Akin Law Office was first established in 2012 by Mr. Umit Akin in Istanbul. Mr. Akin, until August 2012 served as executive, board member and Attorney at leading Companies in Turkey. He was responsible for a team of more than 100 lawyers, both in Turkey and abroad, mainly in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarussia, Cyprus, Germany and the Netherlands. During his service he was involved extensively in commercial conflicts requiring knowledge and experience dealing with the legal and… Show more Akin Law Office was first established in 2012 by Mr. Umit Akin in Istanbul. Mr. Akin, until August 2012 served as executive, board member and Attorney at leading Companies in Turkey. He was responsible for a team of more than 100 lawyers, both in Turkey and abroad, mainly in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarussia, Cyprus, Germany and the Netherlands. During his service he was involved extensively in commercial conflicts requiring knowledge and experience dealing with the legal and regulatory complexities of the operators in a regulated market and the competition is intense. He played a consequential role in the process of forming telecommunications sector since its beginning. The experiences of its founder during his service in multinational companies worldwide as executive, board member and attorney differentiate the Firm in terms of understanding business environment and needs of its clients and providing appropriate business-wise solutions. The office is representing its clients in a very effective and efficient way in front of national and international arbitral tribunals and national courts. Besides, with its preventive and protective legal services, its main goal and approach is to provide a ground to its clients in which the legal risks were eliminated or at least minimized as is needed for commercial continuity and success.info@akinhukukofisi.comumit.akin@akinlawoffice.com Show less

The Company provides full family services to its clients who plan to live in the UK, US and Canada.

General Secretary of the BoD of TURKCELL, reporting to the both Chairman and CEO. Main duties include providing legal advice for the totality of transactions, projects and contracts of the group companies; Management of all national and international litigations; Corporate Governance and Legal support for local and international expansion activities of the group. Responsible for a team of more than 100 lawyers, both in Turkey and abroad, mainly in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Ukraine… Show more General Secretary of the BoD of TURKCELL, reporting to the both Chairman and CEO. Main duties include providing legal advice for the totality of transactions, projects and contracts of the group companies; Management of all national and international litigations; Corporate Governance and Legal support for local and international expansion activities of the group. Responsible for a team of more than 100 lawyers, both in Turkey and abroad, mainly in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarussia, Cyprus, Germany and The Netherlands etc.Member of BoD or Chairman of 11 TURKCELL affiliates in and outside of Turkey.The current position involves extensive expertise in conflict resolution and knowledge of the political complexities of being a leading GSM operator in a country where the incumbents are partly government owned, and the competition is intense. Successfully, managed numerous litigation cases which resulted in awards. Managing all legal and regulatory requirements of being the only Turkish Company that is listed in the NYSEMember of the Executive Committee of TURKCELL. Show less

Responsible for -Providing legal support in terms of relations between Group Companies and the Government Organizations such as Telecommunication Authority, Competition Authority, the Ministries and other telecommunication services providers in Turkey. -The management of investigations initiated by public authorities - Sector specific litigationsSince Turkish telecommunication rules are extensively based on EU acquis, EU acquis were (studied, reviewed and) considered as… Show more Responsible for -Providing legal support in terms of relations between Group Companies and the Government Organizations such as Telecommunication Authority, Competition Authority, the Ministries and other telecommunication services providers in Turkey. -The management of investigations initiated by public authorities - Sector specific litigationsSince Turkish telecommunication rules are extensively based on EU acquis, EU acquis were (studied, reviewed and) considered as complementary rules to Turkish Regulations and a key reference during the legal service he provided within the context of relations, investigations and litigations.-Providing legal support for local and international investments Studied and informed by local and external law offices about EU telecommunication acquis and competition rules and latest developments during those experiences. Reporting directly to the Audit Committee of BoD. Show less

Responsible for - the management of relations between Group Companies and the Government Organizations such as Telecommunication Authority, Competition Authority, the Ministries and other telecommunication services providers in Turkey. - the management of investigations initiated by public authorities - Sector specific litigationsSince Turkish telecommunication rules are extensively based on EU acquis, EU acquis were (studied, reviewed and) considered as complementary rules to… Show more Responsible for - the management of relations between Group Companies and the Government Organizations such as Telecommunication Authority, Competition Authority, the Ministries and other telecommunication services providers in Turkey. - the management of investigations initiated by public authorities - Sector specific litigationsSince Turkish telecommunication rules are extensively based on EU acquis, EU acquis were (studied, reviewed and) considered as complementary rules to Turkish Regulations and a key reference during the legal service he provided within the context of relations, investigations and litigations.Starting from 2002, new EU rules were also studied and within the context of this study participated many conferences organized by several institution. Show less

"Telecommunications Law", Master ClassThe scope and the topics of the lesson was i) Telecommunication technologies, ii) Types of telecommunication licenses, iii) Principles of providing telecommunication servicesiv) Consumer rightsv) Competition rulesvi) Relations between the operators and the regulatory bodies of the sector such as Telecommunication Authority, Competition Authority and the Ministry of Transportationvii) Powers of regulatory bodies and conflict… Show more "Telecommunications Law", Master ClassThe scope and the topics of the lesson was i) Telecommunication technologies, ii) Types of telecommunication licenses, iii) Principles of providing telecommunication servicesiv) Consumer rightsv) Competition rulesvi) Relations between the operators and the regulatory bodies of the sector such as Telecommunication Authority, Competition Authority and the Ministry of Transportationvii) Powers of regulatory bodies and conflict between the powers of Telecommunication and Competition Authority All of these topics were studied, discussed and analyzed in comparison to EU acquis and competition policy and rules. Show less

As the sole in-house lawyer of the Company, reporting to the CEO, responsible for the litigations, national and international agreements and the advising of the Company on Turkish Administrative, Trade, Tax Laws and Law of Obligations.

Research Assistant at Law Faculty of Ankara University Administrative Law Section, Public Law DepartmentAs the research assistant at Administrative Law Section of Ankara University, Faculty of Law, lectured in the field of Administrative Law, Administrative Justice and involved numerous academic projects and seminars regarding government and administration related topics such as government owned entities, privatization, economic law, public tenders, regulatory bodies and regulations… Show more Research Assistant at Law Faculty of Ankara University Administrative Law Section, Public Law DepartmentAs the research assistant at Administrative Law Section of Ankara University, Faculty of Law, lectured in the field of Administrative Law, Administrative Justice and involved numerous academic projects and seminars regarding government and administration related topics such as government owned entities, privatization, economic law, public tenders, regulatory bodies and regulations etc. During his PhD study at the university, studied “Public Services and Privatization” from Prof. Dr. Turgut Tan (1998) and "The Policies of Promoting Private Enterprises" from Prof. Dr. Metin Günday,(1998) and participated in the project titled “Productivity in Public Cooperation: Legal Frame of Public Cooperation” by Türkiye ve Ortadoğu Amme İdaresi Enstitüsü (TODAİE), (The Institute of Turkey and the Middle East Public Administration), (1998). The subject of his PhD thesis is “Privatization of Telecommunications: Turkey and the World”. Show less