
Murat Erdogan
Partner, attorney
Istanbul Bar, Türkiye
Murat Akkoc
Partner, attorney
Istanbul Bar, Türkiye. Foreign Legal Consultant, New York
Beyza Candelen
Attorney
New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
Dr. Ozcan Ozbey
Legal expert, Ph.D.
Turkish and international law
Practice areas
Most of our work falls into three practices, and many matters touch more than one.
Immigration law
Asylum, visas, green cards, citizenship and removal defense for individuals, families, investors and employers.
Business and family law
Company formation, contracts, transactions, trademarks, online reputation, wills and family agreements.
International law
INTERPOL notices, extradition, ECHR and UN proceedings, sanctions and database removal, and Turkish law.
From a USCIS interview to the European Court of Human Rights
Cross-border matters rarely stay in one place. These are the agencies, courts and international bodies our team works before.
In the United States
- USCISAsylum interviews, petitions and applications
- Immigration courtsRemoval defense, defensive asylum and bond
- Board of Immigration AppealsAppeals from immigration judges
- Federal district courtsMandamus, APA and habeas corpus actions
- U.S. Patent and Trademark OfficeTrademark applications and office actions
- Office of Foreign Assets ControlSanctions compliance and delisting petitions
International bodies
- European Court of Human RightsApplications and interim measures
- UN human rights treaty bodiesIndividual complaints, including against Türkiye
- INTERPOL’s Commission for the Control of FilesRed Notice challenges and data deletion
- UN sanctions committeesDelisting petitions
- Private risk databasesWorld-Check, LexisNexis, Dow Jones and others
In Türkiye
- Criminal, civil and administrative courtsThrough our Turkish-licensed lawyers
- Court of Cassation (Yargıtay)Appeals in civil and criminal cases
- Council of State (Danıştay)Administrative appeals
- Constitutional CourtIndividual applications
We also work with partner firms and independent counsel in Canada, Greece, the United Kingdom and other jurisdictions when a matter needs local knowledge. Our network
Recent results
All case resultsO-1 extraordinary ability petition approved in 17 days, with no RFE
International executive chef.
H-1B approved in three days
Specialty occupation petition for a nonprofit religious institution.
EB-1A petition and green card approved
Turkish cycling athlete, extraordinary ability category.
Habeas corpus win in the Southern District of California
Federal court challenge to an unlawful re-detention.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
What clients say
“Merit Law LLP provided exceptional support with my application to the European Court of Human Rights. I’m truly grateful for their guidance and help throughout the process.”
Tony S.European Court of Human Rights applicationOctober 2026, Google review “From the very beginning, their team was professional, responsive, reliable, and highly supportive. They always returned our calls and messages promptly, kept us informed at every stage, and made sure we clearly understood the process. In the end, our employee successfully received a Green Card through company sponsorship.”
DavidEmployer-sponsored green cardAugust 2026, Google review “Throughout our immigration application process, they treated us like family, professionally handling every stage and offering solutions to potential problems. They truly managed the process with patience. Trusting them was the best decision we made.”
Original (Türkçe)
Göçmenlik başvurusu sürecimizde bizimle aileden biri gibi ilgilendiler ve her aşamayı profesyonelce ilerletip olası sıkıntıları bertaraf etmek adına çözüm önerileri sundular. Gerçekten süreci sabırla yönettiler. Onlara güvenmek yaptığımız en doğru şeydi.
Elif Y.Immigration applicationMay 2026, Google reviewTranslated from Turkish by Google “This law firm has been incredibly supportive and professional throughout my legal process. They handled my case and mandamus petition efficiently and achieved a great result in a short time. The team is clearly experienced, and I truly appreciated their responsiveness and care.”
Rana K.Mandamus petitionMay 2025, Google review “Within the first few months, we gathered all the documents and submitted our application, and received our I-140 approval within 12 days, processing quickly. … Finally, a few days ago, I received my Green Card approval, and I’m so happy.”
Serkan B.EB-1 petition and green cardMay 2025, Google review “We would like to thank the Merit Law team, who, approximately two months ago, combined our files in a short period of 15 days and obtained asylum approval for me and my family in a single 45-minute hearing.”
Original (Türkçe)
Yaklaşık 2 ay önce dosyamızı 15 gün gibi kısa bir sürede birleştirip, benim ve ailemin 45 dk lık tek bir duruşmada asylum onayını alan Merit Law ekibine teşekkür ediyoruz.
Alan G.Family asylum caseSeptember 2024, Google reviewTranslated from Turkish by Google
Selected reviews from our Google Business Profile, shown with first name and last initial. Reviews describe individual clients’ experiences; results depend on the facts of each case, and prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Insights
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