Yücel Oğurlu (born 1970, Istanbul) is a Turkish academic and professor of law. He is a specialist in administrative law.

Early life and education

Oğurlu graduated from the Istanbul University Faculty of Law in 1992. He completed the Master programme in Fiscal Law on 1995 and later on PhD on Public Law in 1999 at Marmara University.

Career

He began his academic career at Atatürk University and joined Istanbul Commerce University in 2006.^[1] He conducted post-doctoral studies as a visiting scholar at Tilburg University in the Netherlands and at Ahmed Yesevi University in Kazakhstan.^[2]

Oğurlu has served in several positions such as academic, administrator and project manager. He joined in several national and international projects in administrative law, and continues to act as a referee and editorial board member for academic journals.^[3]

He served as rector of Istanbul Commerce University and previously as rector of the International University of Sarajevo between 2013 and 2016.^[4] In 2019, he was appointed rector of Istanbul Commerce University, serving until 2023.^[5]

On 11 January 2023, he was appointed rector of Balıkesir University by Presidential Decree and continues to hold this position.^[6]

Oğurlu has published several books, book chapters and numerous articles in Turkish and English on administrative law and other areas of public law.^[7][8][9] He has also written newspaper columns on law, international law and international relations.^[10][11]

Publications

1. Introduction to Turkish Law, (Y. Oğurlu / B. Gürpınar), Oniki Levha Yayınları, Istanbul, 2010.

2. İdare Hukukunda “E-Devlet” Dönüşümü ve Dijitalleşen Kamu Hizmeti (E-Government Transformation in Administrative Law and Digitizing Public Services), Oniki Levha Yayınları, Istanbul, 2009.

3. İdare Hukukunda Kazanılmış Haklara Saygı ve Haklı Beklentiler Sorunu (Respecting Vested Rights in Administrative Law and the Issue of Legitimate Expectations), Seçkin Yayınları, Ankara, 2003.

4. Karşılaştırmalı İdare Hukukunda Ölçülülük İlkesi (The Principle of Proportionality in Comparative Administrative Law), Seçkin Yayınları, Ankara, 2002.

5. İdari Yaptırımlar Karşısında Yargısal Korunma (Legal Protection Against Administrative Sanctions), enlarged and revised 2nd ed., Seçkin Yayınları, Ankara, 2001.

6. European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) (Y. Oğurlu, C. Küçükali, chapter), “ICT in Turkish Judicial System (National Judiciary Network Project)”, 2007, Bologna: Bologna University.

7. Information and Communication Technology for the Public Prosecutor's Office: Country Reports (Y. Oğurlu, C. Küçükali, chapter), “Turkey”, 2007, Bologna: Bologna University.