Prof. Dr. Cemile Demir Gökyayla

Prof. Gökyayla has acted as a counsel and arbitrator in numerous ad hoc and administered international arbitration proceedings under the UNCITRAL, ICC, DIAC, ICSID, SIAC,ISTAC, TOBBUyum, ITOTAM arbitration rules governed by many jurisdictions including Swiss, German, Turkish, Uzbekh, Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Qatari, United Arab Emirates, Iraqi, Maltese and Romanian laws. She is particularly experienced in disputes arising from construction contracts.

She has authored numerous publications on international arbitration and international private law. She also contributes as speaker or moderator in conferences on international arbitration law.

Prof. Gökyayla was a member of ISTAC National Court and Advising Committee, and she worked on the drafting of ISTAC Arbitration Rules. She is a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR and National Committee. OIC-AC Supervisory board member

Prof. Gökyayla holds a Bachelor's Degree in Law from Dokuz Eylül University, where she also obtained her Master's and Ph.D. degrees in Private Law. She was also a visiting researcher at Saarlandes University, Germany with DAAD Scholarship between 2002-2003.