WHO WE ARE

BridgePeer is a media advisory and operational support firm based in Istanbul and a trailblazer with its dedicated specialization.

BridgePeer focuses on assisting streaming services in their expansion into new markets, in particular the Turkish media market.  The firm provides a tailored service addressing market-specific needs of various verticals within the streaming ecosystem. 

BridgePeer‘s senior team is made of the following professionals:

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KAYA GÖNENÇER  – CEO, President

As CEO and President, Kaya is responsible for steering BridgePeer to new shores by combining traditional skills with an innovative and responsive approach in a fast-changing media landscape. Besides legal and strategic assessments, Kaya is also keeping an eye on strategizing the public policy processes of BridgePeer.
Born in Germany to a German-Turkish family, Kaya received his education in Germany, the US, and France. As a German qualified lawyer registered with the Berlin Bar and the Paris Bar, Kaya pursued an international career assisting his clients with their corporate law matters, cross-border transactions, large PPP infrastructure projects (mainly in Africa) as well as government relations. Kaya among others served as International Legal Affairs Director of a major construction company and also as a board member of a professional Swiss football club. He is actively engaged as co-founder, chairman and member of board in numerous non-government organizations.
Kaya earned a law degree from the University of Kiel, Germany, and participated in a postgraduate program in public management, public policy and public media law at the German University of Administrative Science in Speyer. He lives in Berlin and Istanbul.
Kaya’s passion for people, cultures and good stories led him into the exciting world of media and streaming. As a co-founder, he brings to BridgePeer his years of international experience in legal consulting, management, public policy, strategy, and cultural diplomacy.
When he is not fighting for his streaming clients or traveling around the world, Kaya tries out new recipes, enjoys good films and series, or learns the latest on information technology and social media from his ten-year-old son.

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ALPER KOÇ – COO

Alper oversees the strategy and operations of BridgePeer. He particularly concerns himself with closely watching the market trends in international streaming as well as trends in regional politics, shifts in culture,  emergence and clash of sub-cultures and how this all translates into audience segmentation.
A corporate lawyer by training, Alper grew to specialize in entertainment law in the course of the last 10 years, having provided his clients a blend of corporate law and IP law advice.  He has worked at international law firms. As a co-founder of BridgePeer and lawyer, Alper advises streaming services, linear broadcasters, and production companies predominantly active in Turkey and MENA media markets. He speaks Turkish, English and basic Arabic.
He is an avid consumer of streaming content, and finds himself constantly amazed by the sweeping speed of the change the global media landscape is going through.
He binge-watches. A lot.