Ozcan Legal

Managing Partner

Turgut Aycan Özcan has been dealing with international arbitration for more than 10 years. His main practice areas are International Investment & Commercial Arbitration, Public International Law and Energy Law.

Until today, he has represented many Turkish investors in their ICSID arbitration cases filed against several Central Asia and Middle East countries.  On the other hand, Özcan was also involved in the teams representing sovereign states before ICSID. Before establishing Özcan Legal, Turgut Aycan Özcan has managed the legal team representing the Republic of Türkiye in two major ICSID arbitration cases, which were concluded in favour of the Republic.

​Özcan also acts as a counsel in some international commercial arbitration cases before ICC and other arbitration institutions with respect to construction and energy disputes. He is also serving as an arbitrator in several international commercial arbitral proceedings. Özcan is in the arbitrators panel of Energy Disputes Arbitration Center (EDAC) as well.

​Turgut Aycan Özcan is recognized by Who’s Who Legal as one of the Arbitration Future Leaders for 2023 and 2024 in Türkiye.

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İstanbul Bar Association

Young ICSID

ICC YAF

The Arbitration Institute of Stockholm Chamber of Commerce

American Arbitration Association

University of London (Queen Mary & UCL) LL.M. on International Dispute Resolution

American University, Washington College of Law - Investment and Commercial Arbitration Education Programme

Bahçeşehir University, Faculty of Law - LL.B.