
Attorney Selva KORKMAZCAN IŞIK, Ph.D.
Attorney Dr. R. Selva Korkmazcan Işık is a senior associate at ONGUR & PARTNERS, bringing deep institutional expertise to our central ankara law office and prominent istanbul law office networks. She graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Law, one of the most prestigious legal institutions in the country. She holds an LL.M. degree in Public Law from Gazi University, a D.E.A. in International Law from the University of Geneva Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, and earned her Ph.D. in Law (summa cum laude) from the University of Fribourg, Switzerland.
Prior to joining our premier international law firm team, Dr. Korkmazcan Işık built a distinguished corporate track record internationally and locally. She worked as a Senior Associate at Ernst & Young (EY Law) L.L.C. in Tbilisi, Georgia, managing complex cross-border compliance. Following her international tenure, she served as Legal Counsel for Ziraat Bank Inc.’s Foreign Operations Department, where she oversaw high-value transnational banking regulations and foreign direct investments. Her core practice areas focus heavily on antitrust frameworks, competition law, international commercial law, private international law, and strategic cross-border dispute resolution.
As a highly trained, elite ankara lawyer and corporate istanbul lawyer, she possesses profound technical mastery over international arbitration tribunals and complex multinational agreements. Whether your global enterprise requires advanced regulatory defense under a top-tier law firm in istanbul setup or capital-level compliance auditing from our central ankara law firm headquarters, her fluent English and working-level French proficiency ensure seamless communication. Our dedicated english speaking lawyers team under her collaborative oversight delivers unassailable legal engineering across all Turkish jurisdictions.
EDUCATION
POST-GRADUATE STUDIES
– University of Fribourg, Switzerland, PhD in Law, 2007-2015
– University of Geneva, Switzerland Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Diplome d’Etudes Approfondies in International Relations (Specialization: International Law), 2005-2007
– Gazi University Institute of Social Sciences, LLM in Public Law, 2001-2004
UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
– University of Ankara, LLB, 1995-1999
HIGH SCHOOL
– König Heinrich Schule Gymnasium, Fritzlar/Germany 1994-1995
– TED Ankara College Foundation High School, 1991-1994
SELECTED TRAINING ACTIVITIES
Cross-border Dispute Resolution Selected Aspects, May 2018, British Institute of International and Comparative Law, London
– Contract Drafting Techniques, February 2019, Turkish Bar Union, Ankara
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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND INTERVIEWS
The Monitoring and Enforcement of Commitments by way of Arbitration in EU Competition Law, Schultess Juristische Medien AG, Zurich [2015], ISBN 978-3-7255-7372-1
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Turkish (native) / English (fluent) / French (reading) / German (basic)