PhD Students in Law School
Omayma Sawaed (Suad)
Research Topic / Area: Public International Law/ Peace and Conflict Resolution/ Human Rights/ Rule of Law in Armed Conflicts.
Previous Degrees and Institutions: MIS- Peace and Conflict Resolution, University of Queensland (Australia, 2014)
MA- Human Rights and Democratization, University of Malta (Malta, 2008)
L.L.B- Netanya Academic College (Israel, 2003)
Ayşegül Kula
Nationality: Turkish
Research Topic / Area: Administrative Law, Administrative Procedure Law
Previous Degrees and Institutions: Master of Law (LL.M.) in Public Law, Istanbul University (2019) / Bachelor of Law (LL.B.), Koç University (2015)
Sevi Kayikchi
Nationality: Cypriot
Research Topic / Area: Gender Studies / International Human Rights / Criminal Law
Previous Degrees and Institutions: – American University Washington College of Law (USA) – LL.M. in Advocacy. (2016)
– Girne American University (TRNC) – LLB in Common Law (2014)
Meltem Ece Oba
Nationality: Turkish
Research Topic / Area: Private International Law / Conflict of Laws / Law of Foreigners / International Protection Law / Turkish Citizenship Law
Previous Degrees and Institutions: Magister Juris (MJur), University of Oxford (2019) (Merit)
Master of Law (LL.M.) in Private Law with Thesis, Koç University (2018) Bachelor of Law (LL.B.), Koç University (2016) (Magna Cum Laude)
Elif Merve Yılmaz
Nationality: Turkish
Research Topic / Area: Civil Law / Law of Obligations
Previous Degrees and Institutions: LL.M. – Istanbul University (TR, 2019)
LL.B –Law, Galatasaray University (TR, 2015)
Abdurrahman Kayıklık
Nationality: Cypriot
Research Topic / Area: Corporate Law and Governance
Previous Degrees and Institutions
LL.M., Harvard Law School
LL.B. – B.A., Koç University
Ezel Buse Sönmezocak
Nationality: Turkish
Research Topic / Area: Legal Philosophy / Human Rights / Gender Studies
Previous Degrees and Institutions:
LL.M, in International Human Rights Law, Lund University (SE, 2018)
LL.B, Kadir Has University, (TR, 2014)
Esra Öğünç
Nationality: Turkish
Research Topic / Area: International Business Law
Previous Degrees and Institutions:
LL.M.-International Business Law, King’s College London (2017),
LL.B.- Koç University (2016)
Matteo Mastracci
Nationality: Italian
Research Topic / Area:EU law, Comparative Constitutionalism, International Human Rights law
Previous Degrees and Institutions:
LL.B., University of Teramo
LL.M., LUISS School of Law
LL.M., Riga Graduate School of Law
Levent Emre Özgüç
Nationality: Turkish
Research Topic / Area: Criminal Law / Criminal Procedure / Criminology / Human Rights Law
Previous Degrees and Institutions:
Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in Criminological Research,
Cambridge University (2018)
Master of Law (LL.M.) in Public Law, Koç University (2017)
Bachelor of Law (LL.B.), Koç University (2015)
İlayda Eskitaşcioğlu
Nationality: Turkish
Research Topic / Area: International Human Rights Law, Business and Human Rights
Previous Degrees and Institutions:
Bilkent University LL.B. (Türkiye, 2016) Leiden University, LL.M. (The Netherlands, 2018)
Ezgi Arık
Nationality: Turkish
Research Topic / Area: Mediation in Tax Disputes
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Billur Yaltı
Previous Degrees and Institutions:
Koc University, LL.M. in Private Law
Koc University, LL.B.
