Profile:

Akdemir is highly competent on both common law and civil law systems. He, as a lawyer, has been so often involved in many ship arrests throughout the Turkish territorial waters. He is also experienced in Hull & Machinery, P&I and FD&D claims and has an exceptional knowledge on ship sales and bunker supply agreement. His main practice areas are Shipping Law, International Trade Law, Real Estate, Concordatum and Bankruptcy Law.

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He is a Turkish National who fluently speaks English and French and is able to speak Spanish.

 

 

Academic Background:

Saint-Joseph French High School

Yeditepe University Law School, LL.B.

Swansea University Institute of Shipping and Trade Law, LL.M.

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Membership:                   

British Insurance Law Association

Royal Aeronautical Society

British-Turkish Lawyers Association

Izmir Bar Association

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Articles:

- ‘The Res Cogitans’ – English and Turkish law aspects, 2016

- Is harmonisation in multimodal transportation feasible and desirable? In the light of multimodal provisions in international conventions, 2016

- C.I.F. contracts: sale of goods or sale of documents?, 2016

- Different types of F.O.B. contract, 2015

- Standard contracts in maritime law and the new provisions of the unfair contract terms under Turkish law, 2015

- The liability of the board members of incorporated companies in the light of Turkish Court of Appeal’s decisions, 2014