Ziya Akıncı

Practice Areas

Prof. Dr Ziya Akinci was appointed as Arbitrator in

40 cases under the ICC, DIAC, TRAC and Ad-Hoc

rules; he was also appointed to an ICSID arbitration

wherein the parties eventually settled. Akinci has

experience from over 200 arbitration cases, with key

experience in:

Construction

■ Post-M&A

■ International business law

■ Infrastructure and energy projects

■ PPP, public contracts

■ Distributions and logistics

■ Agency agreements; share transfers

■ International mining

■ International road construction and urban

development

■ International finance

ICSID:

■ Acting as counsel in 8 ICSID cases

■ Appointed as legal expert in an ICSID case

Professional Memberships

Professor Dr Ziya Akıncı, is a member of the ICC Court of Arbitration, and the president of the Istanbul Arbitration Centre (ISTAC) and is the most sought-after Turkish arbitrator.

Personal

Professor Akıncı has been praised for his “witness preparation and cross-examination skills” and for “understanding complex quantum arguments and convincingly identifying weaknesses in the other side” in GAR 100 for 2021. Professor Akıncı is listed by Who’s Who Legal as one of the “Thought Leaders” and “Global Leaders,” in 2022; a “Hall of Fame” for dispute resolution by Legal 500; “one of the key names in Turkey for international arbitration.”