Ayse Isil Karakas
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Ayşe Işıl Karakaşis a Turkish
academic, professor of law
, and international judge of the European Court of Human Rights
in respect of the Republic of Turkey.
Dr. Karakaş was born on 8 December 1958 in İstanbul
, Turkey
. In 1983 she graduated from the Department of Political Science of İstanbul University
and between 1984 and 1993 she worked as a research assistant in the same institution. In 1986 she gained her first masters degree in Public Law, İstanbul University
. In 1986 she gained her second masters degree in the field of European Law at the Centre européen universitaire at the Nancy II University.
In 1990, Dr. Karakaş graduated from the Faculty of Law of Marmara University and was admitted by the Istanbul Bar Association in 1990. In 1992 she received her PhD degree in Public Law at İstanbul University
.
Between 1993 and 1999 Ayşe Işıl
Karakaş was an associate professor of the Faculty of Political Sciences at the Istanbul University
. She also worked at the Faculty of Law at the Galatasaray University
between 1999 and 2003.
Between 2002 and 2008, Dr. Karakaş was the Director of the Research and Documentation Centre on Europe at the Galatasaray University
.
Between 2003 and 2008 she worked as a full professor of International Law at the Faculty of Law of the Galatasaray University
. She was a visiting professor at the University of Aix-Marseille III
, of Reims
, of Montpellier II, of Université Robert Schuman and vice dean of the Faculty of Law at the Galatasaray University
between 2004 and 2008.
She is a judge of the European Court of Human Rights
in respect of the Republic of Turkey since 1 May 2008.
She is a supporter of introducing the hijab
in Turkish
universities. She takes part in the conferences of the 'Abant Platformu' foundation which has close ties to Fethullah Gülen
. Political she is known as liberal
. She belongs to the 'Second Republicans' (Group with liberal
and marxist political views in Turkey
) who support the AKP
and its political goals like introducing the hijab
into universities.
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
academic, professor of law
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
, and international judge of the European Court of Human Rights
European Court of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg is a supra-national court established by the European Convention on Human Rights and hears complaints that a contracting state has violated the human rights enshrined in the Convention and its protocols. Complaints can be brought by individuals or...
in respect of the Republic of Turkey.
Dr. Karakaş was born on 8 December 1958 in İstanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. In 1983 she graduated from the Department of Political Science of İstanbul University
Istanbul University
Istanbul University is a Turkish university located in Istanbul. The main campus is adjacent to Beyazıt Square.- Synopsis :A madrasa, a religious school, was established sometime in the 15th century after the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople. An institution of higher education named the...
and between 1984 and 1993 she worked as a research assistant in the same institution. In 1986 she gained her first masters degree in Public Law, İstanbul University
Istanbul University
Istanbul University is a Turkish university located in Istanbul. The main campus is adjacent to Beyazıt Square.- Synopsis :A madrasa, a religious school, was established sometime in the 15th century after the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople. An institution of higher education named the...
. In 1986 she gained her second masters degree in the field of European Law at the Centre européen universitaire at the Nancy II University.
In 1990, Dr. Karakaş graduated from the Faculty of Law of Marmara University and was admitted by the Istanbul Bar Association in 1990. In 1992 she received her PhD degree in Public Law at İstanbul University
Istanbul University
Istanbul University is a Turkish university located in Istanbul. The main campus is adjacent to Beyazıt Square.- Synopsis :A madrasa, a religious school, was established sometime in the 15th century after the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople. An institution of higher education named the...
.
Between 1993 and 1999 Ayşe Işıl
Işıl
Işıl is a common feminine Turkish given name. In Turkish, "Işıl" means "Ablaze", "Sparkling", "Agleam", "Brilliant", "Bright". People named Işıl include:-People:* Işıl Alben, Turkish professional female basketball player of Galatasaray Medical Park....
Karakaş was an associate professor of the Faculty of Political Sciences at the Istanbul University
Istanbul University
Istanbul University is a Turkish university located in Istanbul. The main campus is adjacent to Beyazıt Square.- Synopsis :A madrasa, a religious school, was established sometime in the 15th century after the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople. An institution of higher education named the...
. She also worked at the Faculty of Law at the Galatasaray University
Galatasaray University
Galatasaray University or Université Galatasaray is a Turkish university established in İstanbul, Turkey in 1992, following an agreement signed with the presence of President François Mitterrand of France and President Turgut Özal of Turkey during a ceremony at Galatasaray High School, the mother...
between 1999 and 2003.
Between 2002 and 2008, Dr. Karakaş was the Director of the Research and Documentation Centre on Europe at the Galatasaray University
Galatasaray University
Galatasaray University or Université Galatasaray is a Turkish university established in İstanbul, Turkey in 1992, following an agreement signed with the presence of President François Mitterrand of France and President Turgut Özal of Turkey during a ceremony at Galatasaray High School, the mother...
.
Between 2003 and 2008 she worked as a full professor of International Law at the Faculty of Law of the Galatasaray University
Galatasaray University
Galatasaray University or Université Galatasaray is a Turkish university established in İstanbul, Turkey in 1992, following an agreement signed with the presence of President François Mitterrand of France and President Turgut Özal of Turkey during a ceremony at Galatasaray High School, the mother...
. She was a visiting professor at the University of Aix-Marseille III
University of Aix-Marseille III
Paul Cézanne University is a public research university located in the heart of Provence , in both Aix-en-Provence and Marseille...
, of Reims
Reims
Reims , a city in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France, lies east-northeast of Paris. Founded by the Gauls, it became a major city during the period of the Roman Empire....
, of Montpellier II, of Université Robert Schuman and vice dean of the Faculty of Law at the Galatasaray University
Galatasaray University
Galatasaray University or Université Galatasaray is a Turkish university established in İstanbul, Turkey in 1992, following an agreement signed with the presence of President François Mitterrand of France and President Turgut Özal of Turkey during a ceremony at Galatasaray High School, the mother...
between 2004 and 2008.
She is a judge of the European Court of Human Rights
European Court of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg is a supra-national court established by the European Convention on Human Rights and hears complaints that a contracting state has violated the human rights enshrined in the Convention and its protocols. Complaints can be brought by individuals or...
in respect of the Republic of Turkey since 1 May 2008.
She is a supporter of introducing the hijab
Hijab
The word "hijab" or "'" refers to both the head covering traditionally worn by Muslim women and modest Muslim styles of dress in general....
in Turkish
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
universities. She takes part in the conferences of the 'Abant Platformu' foundation which has close ties to Fethullah Gülen
Fethullah Gülen
Muhammed Fethullah Gülen is a Turkish preacher, author, educator, and Sufi Muslim scholar living in self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania . He is the founder and leader of the Gülen movement...
. Political she is known as liberal
Liberalism
Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,...
. She belongs to the 'Second Republicans' (Group with liberal
Liberalism
Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,...
and marxist political views in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
) who support the AKP
AKP
-Companies:* Aamir Khan Productions, an Indian motion picture production and distribution company, based in Mumbai.-Political parties:* Justice and Development Party of Turkey , a Turkish political party* Ang Kapatiran, a Philippine political party...
and its political goals like introducing the hijab
Hijab
The word "hijab" or "'" refers to both the head covering traditionally worn by Muslim women and modest Muslim styles of dress in general....
into universities.