Akın Abbak was born in Antalya -Türkiye. He had his primary and secondary education in Antalya and then moved to İzmir, one of the shining cities in Türkiye, for his bachelor’s degree studies in law.
Following his graduation from Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Law, he had a chance to join one of the most prominent corporate law firms in Türkiye, where he improved his skillset to provide top-notch legal services within the realm of corporate law. From then on, Akın, acts as the legal counsel and a strategic advisor to the Board of Director’s of public and non-public companies and help his clients to achieve their goals.
He focuses on corporate and commercial law matters and provides consultancy, representation, and dispute resolution services for his domestic and foreign clients especially within the areas of construction, mining, energy and aviation. General corporate and commercial matters, banking/capital market law, corporate finance, foreign investments and legal management of international commercial relationships are the main practise areas of Akın.
From 2014 on, Akın also acts as the Dispute Resolution Committee Member at the Financial Commission, which is a private dispute resolution organization, that resolves disputes within the realm of capital markets between the brokers and traders.
Akın was awarded two separate LL.M degrees both from Türkiye and the UK. In 2012, he has received his first LL.M. degree by defending his thesis before the academic jury “Market Manipulation as a Crime in Turkish Capital Market Law” at Dokuz Eylul University Institute of Social Sciences. Having had the chance to study in the UK for another LL.M degree, Akın Abbak did not miss the opportunity and studied International Corporate and Commercial Law at Swansea University School of Law and awarded his second LL.M. degree following his thesis on “Seperability Doctrine in International Arbitration”. Akın Abbak is now continuing his Ph.D. studies in Private Law. He is a member of Fenerbahçe Sports Club and British Chamber of Commerce Türkiye(BCCT).