GÖKÇE KURTULAN, LL.M. İstanbul Bilgi Universitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Kurtuluş Deresi Cad. No: 47 Dolapdere İstanbul gokce.kurtulan@bilgi.edu.tr/ gokcekurtulan@gmail.com EDUCATION 2015- Ph.D. İstanbul Bilgi University Social Sciences Institute Private Law Doctoral Program 2014-2015 Master of Laws London School of Economics and Political Science, London Corporate and Commercial Law Specialism, LL.M. Dissertation Title: Protection of Minority Shareholders in Cross-Border Mergers: A must or an Impediment to the Single Market? Graduation Degree: Distinction 2010-2014 Bachelor of Laws Galatasaray University, İstanbul Law Faculty, LL.B. GPA: 3.54/4 2012 Summer School London School of Economics and Political Science, London Intellectual Property Law 2011 Summer School Boğaziçi University, İstanbul Macroeconomics International Relations 2005-2010 Galatasaray High School
WORK EXPERIENCE 2015 - Research and Teaching Assistant Istanbul Bilgi University, Faculty of Law Courses Assisted: Civil Law I, Code of Obligations Special Provisions, Family Law, Law of Property, International Sales Law. 2015-23. Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court Competition, Coach of the İstanbul Bilgi University Team, (together with Prof. Dr. Yeşim M. Atamer, Ass. Prof. Candan Yasan, Yasemin Kabaklıoğlu, Garrett Gilmore) 2013 White and Case LLP, Istanbul Summer Internship Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Banking and Finance 2013 Yasaman Law Firm, Istanbul Summer Internship Corporate Law, Intellectual Property Law, Litigation SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS * German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Intensive Language Program, Berlin (July- August 2016) * Jean Monnet Scholarship Program, Turkish Republic EU Ministry (2014-2015) * London School of Economics and Political Science, Distinction in LL.M. (December 2015) * Turkish Prime Ministry 4-year Success Scholarship (2010-2014) * Turkey IS Bank, Golden Student Award (2010) * P. Jessup Moot Court Competition, Best Memorial Award (Galatasaray University 2013 Team) * EUROSIMA, Middle East Technical University, Best Delegate Award (2009) * Turkey Model United Nations Conference, Best Delegate Award (2008)
PUBLICATIONS The Unlawfulness Element under Turkish Tort Law [Haksız Fiilde Hukuka Aykırılık Unsuru], Marmara University Law School Review, V. 23/1, 2017, at p. 465-503. Minority Protection in Cross-Border Mergers: A Must or An Impediment to the Single Market?, Eur Bus Org Law Rev (2017) 18:101 121 DOI 10.1007/s40804-017-0061-7, An Alternative Solution to 71/4 of Turkish Code of Obligations: Implicit Legal Gap [TBK m. 71/4 Hükmüne Alternatif Çözüm: Örtülü Boşluk ], (together with Prof. Dr. M. Murat İnceoğlu), Prof. Dr. İlhan Ulusan a Armağan [Essays in honor of İlhan Ulusan], İstanbul Kültür Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi, C. 15, S. 2, 2016. Mondialisation et Sources du Droit en Turquie, [Globalisation and Sources of Law in Turkey], Journées Internationales de l Association Henri Capitant, Münster Berlin 2016, Henri Capitant Law Review. (Forthcoming publication) Comparison of the Doctrines of Impossibility and Hardship in Turkish Law [Türk Hukukunda İmkânsızlık ve Aşırı İfa Güçlüğü Kurumlarının Karşılaştırılması ], Banking and Commercial Law Journal (BATİDER), V. XXXII/3, September 2016. Analysis of Turkish Constitutional Court s Decisions On the Surname of the Child [Çocuğun Soyadına İlişkin Anayasa Mahkemesi Kararlarının İncelenmesi], (together with Dr. Ece Baş Süzel), Bahçeşehir University Law Faculty Review, November-December 2015. Les Frontières de La Liberté Contractuelle, La Reforme Du Droit Des Contrats - Journée Franco Turque, Travaux de l'association Henri Capitant, Ed. Saibe Oktay Özdemir, Başak Baysal, A. Barış Bilen, XII Levha, 2015. Translation Calculating and Proving Quantum in International Arbitration Practice, Elliott Geisinger: International Construction Contracts and Dispute Resolution (Uluslararası İnşaat Sözleşmeleri ve Uyuşmazlık Çözüm Yolları (ed: Yeşim Atamer, Ece Baş Süzel, Elliott Geisinger), XII Levha, 2015. Translation Procedures for Contractors and Employers Claims and Pitfalls in particular under FIDIC Contracts, Claus Lenz: International Construction Contracts and Dispute Resolution (Uluslararası İnşaat Sözleşmeleri ve Uyuşmazlık Çözüm Yolları (ed: Yeşim Atamer, Ece Baş Süzel, Elliott Geisinger), XII Levha, 2015. Translation Comparative Law and Its Clients, Jürgen Basedow, Istanbul University Law Faculty Review (IUHFM), December 2016.
SELECTED CONFERENCE PARTICIPATIONS & CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS Regards comparés sur les réformes du droit des contrats [Comparative Remarks on the Reform of Contract Law], Journée Franco-Turque, Paris (17 March 2017 upcoming). Speech Topic: Compound Contracts in French and Turkish laws Journées Internationales de l Association Henri Capitant, La Mondialisation, Münster Berlin (22-27 May 2016). Speech Topic: Globalisation and the Sources of Law La réforme du droit des contrats Les principes généraux du droit turc des contrats, Journée Franco-Turque, (together with Ass. Prof. Pelin Işıntan), [Reform of the Contract Law: The general principles of the Turkish contract law], Galatasaray University, Istanbul (31 March 2014). Speech Topic: Considerations on the limits of the contractual liberty under Turkish Law International Construction Contracts and Dispute Resolution An Example of the FIDIC Conditions of Contract, Istanbul Bilgi University (2-11 March 2017 upcoming). International Sales Law Certificate Program, (Prof. Dr. Ulrich G. Schroeter ve Dr. Florian Mohs), İstanbul Bilgi University (16.09-03.10 2015). Jounées Turco-Suisses: Séminaire Commun entre la Faculté de droit de Fribourg et la Faculté de droit de Galatasaray (Prof. Dr. Pascal Pichonnaz), [Turkish and Swiss law days A common seminar between Faculty of Laws of Fribourg and Galatasaray], Fribourg University, Switzerland (15-22 December 2013). MEMBERSHIPS 2015- Association Henri Capitant- Des Amis de la Culture Juridique Française 2015- Istanbul International Law Association 2015- Young ISTAC (İstanbul Arbitration Center) 2015- London School of Economics and Political Sciences Alumni 2010- Galatasaray Highschool Alumni LANGUAGES Turkish Native English Proficiency (IELTS 8.5/9) French Advanced (DALF C-1)
German Advanced (C-1)