{"id":3679,"date":"2020-06-16T13:58:19","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T10:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ongurpartners.com\/?page_id=3679"},"modified":"2026-06-11T21:26:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T18:26:13","slug":"attorney-arzu-ongur","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ongurpartners.com\/it\/attorney-arzu-ongur","title":{"rendered":"Attorney Dr. Arzu ONGUR"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Attorney Dr. Arzu ONGUR - Managing Partner<\/h3><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Attorney Dr. Arzu ONGUR is the founder and managing partner of ONGUR & PARTNERS, a premier international law firm<\/b> operating through our central ankara law office<\/b> and prominent istanbul law office<\/b> networks. She is a highly recognized elite istanbul lawyer<\/b><\/a> and senior ankara lawyer<\/b><\/a> based in Turkey, with unparalleled expertise across cross-border litigation, foreign direct investments, and corporate setups. She has extensive professional experience in Turkey and overseas, including Italy, Belgium, and the USA. Throughout her distinguished career, she has successfully represented multi-billion dollar conglomerates, sovereign government authorities, and foreign embassies before national state courts and complex international arbitration<\/b> tribunals in multi-jurisdictional disputes. She holds advanced academic training and prestigious legal degrees from top-tier institutions in both Turkey and Italy.<\/p>\n\n

Dr. Arzu ONGUR focuses heavily on ICC and ICSID Arbitration frameworks, corporate Mergers & Acquisitions, Public Procurement, PPP Projects, Energy, Oil & Gas Law, Mining infrastructure, and international contracts. She is the current President of ILIDA (International Law Investment and Development Association), Vice President of the Turkish American and International Women Association, a Board Member of the Arbitration Council of the Ankara Bar Association, a Board Member of the Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIIST), and the official coordinator of the institutional alliance between the Ankara Bar Association and the Florence Bar Association. Furthermore, she stands as the only sworn Italian-speaking attorney in the capital with certified translation authorization for Italian, English, and Turkish.<\/p>\n\n

Whether your global corporation requires strategic closing support for complex commercial agreements, advanced legal defense under a top-tier law firm in istanbul<\/b> setup, or regulatory clearance from our central ankara law firm<\/b> headquarters, our elite english speaking lawyers<\/b> team under her direct management delivers capital-level precision across all Turkish jurisdictions. To secure premium professional advocacy or initiate a high-stakes corporate consultation, please contact our managing partners directly.<\/p> \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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POST-GRADUATE STUDIES<\/strong><\/p>

\u2013 PHD on Administrative Law-Competition Law<\/p>

2005 October-Ankara University, Faculty of Law, Department of Administrative Law, GPA 90\/100<\/p>

Ankara\/TURKEY<\/strong><\/p>

\u2013 Master on European Union Studies and Law<\/p>

2006 October- 2007 June European College of Parma, Advanced Diploma on European Studies and Law, GPA 24\/30<\/p>

Parma\/ITALY<\/strong><\/p>

Under Full Scholarship granted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.<\/p>

\u2013 Master in Development Innovation and Change<\/p>

2004 October-July 2005 Bologna University Alma mater, Faculty of Law, GPA 23.3\/30<\/p>

Bologna\/ITALY<\/strong><\/p>

Under the Erasmus exchange program<\/p>

UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES<\/strong><\/p>

1996-2000 Ankara University Faculty of Law, Bachelor Degree in Law<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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\u2013 Institute for US Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Course (July 2010) Washington DC\/ USA<\/p>

\u2013 London Bar Council, Understanding UK Legal System, A programme organized by<\/p>

by EU for Attorneys (April 2009-May 2009) London\/UK<\/p>

\u2013 European Human Rights Training in ECHR (November 2007) Strasburg \/FRANCE<\/p>

\u2013 European University Institute, European Union Law and Human Rights Certificate Program (June 2005-July 2005) Florence\/ITALY<\/p>

\u2013 Centro Interfacolta di Linguistica Teorica \u00e9 Applicata CILTA, Italian Language Course (October 2004-Jan. 2005) Bologna\/ ITALY<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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\u2013 Presentation: Globalization and Law, Ankara Bar International Congress, January 2016<\/p>

\u2013 Presentation: Oil Market Law in Turkey-A General Overview on Oil Market Law in Turkey, 2011<\/p>

\u2013 Article: Energy Disputes and International Arbitration 2010<\/p>

\u2013 Article: Energy Regulatory Agency\u2019s Decisions and Their Juridical Assessments by the Council of State in Turkey, 2009<\/p>

\u2013 Article : Legal Conditions to Access Real Estate\/Property in Turkey, 2009<\/p>

\u2013 Interview: Energy Disputes and International Arbitration, Global Energy Magazine, June 2009<\/p>

\u2013 Article: International Commercial Contracts and Alternative Dispute Resolution, 2009<\/p>

\u2013 Article: How to Invest in Turkey? (An article concerning top 10 Legal questions asked by foreigners during their investment processes in Turkey), 2008<\/p>

\u2013 Interview: Legal Assessment of the Nabucco Project, Global Energy Magazine, June 2008<\/p>

\u2013 Interview: Access to Real Estate by Foreigners, Turkish-American Business Association Magazine, June 2009<\/p>

\u2013 Translation of European Energy Community Treaty<\/p>

\u2013 Article: A General Overview of Natural Gas Market Law in Turkey, 2010<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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English (fluent) \/ Italian (fluent) \/ Turkish (native)<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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