Özgür Kaya serves as a Board Member of the Türkiye–Oman Investment Fund (TOI).
He is the Founder and Chairman of KAYA Law Firm, which he established in Istanbul in 2004. Today, the firm provides legal and strategic advisory services to a broad portfolio of domestic and international clients through its offices in Istanbul, Izmir and Dubai.
Mr. Kaya holds a Master’s degree in International Commercial Law and a Ph.D. in Private Law. His academic and professional work has focused particularly on international commercial law, competition law, corporate transactions and cross-border investments. He is also the author of two books, Competition Law and Vertical Agreements in Competition Law.
Throughout his career, Mr. Kaya has played an active role in facilitating, structuring and managing numerous foreign direct investments, mergers and acquisitions, and strategic partnerships between Türkiye and the Gulf region. He has advised and brought together investors, corporates and institutions from both regions, supporting transactions from the initial strategic discussions through negotiation, structuring and implementation.
In addition to his legal practice, Mr. Kaya serves as an independent board member of leading Turkish and international companies operating in the construction, industrial, transportation and investment sectors.
With extensive experience at the intersection of law, investment and business development, he continues to be actively involved in cross-border investment initiatives, strategic partnerships and institutional cooperation, with a particular focus on strengthening economic and investment relations between Türkiye,
Oman and the wider Gulf region.