{"id":22,"date":"2026-03-07T22:34:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T22:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.equitas-consulting.com\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2026-03-30T07:51:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T07:51:24","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.equitas-consulting.com\/tr\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"Hakk\u0131m\u0131zda"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\">\n<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\" crossorigin>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Cormorant+Garamond:ital,wght@0,400;0,500;0,600;1,400;1,500&#038;family=DM+Sans:wght@300;400;500&#038;display=swap\">\n<style>\n\/* ===== EQUITAS ABOUT PAGE \u2014 REFINED V2 ===== *\/\n\n.eq-about {\n  --terra:       #C45A10;\n  --terra-light: #D97035;\n  --slate:       #1C2B2B;\n  --slate-panel: #132022;\n  --off-white:   #F6F3EE;\n  --white:       #FFFFFF;\n  --ink:         #182426;\n  --ink-soft:    #3A4040;\n  --muted:       #7A8A8A;\n  --line:        rgba(196,90,16,0.12);\n  --max:         1320px;\n  font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;\n  color: var(--ink-soft);\n  overflow-x: hidden;\n}\n\n.eq-about *, .eq-about *::before, .eq-about *::after { box-sizing: border-box; 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}\n\n.eq-about .footer-brand p {\n  max-width: 300px;\n  line-height: 1.85;\n  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.38);\n  font-size: 0.85rem;\n  font-weight: 300;\n}\n\n.eq-about .footer-col h4 {\n  color: var(--terra-light);\n  font-size: 0.65rem;\n  font-weight: 400;\n  letter-spacing: 0.18em;\n  text-transform: uppercase;\n  margin-bottom: 16px;\n}\n\n.eq-about .footer-col ul { list-style: none; display: grid; gap: 10px; }\n\n.eq-about .footer-col li {\n  font-size: 0.85rem;\n  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.42);\n  font-weight: 300;\n  transition: color 0.2s;\n}\n\n.eq-about .footer-col li:hover { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.82); }\n\n.eq-about .footer-bottom {\n  display: flex;\n  justify-content: space-between;\n  gap: 24px;\n  flex-wrap: wrap;\n  font-size: 0.75rem;\n  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.22);\n  font-weight: 300;\n}\n\n\/* RESPONSIVE *\/\n@media (max-width: 1100px) {\n  .eq-about .hero-content,\n  .eq-about .intro-block,\n  .eq-about .approach-grid,\n  .eq-about .leadership-grid,\n  .eq-about .geo-grid,\n  .eq-about .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }\n  .eq-about .hero-card { justify-self: start; width: 100%; max-width: 520px; }\n  .eq-about .portrait-card { position: relative; top: auto; }\n  .eq-about .cards-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }\n  .eq-about .forums-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }\n  .eq-about .cta-inner { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; }\n}\n\n@media (max-width: 768px) {\n  .eq-about .hero { padding: 60px 0 50px; min-height: 68vh; }\n  .eq-about .hero-left { padding-right: 0; }\n  .eq-about section { padding: 50px 0; }\n  .eq-about .cards-grid,\n  .eq-about .forums-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"eq-about\">\n\n<!-- HERO -->\n<header class=\"hero\">\n  <div class=\"hero-accent-bar\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"container hero-content\">\n    <div class=\"hero-left\">\n      <div class=\"eyebrow\">About Equitas Consulting<\/div>\n      <h1>Specialist construction claims and <span class=\"accent\">dispute resolution<\/span> advice<\/h1>\n      <p class=\"hero-copy\">Equitas Consulting is a specialist construction claims and disputes practice advising on delay, quantum, contractual claims and dispute resolution across major international construction and engineering projects. We support contractors, employers, legal teams and project stakeholders where rigorous analysis, clear reasoning and commercially grounded judgement are critical.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"hero-actions\">\n        <a href=\"\/contact\" class=\"btn-primary\">Discuss Your Matter<\/a>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <aside class=\"hero-card\">\n      <div class=\"hero-card-label\">At a glance<\/div>\n      <div class=\"hero-card-grid\">\n        <div class=\"metric\"><strong>FIDIC<\/strong><span>Specialist contract and dispute expertise<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"metric\"><strong>Arbitration<\/strong><span>Experience across major dispute resolution forums<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"metric\"><strong>Delay<\/strong><span>Programme, entitlement and critical path analysis<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"metric\"><strong>Quantum<\/strong><span>Commercially grounded claims and valuation support<\/span><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/aside>\n  <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n<!-- APPROACH -->\n<section class=\"approach\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"intro-block\">\n      <div>\n        <div class=\"eyebrow\">Our Approach<\/div>\n        <h2 class=\"section-title\" style=\"margin-top:1rem;\">Evidence-led analysis.