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Ahmet Cemil Yıldırım
Curriculum Vitae
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Ahmet Cemil Yıldırım
Istanbul Kemerburgaz University School of Law, Mahmutbey Dilmenler cad. No. 26 Bağcılar Istanbul - TURKEY
0090 212 6040100/4005
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Sex Male | Date of birth 25/11/1979 | Nationality Turkish
WORK EXPERIENCE
2011-present
Assistant Professor
Istanbul Kemerburgaz University School of Law, Mahmutbey Dilmenler Cad. No. 26 Bağcılar, Istanbul
- TURKEY
▪ Vice Dean, former chair of the department of Private Law, founding director of “LL.M. Program in
International Business Law”, teaching many undergraduate and postgraduate courses
Business or sector University
2014-2015
Visiting Professor
University of Cologne School of Law, Albertus Magnuz Platz 50923 Cologne - GERMANY
▪ Teaching the course “Introduction to Turkish Private Law”
Business or sector University
2010-2011
Visiting Professor
Bahçeşehir University Graduate School of Social Sciences, Çırağan Caddesi, Osmanpaşa Mektebi
Sokak No: 4 - 6, 34349 Beşiktaş/İstanbul
▪ Teaching the course “International Commercial Contracts”
Business or sector University
2010-2011
Assistant Professor
Yeni Yüzyıl University School of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Yılanlı Ayazma Caddesi
No:26, 34010 Cevizlibağ / Zeytinburnu/İstanbul - TURKEY
▪ Teaching the courses “Introduction to Law,” “Commercial Law”
Business or sector University
2007-2008
Lawyer
Öngören Law Firm, Meşrutiyet Cad Ersoy İş Merkezi No:102, Şişhane – Beyoğlu, 34430
Istanbul - TURKEY
▪ Internship
Business or sector Litigation
2007
Intern
ICC International Court of Arbitration – Cours Albert 1er 75008 Paris - FRANCE
▪ Scrutiny of arbitral awards
Business or sector International Arbitration
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
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2005-2008
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PhD
University of Rome II “Tor Vergata” School of Law, Via Orazio Raimondo 18, 00173 Roma - ITALY
▪ UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts, Comparative law, Roman law
2003-2005
LL.M.
University of East Anglia - Norwich School of Law, Earlham Hall University of East Anglia Norwich
Research Park Norwich NR4 7TJ, England – UNITED KINGDOM
▪ International Commercial and Business Law
1999-2003
LL.B
Yeditepe University - 26 Ağustos Yerleşimi, İnönü Mah., Kayışdağı Cad., 34755
Ataşehir/İstanbul - TURKEY
▪ Bachelors degree in law (first class honours)
PERSONAL SKILLS
Mother tongue(s)
Turkish
Other language(s)
UNDERSTANDING
English
SPEAKING
Listening
Reading
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WRITING
Spoken interaction
Spoken production
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UDS 2010 93.75/100
French
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French Baccalaureat
Italian
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Phd thesis in Italian
Levels: A1/2: Basic user - B1/2: Independent user - C1/2 Proficient user
Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
Communication skills
Organisational / managerial skills
Job-related skills
Computer skills
Driving licence
▪ good communication skills gained through my experience as vice dean and chair of the department
of Private Law
▪ leadership (currently responsible for management of a law school and coordination of a masters
program)
▪ good command of international arbitration processes (experience in 6 ICC arbitrations)
▪ good command of Microsoft Office™ tools
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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Curriculum Vitae
Publications
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Arbitration experience
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Ahmet Cemil Yıldırım
Books:
Ahmet Cemil YILDIRIM, Karşılaştırmalı Hukuk ve Yeknesak Hukukta Sözleşmenin
Yorumlanması (“Interpretation of Contracts in Comparative Law and Uniform Law”, in Turkish),
On İki Levha Yayınları, İstanbul, 2015
Ahmet Cemil YILDIRIM / Serhat ESKİYÖRÜK (eds.), Uluslararası Ticari Tahkim ve Yeni Lex
Mercatoria / International Commercial Arbitration and the New Lex Mercatoria, On İki Levha
Yayınları, İstanbul, 2014
Şükran ŞIPKA / Ahmet Cemil YILDIRIM (eds.), Yeni Türk Borçlar Kanunu ve CISG’e Göre Satış
Sözleşmeleri / Sales Contracts under the New Turkish Code of Obligations and the CISG, On İki
Levha Yayınları, İstanbul, 2012
Ahmet Cemil YILDIRIM, Equilibrium in International Commercial Contracts, Wolf Legal
Publishers, The Netherlands, 2011
Articles:
Ahmet Cemil Yıldırım, Les principales clauses des conventions bilatérales
d'investissements conclues par la Turquie avec les Etats méditerranéens : vers une
méditerranisation, in Filali Osman (ed.), Vers une lex mediterranea des
investissements,Bruylant, Brussels, forthcoming in 2016.
