Born on 8 December 1958 in Istanbul, Türkiye

• Faculty of Political Science, Istanbul University, 1983
• Faculty of Law, Marmara University, 1990
• Master’s degree Public Law, Istanbul University, 1986
• Master’s degree in European Law, “Centre européen universitaire”, Nancy II University, 1988
• Doctor of Public Law, Istanbul University, 1992
• European University Institute, Florence, 1990
• Professor of International Law, Faculty of Law, Galatasaray University, 2003-2008
• Director of the Research and Documentation Centre on Europe, Galatasaray University, 2002-2008
• Head of Department of Public International Law, Faculty of Law, Galatasaray University, 2003-2008
• Visiting Professor, Universities: Aix-Marseille III, Reims, Montpellier II, Strasbourg Robert Schuman
• Vice-Dean, Faculty of Law, Galatasaray University, 2004-2008
• Vice-President of Section from 1 November 2013 to 31 December 2014
• President of Section from 1 January 2015 to 30 April 2017
• Vice-President of the Court from 1 November 2015 to 30 April 2017
• Judge at the European Court of Human Rights from 1 May 2008 to 30 June 2019