<br><em>Commercially grounded advice.<\/em><\/h2>\n      <\/div>\n      <p class=\"section-intro\">Equitas was established to provide construction disputes advice that is analytically rigorous, commercially grounded and capable of withstanding scrutiny. Our work is built on careful examination of the facts, the contract and the contemporaneous project record.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"approach-grid\">\n      <div class=\"panel\">\n        <p>We advise across the lifecycle of a dispute \u2014 from early risk identification, contract administration support and claims preparation through to dispute board proceedings, adjudication, arbitration support and expert appointments. Our role is to help clients understand the strength of their position and present it clearly, accurately and persuasively.<\/p>\n        <p>We do not advocate positions for negotiation value alone. We develop opinions and analyses that can be properly supported by the evidence. That approach reflects the principle behind the Equitas name: balanced, independent and defensible judgement.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"quote-panel\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Our Commitment<\/span>\n        <blockquote>&#8220;Our role is not to amplify a position beyond what the evidence can sustain, but to provide clear, robust and defensible analysis.&#8221;<\/blockquote>\n        <p>That approach underpins every engagement \u2014 whether we are advising on a live project, preparing a contractual claim or supporting formal dispute proceedings.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- FOUNDER -->\n<section id=\"leadership\" class=\"leadership\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"intro-block\">\n      <div>\n        <div class=\"eyebrow\">Leadership<\/div>\n        <h2 class=\"section-title\" style=\"margin-top:1rem;\">Led by experience.<br><em>Defined by specialist practice.<\/em><\/h2>\n      <\/div>\n      <p class=\"section-intro\">Equitas is led by a practitioner with a dual technical and legal background, combining construction engineering, project controls, claims strategy and dispute resolution expertise on complex international projects.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"leadership-grid\">\n      <aside class=\"portrait-card identity-panel\">\n\n        <div class=\"id-top\">\n          <div class=\"id-tag\">Founder &amp; Managing Director<\/div>\n          <div class=\"id-name\">Metehan<br>\u00c7a\u011flar<br>Sonbahar<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"id-body\">\n          <div>\n            <div class=\"id-group-label\">Qualifications<\/div>\n            <ul class=\"id-list\">\n              <li>MSc Construction Management<\/li>\n              <li>LLM Construction Law &amp; Arbitration<\/li>\n              <li>Chartered Civil Engineer<\/li>\n              <li>FIDIC Certified Adjudicator<\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n          <\/div>\n          <div>\n            <div class=\"id-group-label\">Memberships<\/div>\n            <ul class=\"id-list\">\n              <li>Chartered Institute of Arbitrators<\/li>\n              <li>Academy of Experts<\/li>\n              <li>Adjudication Society UK<\/li>\n              <li>Society of Construction Law UK<\/li>\n              <li>Dispute Resolution Board Foundation (DRBF)<\/li>\n              <li>Association of Turkish Civil Engineers<\/li>\n              <li>Association of Turkish Consulting Engineers and Architects<\/li>\n              <li>EFCA European External Aid Committee<\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"id-footer\">\n          <div class=\"id-stat\">\n            <strong>22+<\/strong>\n            <span>Years Experience<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"id-stat\">\n            <strong>29<\/strong>\n            <span>Jurisdictions<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/aside>\n\n      <div class=\"bio-card\">\n        <div class=\"bio-section\">\n          <h3>Background<\/h3>\n          <p>Metehan Caglar Sonbahar is a dual-qualified construction professional with more than 22 years of international experience across construction, engineering and dispute resolution. His background combines technical delivery, project controls and claims expertise with advanced legal study in construction law and arbitration.<\/p>\n          <p>As a Chartered Civil Engineer with postgraduate qualifications in both construction management and construction law, Metehan advises on complex matters involving delay, quantum, contractual entitlement and dispute strategy in both live project and formal dispute environments.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"bio-highlight\">Equitas brings together engineering discipline, contractual understanding and commercial judgement to address complex construction disputes with clarity and credibility.