
Av. Dr. Hülya Çoştan Çetin
Dr. Hülya Çoştan Çetin is an experienced legal scholar with extensive academic expertise in commercial law and professional experience as a Rapporteur Judge at the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Türkiye.Throughout her academic career, she has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in commercial law, company law, and financial law. She has also served as an expert witness in commercial courts and later took an active role in constitutional review processes, contributing to jurisprudence at the highest judicial level.Her work combines academic knowledge with high-level judicial practice, offering a strong perspective both in theory and application.
EDUCATION
- PhD in Private Law (Commercial Law) – Ankara University
- LL.M. in Private Law (Commercial Law) – Ankara University
- LL.B. Ankara University
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Rapporteur Judge, Constitutional Court of the Republic of Türkiye
- Reporting in plenary sessions on constitutional review cases
- Legal analysis of annulment and objection applications
- Constitutional review of laws, decree laws, emergency laws, and presidential decrees
- Contribution to the development of case law
- Trainee Lawyer, European Court of Human Rights
- Examination of individual applications originating from Türkiye
- Legal assessments under the European Convention on Human Rights
- Faculty Member, Department of Commercial Law, Faculty of Political Sciences, Ankara University
- Teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in Commercial Law, Company Law, and Insurance Law
- Lecturing in master’s and PhD programs at the Faculty of Law, Ankara University
- Teaching in programs at the Institute of Banking and Commercial Law
- Part-time lecturer at Bilkent University and Atılım University Faculties of Law
- Delivering professional training programs and expert seminars at the Union of Turkish Bar Associations and various institutions
- Serving as an expert witness in commercial courts
- Participation in legislative drafting commissions
- Academic publications and book authorship
- International academic research in Germany (Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law – Hamburg, Goethe University Frankfurt) and Austria (University of Graz)
FIELDS OF EXPERTISE
- Constitutional Adjudication
- Commercial Law & Company Law
- Financial Law
- European Human Rights Law
LANGUAGE SKILLS
- German (Advanced)
- English
BOOKS & ARTICLES (Selected)
“Surety Agreements in Companies Appointed with Trustees under State of Emergency Regulations,” 2020
“Right to Request Review of Judgments,” 2021
“Authority of Banks to Convert Debt Instruments into Shares,” 2017
Numerous presentations on company restructuring, commercial law reforms
PAPERS & PRESENTATIONS (Selected)
“Surety Agreements in Companies Appointed with Trustees under State of Emergency Regulations,” 2020
“Right to Request Review of Judgments,” 2021
“Authority of Banks to Convert Debt Instruments into Shares,” 2017
Numerous presentations on company restructuring, commercial law reforms