Mustafa AYKANAT

Mustafa AYKANAT is a legal advisor and lawyer from Türkiye with more than 15 years of experience in corporate and commercial law, cross-border transactions, foreign investment, contract negotiation, dispute resolution, and energy-sector legal matters. He advises domestic and international businesses on investment structuring, commercial agreements, arbitration, litigation, and regulatory issues.

His extensive industry background includes an 8-year tenure at TPAO, where he worked on various domestic and international projects. Following this, he played a foundational role in the establishment of TP-OTC, dedicating 2 years to the project’s development. He subsequently transitioned to independent practice, during which he also served as the Chief Legal Counsel at Güney Yıldızı Petrol for a year and a half. Currently, he provides legal consultancy for our diverse domestic and international projects. Throughout his career, Mustafa has been actively involved in numerous acquisitions and the drafting and negotiation of complex energy contracts, including farm-in/farm-out agreements, Master Service Agreements (MSA), Production Sharing Agreements (PSA), and concession agreements. This deep operational background allows him to bring crucial legal and commercial perspectives to multidisciplinary investment reviews.

His relevant project contributions include the legal due diligence of petroleum asset acquisitions, involving the assessment of available licenses, ownership and contractual documentation, regulatory obligations, transaction structure, key legal risks, and required follow-up documentation.

Mustafa holds a Ph.D. from Ankara University, with research focused on foreign investment agreements, and an LL.M. in International Commercial Law from the University of Leicester, United Kingdom. He also teaches Law of Obligations and Commercial Law at OSTİM Technical University. His professional interests include renewable energy investments, corporate governance, joint ventures, contractual risk allocation, and international commercial law. He is registered with the Ankara Bar Association (No. 43042) and works in Turkish, English, and Arabic.