Bridging Business and Government in Turkey

About Us

Global Reach. Local Depth. Strategic Impact

‍Strategic Advisory Services (SAS) is a Washington, DC-based public affairs firm helping global companies succeed in Türkiye (Turkey), with offices in Washington, DC and Istanbul and a senior advisor in London. We combine government affairs, regulatory advocacy, strategic communications and commercial diplomacy so clients can enter the market, resolve regulatory issues and protect their reputation.
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Founded in 2011 as Global Dealings Group, the firm was renamed Strategic Advisory Services in 2021. We have advised companies including Sanofi, Amgen, X, Wikipedia, Airbnb, Lime and Roblox.

Hakan Akbas: Senior Partner, Policy
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Hakan leads the firm's government affairs and commercial diplomacy work. He was Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Business Development at Sabancı Group (2006–2011) and co-founded Business Development Operations at Xerox Global Services. He is also a Senior Advisor at DGA Group. Hakan comments regularly on US–Türkiye relations on CNN Türk, Habertürk, NTV, Bloomberg and Al Jazeera. He holds an MBA from the University of Rochester's Simon Business School and a BS in Industrial Engineering from Boğaziçi University.
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Buse Bicer: Senior Partner, Communications

Buse leads strategic communications and media relations. After two decades in Turkish journalism and media, she helps clients shape their story, manage reputational risk and handle crises, from market entry to resolution.
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Partners in Execution
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Hakan secures the regulatory and political path; Buse makes sure the public story supports it. Together they don't just open doors, they help clients walk through them.