Elif Naz Uzman Pehlivan Arbitrator, Counsel
Nationality(ies):
Turkish

Legal System:

Civil Law, International Law

Practice Areas:

Arbitration, Commercial Law, Construction - Engineering, Infrastructure, Investment - Concession agreements, Oil - Gas - Mining, Public international Law

Jurisdiction:

Turkey

Publications

  • Author, Adaptation and Termination of Public Private Partnership Contracts through Arbitration, English Edition, Legem Yayınevi, 2025. 
  • Author, Adaptation and Termination of Public Private Partnership Contracts through Arbitration, Turkish Edition, Yetkin Yayınları, 2024.
  • Translator, of the book Launching Your Arbitration: The First Submissions and Choosing Your Arbitrator from English to Turkish, Istanbul Arbitration Center Publications, 2020. 
  • Author, of the Article on Arbitration on the Sea: Maritime Arbitration, in Turkish and English, Istanbul Arbitration Center Bulletin, 2019. 
  • Interview with Aylin Nazlıaka on Gender Equality, Sine Qua Non Magazine, Bilkent University Career in Law Society Magazine, 2016.

Speaking Engagement:

  • Speaker, Azerbaijan Arbitration Days 2025, Marriot Boulevard, Baku, Azerbaijan (24th – 25th Oct. 2025).          
  • Speaker, Panel titled “Arbitration Perspectives from the Turkic Region” organized by Turkic Arbitration Association and Azerbaijan Arbitration Association during Paris Arbitration Week 2025, Azerbaijan Cultural Centre, Paris, France (10th of April 2025)
  • Lecturer & Speaker, Turkic Arbitration Academy organized by Turkic Arbitration Association for participants from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Türkiye, Kyrgyzstan, Istanbul, Türkiye (24th – 28th June 2024).

Education

  • Bilgi University, Private Law, PhD.
  • Bahçeşehir University, Private Law LL.M. with Thesis.
  • I.D. Bilkent University, Faculty of Law LL.B.

Other Information

  • Member, Society of Construction Law Türkiye
  • Member, ArbitralWomen 
  • Member, Turkic Arbitration Association 
  • Member, Istanbul Arbitration Association
  • Recognized, in the “Individual Category” of GC Elite Türkiye 2025
Firm/Organisation
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Turkish
Speaking Proficiency Native Fluency
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English
Speaking Proficiency Native Fluency
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Professional Address

Merkez Mahallesi Silahşör Cad. Apt. No: 42/1, Şişli, Istanbul, Türkiye., Hilton Otel
Istanbul- Şişli- Turkey
Postal Code: 34381
Professional Phone: 212 338 71 00 Mobile Phone: +90 5333834884