Assistant Professor 
WTO Chair Holder (https://wtochairs.org/t-rkiye)
Director of the Research Center for International Trade and Arbitration Law

Degrees

• Ph.D. in International Trade Law: European University Institute, Florence (2009)
• Master of Research (MRes): European University Institute, Florence (2003)
• LL.M in European Law: College of Europe, Bruges (2000)
• LLB : Ankara University Faculty of Law (1996)

Merits

• Elected by the WTO for inclusion in the roster of  legal experts established pursuant to Article 27.2 of the Dispute Settlement Understanding (January 2026).
• WTO Chair Research Proposal Award of 8284 CHF granted for a 6 month period by the WTO. Research project: Inclusive Trade in Türkiye: Legal and Economic Perspectives on Labour and Gender (June 2021)
• WTO Chair Holder Award of 200.000 CHF granted for a four-year term by the WTO. Project: Establishment of a Research Centre for International Trade Law and Arbitration at Istanbul Bilgi University (May 2014)
• Research grant and Visiting Research Scholarship at the University of Michigan Law School (Fall 2003)
• Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Doctoral Research Grant, full tuition and stipend (2002-2006)
• Ranked first following Türkiye-wide examination for Jean Monnet Scholarship awarded by the European Commission for postgraduate legal studies: One-year full tuition and stipend. (January 2002)

Courses taught

Undergraduate:

• LAW 418 International Trade and Business Law (Fall)
• LAW 429 International Trade Law (Fall and Spring)
• LAW 465 International Trade and Arbitration Law (Fall)
• LAW/E 497 Sustainability in International Trade and Business Law (Fall) 
• LAW/E 398 International Trade Lab (Spring)

Postgraduate:

• Law 619 International Trade and Business and Legal Compliance (Fall)
• LAW 634 Sustainability, Screening and Arbitration in International Investment Law Reform (Spring)

Research Interests

International Trade Law, Investment Law, Law of the World Trade Organization,  Sustainability, ESG, Climate Change and Trade Nexus, E-Commerce and Digital Trade, Subsidies, EU Trade Law, EU Competition Law, Develepment Law, International Political Economy.

Subject Areas for Supervising Written Work

International Economic Law, International Trade Law, Investment Law, Sustainability, Digital Trade, EU Trade Law, EU Competition Law.