Betül Durmuş
Nationality: Turkish
Research Topic / Area:
Non-discrimination, minority rights, International human rights law
Supervisor:
Prof. Bertil Emrah Oder
Prof. Başak Çalı
Previous Degrees and Institutions:
B.A.- Law, Bilkent University (2013)
LL.M.- Public Law, Koç University (2016)
Irina Crivet
Nationality: Romania
Research Topic / Area:
Implementation and Compliance with Human Rights Judgments;
Freedom of expression;
Interaction of Human Right Law with WTO Law
Supervisor:
Prof. Basak Cali
Prof. Bertil Emrah Oder
Previous Degrees and Institutions:
LL.M. in Public Law Koç University (TR)
B.P.A Ovidius University (Romani)
Asylai Akisheva
Nationality: Kyrgyzstan
Research Topic / Area: Public International Law/ Gender Studies/ International Human Rights Law
Previous Degrees and Institutions: LL.M. in International and European Law – Riga Graduate School of Law (Latvia, 2018)
Specialist Degree in Law – Civil Law and Procedure, Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University (Kyrgyzstan, 2015)
Hoitsimolimo Mutlokwa
Nationality: Zimbabwean
Research Topic / Area: Constitutional Rights/ Constitutional Comparative law
Supervisor: Prof. Bertil Emrah Oder
Previous Degrees and Institutions:
LLM Public Law and Legal Philosphy – North-West University South Africa
LLB- North-West University South Africa
Hüseyin Bahadır Çolak
Nationality: Turkish
Research Topic / Area: Civil Law / Law of Obligations
Previous Degrees and Institutions:
LL.M. – Corporate and Commercial Law, London School of Economics and Political Science (UK, 2016)
LL.B – İ.D. Law, Bilkent University (TR, 2015)
Orcan Ok
Nationality: Turkish
Research Topic / Area: Law and Economics, Contracts, Torts, Property
Previous Degrees and Institutions:
University of Chicago Law School, Master of Laws (2020)
Koç University, Bachelor of Laws (2019)
Koç University, Bachelor of Arts in Economics (2019)
Begüm Gürcüoğlu
Nationality: Turkish
Research Topic/Area: Constitutional Law, Human Rights Law
Previous Degrees and Institutions:
LL.M. in Public Law. Koç University (2020),
LL.B., Bilkent University (2014).
Nilay Dağdelen Yaşar
Nationality: Turkish
Research Topic / Area: Law of Obligations / Corporate Law / Private International Law
Previous Degrees and Institutions:
Koç University, LL.M. in Private Law (2019)
Koç University, Bachelor of Arts in Economics (2017)
Koç University, Bachelor of Laws (2016)
Faith Pepela Mumia
Nationality: Kyrgyzstan
Research Topic / Area: Public International Law/ Gender Studies/ International Human Rights Law
Previous Degrees and Institutions: LL.M. in International and European Law – Riga Graduate School of Law (Latvia, 2018)
Specialist Degree in Law – Civil Law and Procedure, Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University (Kyrgyzstan, 2015)
Emre Akalın
Nationality: Turkish
Research Topic/Area:
Legal Theory/ Human Rights/ Comparative Aspects of Human Rights in International Law
Previous Degrees and Institutions:
Master of Law (LL.M.) in Public Law, Koç University
Bachelor of Law (LL.B.), Ondokuz Mayıs University
Gökşen Effendi
Nationality: South African/ Turkish
Research Topic/Area:
Human Rights Law, Clinical Legal Education, access to Justice and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Socio-economic Rights and Women's Rights
Previous Degrees and Institutions:
Master of Laws (LL.M.), The University of Cape Town, South Africa
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), The University of Cape Town, South Africa
BA specializing in Video Production, The University of Cape Town, South Africa
PhD Alumni
Arina Kostina
Nationality: Ukraine
Research Topic / Area: Rights based constitutional review / Comparative constitutional law
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Bertil Emrah Oder
Previous Degrees and Institutions:
LL.M., Koç University
LL.B., Kyiv Mohyla University
Áquila Mazzinghy
Nationality: Brazilian
Research Topic / Area: International Criminal Law
Supervisor: Asst. Prof. Dr. Murat Önok
Previous Degrees and Institutions:
LL.M American University Washington College of Law (USA)
International Law & Human Rights; LL.B Bachelor of Laws
Federal University of Viçosa – Brazil