PROF. DR. ECE BAŞ SÜZEL

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Prof. Dr. Ece Baş Süzel is a member of the teaching faculty in the Department of Obligations Law at the Faculty of Law, Istanbul Bilgi University. She teaches various courses in contract law, property law, and e-commerce law at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels.

After completing her PhD in Private Law at Istanbul University with the highest honors in 2015, her doctoral thesis, titled "Non-Genuine Negotiorum Gestio and the Transfer of Benefit," was published as a book shortly thereafter. Her associate professorship thesis focused on distance contracts in e-commerce. Ece has authored books and articles in the fields of real estate law, tenancy law, sales law, platform law, and financial services.

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In addition to her academic experience, Ece continues to provide legal counsel to clients in the areas of e-commerce, contract law, mergers and acquisitions, and real estate law.

Alongside her academic and legal practice, Ece is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Rona Serozan Foundation for Comparative Law Research, under which she organizes conferences.

Languages: Turkish, English, German

Email: ece.bas@tdbb.com.tr​​

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DR. MELİS AVŞAR

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Assistant Professor Dr. Melis Avsar initiated her academic journey in 2014 as a research assistant at the Department of Private International Law, Faculty of Law, Istanbul University. She earned her master’s degree, focusing on the topic ‘Powers of the board of directors and legal remedies against board decisions in the registered capital system.’ During her doctoral studies, she had the opportunity to study at the Institut für internationales und ausländisches Privatrecht, Universitat zu Köln. In 2021, she attained the title of Doctor of Law with her dissertation titled ‘The will of parties in determining the international jurisdiction of courts’ and is currently engaged in postdoctoral research on ‘The right of direct action of the injured party in private international law.’

In 2022, she was appointed as an Assistant Professor at Istanbul University, where she currently teaches courses and pursues academic research in Private International Law, International Arbitration, Investment Arbitration, International Law of Contracts, Conflict of Laws Issues in Maritime Law, Jurisdiction Agreements, Citizenship Law, and Foreigners Law. She also teaches courses in Turkish-German University as a guest lecturer.

Languages: Turkish, English, German, Latin

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Email: melis.avsar@tdbb.com.tr

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Publications: 

1. An Examination of the Liability for Compensation for the Breach of Choice of Court Agreements: In the Light of the German Federal Court Decision of 17.10.2019, Istanbul Hukuk Mecmuası, vol.80, no.2, pp.357-381, 2022.

2. Certain Issues Concerning International Investment Arbitration within The Context of The Ata v Jordan Award(with Azaklı Köse M.), Public and private international law bulletin, vol.41, no.2, pp.605-644, 2021.

3. International Jurisdiction of Turkish Courts in Adoption Cases, Public and private international law bulletin, vol.40, no.2, pp.1151-1173, 2020. 

4. Some Turkish Supreme Court Decisions Made in 2018 Regarding the International Arbitration Law No. 4686, Uluslararası Ticaret ve Tahkim Hukuku Dergisi, vol.2019, no.2, pp.525-553, 2019. 

5. The Concept of Investment Under the ICSID Convention, Milletlerarası Hukuk ve Milletlerarası Özel Hukuk Bülteni, vol.37, no.2, pp.95-140, 2017. 

6. Law Applicable to Real Rights on Maritime Transport Vehicles (Turkish Code of PIL art. 22), Uluslararası Deniz Taşımacılığında Güncel Gelişmeler Konferansı, On İki Levha, pp.15-36, 2022. 

7. Party Autonomy in Determining the Jurisdiction of the Courts in International Procedural Law, On İki Levha, İstanbul, 2021. 

8. The Law Applicable to The Shipbuilding Contracts, in: The Law Applicable to The Atypical Contracts, On İki Levha, İstanbul, pp.425-460, 2020.