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Melek Başak Aldı

Ms. Melek Başak Aldı joined AKT Law Firm as an Associate in 2022 and was promoted to Senior Associate in 2025. · AKT LAW

TurkeyShipping & Logistics, MaritimeEnglish, Turkish

About

Senior Associate at AKT Law (joined as an Associate in 2022; promoted to Senior Associate in 2025) specialising in shipping and maritime matters including ship financing, sale and purchase, shipbuilding contracts and related international arbitration. She holds an LL.M. from Istanbul Bilgi University (2024), qualified as a solicitor of England and Wales in May 2025, and is a member of the Istanbul Bar Association and WISTA Turkey.

Practice areas

Shipping & LogisticsMaritimeBanking & FinanceCorporate / M&ATaxationLitigationInternational Arbitration

Office

Expertise

Ship financingShip sale and purchaseShipbuilding contracts and technical disputesCharter party and performance claimsAdmiralty and cargo claims (damage, loss, contamination)International arbitration (proceedings under Norwegian, English and Swiss law)Real estate and transportation sectors

Education

  • Istanbul Kultur University, Law Faculty (2019)
  • Istanbul Bilgi University, LL.M. (2024)

Admissions

  • Solicitor of England and Wales (qualified May 2025)
  • Member, Istanbul Bar Association

Languages

EnglishTurkish