Independent legal practice · Bodrum, Turkey
With over 25 years of legal practice, Akın Batmaz is an independent lawyer based in Bodrum, advising international clients on property, inheritance and cross-border legal matters in Turkey. His practice now also includes environmental law, drawing on his PhD in Environmental Sciences to provide legal representation and case review in EIA-related litigation.
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Property & Inheritance
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Environmental Law
Legal review and representation in Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) related litigation in Turkey, with a particular focus on industrial, tourism, mining and quarrying, port and maritime infrastructure, and energy projects, including thermal power plants, solar and wind energy.
The service is available in English for foreign shareholders, directors and executives of companies operating or investing in Turkey.
This is legal counsel, not technical environmental consultancy.
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For Lawyers
Cross-Border Inheritance Legal Opinions
Legal opinions for Turkish lawyers handling cross-border inheritance matters involving applicable law, determination of heirs, inheritance shares, foreign legal documents, affidavits and related succession issues.
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Professional & Academic Profile
With over 25 years of legal practice, Akın Batmaz combines long-standing experience in cross-border legal matters with postgraduate legal education focused on Private International Law and a PhD in Environmental Sciences.
His academic work and publications address foreign individuals’ acquisition of real estate in Turkey, cross-border inheritance, Environmental Impact Assessment, international environmental agreements and climate regulation.
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Selected Publications
Books
Türkiye Tarafından Onaylanan Milletlerarası Çevre Sözleşmeleri Bağlamında Endüstriyel Tesislerle İlgili Çevresel Etki Değerlendirmesi
English title translation (book published in Turkish): Environmental Impact Assessment of Industrial Facilities in the Context of International Environmental Conventions Ratified by Turkey
Adalet Yayınevi, 2026
Based on the author’s PhD thesis in Environmental Sciences at Ege University.
Foreign Individual’s Acquisition of Real Estate in Turkey – Considerations and Legal Problems
Adalet Yayınevi, English edition, 2021
Based on the author’s postgraduate law thesis at Ankara University Faculty of Law.
Articles
Türkiye’s Alignment with the Paris Agreement: A Comparative Policy Analysis with Germany and Spain
Akin Batmaz & Goknur Sisman-Aydin
Sustainability, Vol. 17, No. 9, 2025, Article 3899 · DOI: 10.3390/su17093899
Yabancı Unsurlu Mirasçılık Belgelerinde Yeminli Beyannamelerin Rolü
English title translation (article published in Turkish): The Role of Affidavits in Cross-Border Inheritance Documents
Akin Batmaz
İstanbul Barosu Dergisi (Istanbul Bar Association Journal), Vol. 98, No. 1, 2024, pp. 21–27
Yabancı Murisin Türkiye’deki Taşınmaz Tereke Unsurları Yönünden Mirasçılarının ve Miras Paylarının Belirlenmesine Uygulanacak Hukuk
English title translation (article published in Turkish): Applicable Law to the Determination of Heirs and Inheritance Shares in Respect of a Foreign Decedent’s Immovable Estate Assets in Turkey
Akin Batmaz
İstanbul Barosu Dergisi (Istanbul Bar Association Journal), Vol. 95, No. 6, 2021, pp. 15–19