Köln University

İstanbul University Institute of Social Science

Istanbul University Faculty of Law

Criminal and Criminal Procedure Law

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Hakan Hakeri is a professor of criminal and medical law. He has studied law at the University of Istanbul, before receiving his Ph.D. in criminal law at the University of Köln (Germany) in 1996. Throughout his study he has received multiple scholarships, including one for The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) in the United States and Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Germany. During his study, he has worked as a research assistant at the University of Dicle, where he has worked as a professor after completing his Ph.D., until 2005. He has been professor at the University of Selcuk in 2007. He worked as the founding dean at the Universities of Ondokuz Mayıs and Istanbul Medeniyet. He was head of the medical law research unit at Istanbul Medeniyet University until 2020. He has attended Özyeğin University as professor of criminal law in 2021.