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Balcıoğlu Selçuk Ardıyok Keki provides a full-service offering in transport. It advises on maritime disputes, freight and logistics, concessions and government franchises, public-private partnerships, procurement, financing, transportation transactions and regulatory matters. Maritime law and aviation expert Gülistan Baltacı Hatay heads the practice with Semih Sander, who focuses on international trade. Clients include Ocean Network Express, Qatar Airways and Emirates Airlines.

Erçin Bilgin Bektasoglu focuses on contentious transport matters, including product liability, class actions, and disputes between local governments. Recent work includes acting for Royal Air Maroc Airlines and its reinsurers in connection with a collision with Turkish Airlines aircraft. Other clients include British Airways, Air Canada and Thai Airways. Feyzi Erçin and Burcu Çelikçapa-Bilgin  lead the practice. Dilek Bektaşoğlu-Sanlı, Sinan Şenol and Sevgi Aydost are also recommended.

Ersoy Bilgehan Lawyers & Consultants advises on collision and casualty-related litigation, charter parties, bills of lading, cargo claims, collisions, inter-ship claims, the sale and purchase of ships, P&I and other contractual claims. Clients include shipowners, P&I Clubs, hull and machinery insurers and cargo owners. Recent work includes acting for the Britannia Steam Ship Insurance Association Limited in relation to a serious fire and explosion at a Turkish LNG terminal. Ergun Ersoy and Zihni Bilgehan are the practice heads.

NSN Law Firm handles matters such as major collisions at sea, groundings, environmental pollution issues, cargo and salvage claims and towage disputes, as well as yachting, shipbuilding, ship financing and sales and personal injury claims. Highlights included assisting the American Steamship Owners Mutual Protection & Indemnity Association, Inc. with an investigation into a vessel in connection with human trafficking. Nazli Selek heads the practice. Associates Ece Melike Yuce and Mehmet Can Alatas are also noted.

Maritime specialists Cavus & Coskunsu Law Firm provides a full service on wet and dry shipping matters, including collisions, salvage, marine pollution, personal injury cases, charter party disputes, cargo claims, marine insurance claims, shipbuilding contracts, ship repair disputes and arrest of vessels. Burak Çavus and Caglar Çoskunsu jointly head the practice. In recent work, the firm was instructed by Kennedys Law on behalf of the Hull Underwriters Brit Insurance in relation to an engine room fire.

Inal Law Office advises on ship recycling, shipbuilding and yacht construction, customs procedures and shipping litigation including cargo damages, ship arrest, marine insurance and arbitral awards. Şeyma İnal heads the practice.

Gür Law Firm handles shipping and maritime disputes including groundings, salvage, collisions, marine insurance, charter party disputes, cargo claims and crew claims. It also advises on contracts for the construction, sale, purchase and financing of vessels. Tevfik Gür heads the practice with assistance from Selin Uras, who has experience in litigation and arbitration.

TILEGAL - TOPDEMIR INANDIOGLU KOMUC LAW OFFICE acts for insurance companies, shipowners, charterers, H&M insurers, P&I clubs and road, sea and air carriers in commercial disputes. Savas Inandioglu leads the team. Highlights included representing Axa Insurance Turkey in recourse action against the carrier in a claim for damaged cargo.