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= Mehmet Köksal = '''Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Köksal''' (born August 9, 1963) is a Turkish lawyer, lecturer, and founding partner of the Istanbul and Munich based law firm Köksal Attorney Partnership.

Early life and education
Köksal was born in Rize, Turkey. His mother (Nedret Köksal) was an english teacher and his father (Tekin Köksal) was a Judge. Law is a family tradition since the 1850's for the Köksal family.

He attended the Kabatas Erkek Lisesi boarding school in Istanbul and later graduated at the Ankara University Law Faculty in 1986. Following his graduation, Dr. Mehmet Köksal worked at the Gazi University as a research assistant until he was granted a scholarship for a PhD degree at the Konstanz University Law Faculty which he completed in 1995.

Academia
Since 1996, Köksal has acted as an instructor and lecturer of commercial and corporate law, property law, contract law, and consumer protection law at various law schools. He is one of the founders of the Faculty of law at the Near East University in Nicosia, Cyprus and continues to hold his lectures there. Köksal also holds seminars at the Georg-Simon-Ohm-Hochschule in Nürnberg, Germany.

Publications
Köksal has written 16 books and several essays. Some of his notable books are:
 * “60 Fragen und Antworten zum Türkischen Arbeits- und Arbeitssicherheitsrecht”
 * “Das Neue Türkische Zivilgesetzbuch”
 * “Das Neue Türkische Gesellschaftsrecht”
 * “Ausländische Direktinvestitionen und Arbeitserlaubnis Bestimmungen”

Law firm
After leaving the Turkish Association of Employers in the Metal Industry in 1996, Köksal founded his own law firm. In 2007, Köksal turned his law office into a Partnership and continued his work, together with his partners, under the new name of Köksal Attorney Partnership. Today the firm operates in Turkish, German, English, Dutch, French, Bulgarian, and Macedonian. It has a network of 280 offices spread across 72 countries.

Other functions
Besides his activities as a lawyer and lecturer, Köksal holds several other positions in various organisations:
 * President of the AHK Istanbul Arbitration Court
 * Auditor of the Swiss Chamber of Commerce in Turkey
 * Head of Turkey Directorate of the Diplomatic Council
 * Member of the board of the DMW International Diplomats e.V.
 * Representative of German - Turkish Economic Relations of the Wirtschaftsrat der CDU e.V.
 * Turkey Director of the Verband Deutscher Anwälte

Personal life
Köksal is married and has a daughter and one son.

Philanthropy
Köksal has repeatedly shown social responsibility with his independent charity projects and functions in various foundations.

He is currently acting as:
 * Vice Chairman of the Ashoka Turkey Foundation
 * Member of the board of the Yeniden Biz Foundation
 * Member of the board of the Açık Açık Foundation