Selçuk Esenyel is the Founding Partner of Esenyel & Partners Law Firm, headquartered in Istanbul with a strong international network. With nearly twenty years of professional experience, he advises local and foreign clients particularly in the fields of maritime and ship management, ports and infrastructure projects, public law, banking and finance, asset finance, and the resolution of complex disputes. He is recognized for his approach that combines strategic business insight with legal depth in high-value, multilateral, and multi-jurisdictional disputes before global ship operators, P&I clubs, port operators, financial institutions, insurance companies, and multinational corporations.

Chambers Europe 2026 – Shipping & Transport Band 3

Legal 500 EMEA 2026 – Leading Partner

International Advisory Experts 2019-Lawyer of the Year

Chambers Europe 2018-2022 – Leading Individual

Leaders in Law – Excellence in Dispute Resolution

Global Law Experts – Awards in Banking, Finance and Litigation

Advisory Excellence – Leading Dispute Resolution Lawyer in Turkey

LLM – Law, University of Buckingham, UK (2007)

LLB – Law, Selçuk University Faculty of Law (2006)

Founding Chairman of Istanbul Bar Association Maritime Law Commission

Founding Member and Secretary General of Black Sea Shipowners Club

Legal Advisor to GİSBİR (Turkish Shipbuilders’ Association)

Member of BIMCO Documentation Committee

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