Fatih Buğra ERDEM

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fatih Buğra Erdem is an Associate Professor at the Department of Commercial Law within the School of Law at Ankara Social Sciences University (since 2021), holding a full-time position. He also serves as a part-time faculty at Freie Universitaet Berlin's Law School (Department of Competition Law) since 2021.

• Education:
  • LL.B. in Law from Atılım University (2010-2015)
  • LL.M. in Commercial Law from Birkbeck College, University of London (2023)
  • Ph.D. in Commercial Law from Brunel University London (2018-2021)
  • Postdoctoral Research at Trinity College Dublin's Law Faculty (2024)

Research Interests focus on Competition Law, Corporate Law, and Intellectual Property Law, with a particular emphasis on intersections between legal theory and practical applications in maritime contracts, corporate governance, and digital economies.

Publication Trends include analyses of force majeure in maritime contracts, business judgment rules, and comparative advertising regulations, reflecting his expertise in EU competition law and innovation policy. Recent works explore blockchain technology's legal implications and cross-border consumer protection mechanisms.

Advising includes supervising graduate theses on topics like crowdfunding in Turkey, social media trademark violations, and blockchain in data protection, with students such as Firuze Nazlıcan Göktolga and Kübra Nur Buyur.