<\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"bio-section\">\n          <h3>Specialist Expertise<\/h3>\n          <p>Metehan specialises in the FIDIC suite of contracts and has been appointed as a Dispute Adjudication Board member under FIDIC. He has advised across a broad range of sectors including infrastructure, highways, buildings, manufacturing, power, water, utilities, marine works and industrial facilities.<\/p>\n          <p>His dispute-resolution experience spans arbitration proceedings at the ICC, LCIA, DIAC, ISTAC, ITOTAM, DIFC, UNCITRAL and ICSID, as well as alternative dispute resolution through negotiation, dispute boards and adjudication. He has been cross-examined in arbitral proceedings and has given concurrent evidence.<\/p>\n          <p>A core feature of his work is the ability to bridge technical and legal issues \u2014 from programme and productivity analysis to contractual risk, entitlement review and the structured presentation of complex project events.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"bio-section\">\n          <h3>Training &#038; Industry Contribution<\/h3>\n          <p>Metehan delivers FIDIC contract and claims workshops to both small and large groups of practitioners. He serves as a Committee Member of the European External Aid Committee of EFCA and has published a number of articles on construction and dispute resolution topics, contributing to the development of professional practice in the field.<\/p>\n          <p>His project and dispute experience spans Europe, the CIS region, Africa and the Middle East \u2014 giving Equitas the cross-jurisdictional perspective required to advise on complex international construction disputes with confidence.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- ACCREDITATIONS -->\n<section class=\"standing\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"intro-block\">\n      <div>\n        <div class=\"eyebrow\">Professional Standing<\/div>\n        <h2 class=\"section-title\" style=\"margin-top:1rem;\">Qualifications, memberships<br><em>and recognised expertise<\/em><\/h2>\n      <\/div>\n      <p class=\"section-intro\">The practice is shaped by a combination of engineering, contractual and dispute-resolution credentials relevant to expert advisory work on major international construction projects.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"cards-grid\">\n      <article class=\"card\">\n        <div class=\"card-code\">CEng<\/div>\n        <h3>Chartered Civil Engineer<\/h3>\n        <p>Technical foundation in civil engineering, project delivery and infrastructure-related construction matters.<\/p>\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"card\">\n        <div class=\"card-code\">FIDIC<\/div>\n        <h3>FIDIC Certified Adjudicator<\/h3>\n        <p>Recognised specialist knowledge of the FIDIC forms and dispute resolution framework, including dispute board appointments.<\/p>\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"card\">\n        <div class=\"card-code\">CIArb<\/div>\n        <h3>Chartered Institute of Arbitrators<\/h3>\n        <p>Professional engagement with recognised standards in arbitration and dispute resolution practice.<\/p>\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"card\">\n        <div class=\"card-code\">AoE<\/div>\n        <h3>Academy of Experts<\/h3>\n        <p>Membership of the Academy of Experts, focused on the standards and responsibilities of expert witness practice.<\/p>\n      <\/article>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- GEOGRAPHIC REACH -->\n<section class=\"geography\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"intro-block\">\n      <div>\n        <div class=\"eyebrow\">Geographic Reach<\/div>\n        <h2 class=\"section-title\" style=\"margin-top:1rem;\">International perspective.<br><em>Project-specific understanding.<\/em><\/h2>\n      <\/div>\n      <p class=\"section-intro\">Equitas brings cross-jurisdictional perspective to the contractual, procedural and practical issues that arise on major projects across multiple regional markets.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"geo-grid\">\n      <div class=\"region-list\">\n        <div class=\"region-item\">\n          <div class=\"region-no\">01<\/div>\n          <div>\n            <h3>Europe<\/h3>\n            <p>United Kingdom, Turkey and wider European project environments across building and infrastructure sectors.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"region-item\">\n          <div class=\"region-no\">02<\/div>\n          <div>\n            <h3>CIS Region<\/h3>\n            <p>Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and related cross-border project and dispute environments.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"region-item\">\n          <div class=\"region-no\">03<\/div>\n          <div>\n            <h3>Middle East<\/h3>\n            <p>Experience across major engineering and construction projects in GCC and surrounding markets.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"region-item\">\n          <div class=\"region-no\">04<\/div>\n          <div>\n            <h3>Africa<\/h3>\n            <p>Advisory experience on infrastructure and 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