Understand change. Create new possibilities.
Bringing legal knowledge, economic thinking and technological research together to offer a long-term perspective on a changing business world.
Reading the world together.
Thinking about what comes next.
Aktay’s perspective brings law, economics and technology together around the same question.
FARUK AKTAYConsider every need in its own context.
Understand the matter first, then consider the appropriate legal work, process design or technology option with clear scopes and responsibilities.
FARUK AKTAY / PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY
Across disciplines and borders.
Faruk Aktay combines his professional background in Istanbul, New York and England & Wales with education in law and economics. His experience includes mergers and acquisitions, project finance and capital markets transactions involving domestic and international companies.
Before establishing his own practice, he worked at Hewlett-Packard Türkiye in 2015 during the company’s global separation. His experience spans banking, energy, healthcare, infrastructure and transport, as well as litigation and dispute resolution.
Biography and education details are drawn from the existing Aktay profile. Current professional registrations and roles will be confirmed before final public release.
Existing biography sourceEducation
2013
New York UniversityMaster of Laws
2010
Koç UniversityLaw degree
2008
Toulouse School of EconomicsMaster’s in Economics
2006
Koç UniversityInternational Relations and Economics
Languages
Turkish · English · French
Professional registrations
Istanbul · New York · England & Wales
Different cities. A shared curiosity.
New York — certificate of admission dated 18 January 2018
A dated archival document provided by our founder. It is not presented as confirmation of current professional standing. No colour filter has been applied to the document.
Thinking, put into practice.
Hewlett-Packard Türkiye
Our founder’s role during HP’s global separation, before establishing his own practice. This is not presented as a project undertaken by the Aktay firm.
ICLG / Türkiye
Faruk Aktay’s Türkiye chapter in Vertical Agreements & Dominant Firms 2026.
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From Faruk Aktay.
All publications
UKIPO, USPTO and WIPO: Choosing the right route for international trade mark and patent filings
International protection is not a single filing exercise. Trade mark and patent routes differ in representation, address-for-service and national-stage requirements; the right structure makes the portfolio manageable from the outset.
Türkiye’s 2026 Merger Control Reform: New turnover thresholds and the technology undertaking test
The amendment of 11 February 2026 raised the filing thresholds while narrowing the technology-undertaking exception; updated guidelines published on 4 May 2026 clarify transaction parties, joint ventures and three-year aggregation.
Vertical Agreements & Dominant Firms: Türkiye 2026
Read Faruk Aktay’s Türkiye chapter published by ICLG. The original publication is in English.
Our international publications.
Contributions by Faruk Aktay and the Aktay team. Turkish titles and descriptions are editorial translations; original publications are in English.
Audit Trails Are Not Enough: Building Proof Bound AI Decisions for Cross Border Scale
Faruk Aktay’s contribution on connecting decision inputs, model versions and authority into a defensible evidence record.
Faruk Aktay
Publication announcement ↗Vertical Agreements & Dominant Firms: Türkiye
Faruk Aktay’s Türkiye chapter. First published in ICLG – Vertical Agreements and Dominant Firms 2026, Global Legal Group.
Faruk Aktay
Read original publication ↗The Legal Architecture of Investability: Visibility, Control and Enforceability in Cross-Border Investment — Lessons from China–Türkiye Investment Relations
Faruk Aktay’s article examining visibility, control and enforceability in cross-border investment.
Faruk Aktay
Publication announcement ↗Türkiye: Litigation
The Aktay team’s Türkiye contribution to the Law and Practice and Trends and Developments chapters.
Faruk Aktay · Ayşe Müge Aktay · İrina Gül Coşkun
Read original publication ↗Turkey: Banking Regulation
Law and Practice and Trends and Developments chapters on banking regulation. An archive publication reflecting the 2024 framework.
Faruk Aktay · Müge Aktay · Ufuk Anıl Uyalhas · Metin Saki Uzun
Read original publication ↗Publications should be read in their historical context. This section contains bibliographic records and descriptions; full texts are available through the source links.
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