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Dr Furkan DoÄŸan

Furkan DoÄŸan

Visiting Fellow

Areas of interest

  • Maritime Law
  • Commercial Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Air Law
  • International Trade Law
  • Cyber Risks and Digitalisation in Shipping
  • Autonomous Vessels
  • Green Shipping

Professional experience

  • Visiting Lecturer – Piri Reis University (2026– )
  • Managing Partner – DOÄžAN | Legal Consultants (2024-)
  • Advisor and Claims Handler – Omur Marine, Istanbul (2025-)  
  • International Maritime Organization, London (2022)
  • Campbell Johnston Clark, London (2019)
  • Lockton, London (2019)
  • Research Assistant – Piri Reis University, Faculty of Law (2018–2023)

Postgraduate supervision

Postgraduate Teaching – Piri Reis University, Maritime Law LLM Programme

  • Applicable Law in Multimodal Transport Contracts
  • Seaworthiness in Contemporary Maritime Law

Research centres and groups

Websites

Background

Dr Furkan DoÄŸan is a legal scholar and practitioner working across the United Kingdom and Türkiye, specialising in commercial and maritime law. He currently serves as Visiting Fellow at the ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø and Visiting Lecturer at Piri Reis University, Istanbul. His work bridges academia and practice, with a particular focus on shipping and insurance law. Alongside his academic roles, he maintains an active professional practice through DOÄžAN | Legal Consultants, a full-service law firm engaged in both advisory and litigation matters. He advises shipowners, P&I Clubs, ports, logistics providers and insurers on contentious, transactional and regulatory issues within the maritime and transport sectors.

Academic qualifications

  • PhD (ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø) 
  • LLM (Swansea University) 
  • LLB (Ankara University)

Awards and honours

  • Türk Loydu Foundation Award (IACS Member Classification Society)
  • Swansea International Excellence Scholarship
  • Honours Degree, Ankara University
  • Ankara Law Achievement Scholarship

Professional bodies/affiliations

  • Chartered Institute of Arbitrators – CIArb
  • Royal Institute of International Affairs – Chatham House
  • Fenerbahçe Sports Club
  • Istanbul Bar Association

Selected publications

Books

  • Cyberworthiness in Shipping: Law, Regulation and Practice (Taylor & Francis, Maritime and Transport Law Library, 2026)

Articles

  • The Evolution of Ship Management: AUTOSHIPMAN 2024 (Lloyd’s Shipping & Trade Law, 2025)
  • The Legal Effect of Fault in General Average and Reflections on P&I Coverage: A Comparative Analysis in the Context of the York–Antwerp Rules (DEHUKAM, 2025)
  • Navigating Liability and Cyber Risks in Autonomous Ship Management Contracts (pending, Lloyd’s Shipping & Trade Law, 2026)

Advisory Practice

Through DOÄžAN | Legal Consultants, Dr DoÄŸan provides specialist consultancy and expert support to shipowners, P&I Clubs and corporate clients on:

  • Charterparty and bill of lading disputes
  • Marine insurance coverage and claims strategy
  • Cyber incidents and regulatory compliance
  • Ship management and service contracts
  • Expert opinions for arbitration and litigation

Conferences

  • Speaker – Modern Studies in Commercial Law Conference, ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø (2023)

Publications

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