Hayrunnisa ALTIN ŞAHİN

Assistant Professor Hayrunnisa ALTIN ŞAHİN is affiliated with the Department of Private Law at Ankara University of Social Sciences' Faculty of Law. She holds a PhD in Private Law from Ankara University (2017–2022), an MA from Ankara University (2015–2017), and a law degree from Bilkent University (2010–2015). Currently serving as a full-time faculty member since 2023, she previously worked as a research assistant (2015–2022). She participated in a research stay at Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (Germany, 2021–2022).

Her research focuses on consumer law (especially distance contracts), international sales law under the Vienna Convention, family law, tort liability, and data protection. She contributes to interdisciplinary legal studies involving cross-border succession and digital consumer rights.

She teaches courses including Consumer Law, International Sales Contracts (Vienna Convention), Tort Law, and Civil Law. Active in academic governance, she serves on the University's Data Protection Commission since 2024. Her publications span peer-reviewed journals like Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi and Istanbul Hukuk Mecmuası, with a focus on legal remedies, contractual obligations, and legal succession mechanisms.