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Assistant Professor, Doctor in Commercial Law

I graduated with a Bachelor's Degree from the Faculty of Law of Ankara Â鶹´«Ã½AV, Turkey, in 1996. In 1997, I completed my professional training at the Ankara Bar. In the same year, I became a research assistant in the Department of Commercial Law of the Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences of Celal Bayar Â鶹´«Ã½AV Manisa.

I completed my master thesis entitled "Deposits in Turkish Banking Law", at Marmara Â鶹´«Ã½AV, Institute of Social Sciences, in 2001. I defended my doctoral thesis, entitled "Unjust Enrichment in Negotiable Instruments" and was awarded my PhD by the same Institute in 2007.

Having worked for three years at Celal Bayar Â鶹´«Ã½AV, I joined the Department of Commercial Law within the Faculty of Law at Erzurum Atatürk Â鶹´«Ã½AV in 2010 as an assistant professor.

I have had a number of articles published in various academic law journals in Turkey, and my doctoral thesis was published in 2008. In addition, I was the editor of "Introduction to Law" published by Atatürk Â鶹´«Ã½AV Open Education Faculty, and have contributed several chapters to edited volumes on topics of commercial law, commercial enterprise law, and the law relating to negotiable instruments.Ìý

I have lectured on undergraduate, Masters level and doctoral programmes. I teach undergraduate students commercial enterprise law, company law and the law of negotiable instruments. In Masters level and doctoral programmes, I teach courses on institutions of company law, unfair competition and a course on comparative institutions of the law relating to private limited companies. I am at present the supervisor of 7 Master and 3 doctorate students.

I continue to act as project supervisor for two research projects which are supported by the Programme of Scientific Research Projects in Atatürk Â鶹´«Ã½AV. In addition, I conduct promotion and training activities in relation to the new Turkish Commercial Code in north-eastern Turkey in association with the Erzurum Chamber of Commerce and the Development Agency of North-Eastern Anatolia. I have also given seminars for the Manisa Bar Association for trainee lawyers in various areas of commercial law.

In 2012, I was a visiting academic at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies of the Â鶹´«Ã½AV of London and at the School of Law of the Â鶹´«Ã½AV of Edinburgh. In April 2013, I was a visiting academic at the Â鶹´«Ã½AV of Rzeszow, Poland, within the framework of the Erasmus Exchange Programme for Academics.

Research Interests

• Comparative Institutions of Company Law
• Law relating to Private Limited Companies
• Law relating to Joint-Stock Companies (Public Limited Company)
• Negotiable Instruments (including in particular cheques)
• Bank Guarantees
• Unfair Competition and Ethics