Academic Background

PhD
Galatasaray UniversityPublic Law
LLM
Queen Mary University of LondonPublic International Law
BA
Ankara Haci Bayram Veli (Ankara Gazi) UniversityLaws
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Making NATO Matter Again

The 2026 NATO Summit in Ankara took place at a defining moment for the Transatlantic Alliance Russia’s war against Ukraine, escalating...
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2026 World Cup: America First, Football Second

Passion, rivalry, and entertainment… For most of us, these are the immediate associations that come to mind when...
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The War on Iran and the Unravelling of Legal Order

Beyond its immediate destabilising effects on the Middle East’s balance of power, the February 2026 U.S.-Israel war on...
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Europe on the Sidelines: The Iran War and the Fracturing of the Western Order

On the morning of 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched a large-scale military campaign against...
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Trump’s Board of Peace: Big Promises, Thin Prospects

The international system has entered an age of permanent crisis, where disputes escalate quickly into armed confrontation, and...
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The Greenland Question: Geopolitics at the Edge of the Legal Order

While the dust has yet to settle on the detention of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, US President Donald...
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America First, Law Last: Venezuela and the Terminal Unravelling of International Law

The events of 3 January 2026, coordinated U.S. airstrikes in Caracas and the extra-judicial apprehension of President Nicolás...
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Stretching the Law of the Sea: Statelessness and the Seizure of the Skipper

The seizure of the Skipper has been presented by U.S. authorities as a routine enforcement action grounded in...
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UNSC Resolution 2797 on Western Sahara: From a Status Quo to a Pragmatic Approach

On 31 October 2025, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2797 on the Western Sahara dispute, extending...
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The Cyprus Question Redux: The Two-State Path as a Strategic Choice

The recent presidential elections in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) have once again brought the island’s...