Ahmet Cemil Yıldırım, Amiable Composition in International Arbitration, Journal of
Arbitration Studies, Vol. 24, No. 3, Eylül 2014, pp. 33 et seq.
Ahmet Cemil YILDIRIM, Amiable composition, in Filali OSMAN, Lotfi Chedly (eds.), Vers
une lex mediterranea de l’arbitrage dans les pays de l’Union pour la Méditerranée,
Bruylant, Brussels, 2015, pp. 235 et seq.
Ahmet Cemil YILDIRIM, Solid, Liquid and Gas Forms of the New Lex Mercatoria: How Do They
Operate in Practice?, Şükran ŞIPKA / Ahmet Cemil YILDIRIM / Serhat ESKİYÖRÜK (eds.),
Uluslararası Ticari Tahkim ve Yeni Lex Mercatoria / International Commercial Arbitration and the
New Lex Mercatoria, On İki Levha Yayınları, İstanbul, 2014, pp. 5 et seq.
Ahmet Cemil YILDIRIM, Milletlerarası Mal Satımına İlişkin Sözleşmeler Hakkında Birleşmiş
Milletler Antlaşması’nın 79. Maddesine Göre Sorumluluktan Kurtulma ve Hardship Tartışması,
Uluslararası Ticaret ve Tahkim Hukuku Dergisi, 2014, Vol 3, Issue 1, pp. 129 et seq.
Ahmet Cemil YILDIRIM Lack of Uniform Application Regarding Transfer of Property in
International Sales Contracts with Particular Regard to Retention of Title Clauses in Şükran
ŞIPKA / Ahmet Cemil YILDIRIM (eds.), Yeni Türk Borçlar Kanunu ve CISG’e Göre Satış
Sözleşmeleri (Sales Contracts under the New Turkish Code of Obligations and the CISG,
İstanbul On İki Levha Yayınları, İstanbul, 2012, pp. 189 et seq.
Ahmet Cemil YILDIRIM, Sözleşme Ekonomisinin Bozulmasıyla İlgili Kuramların Türk
Hukuku’ndaki Uygulamaları ve Yeni Türk Borçlar Kanunu’nda Aşırı İfa Güçlüğü, Erciyes
Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi, Vol VII, Issue 1-2, 2012, pp. 65 et seq.
Ahmet Cemil YILDIRIM Subjective Reasons of Gross Disparity and the Presumption
Professional Competence: A Contradiction in the Lex Mercatoria? in Murdoch University eLaw
Journal, Vol 15 No 1 2008, pp. 94 et seq.
Hakan ACAR / Ahmet Cemil YILDIRIM The New Draft for the Turkish Code of Obligations: A
Comparative Study with the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts in
Journal of Qafqaz University, 2008, pp. 10 et seq.
Thesis and dissertations:
“Equilibrio Contrattuale nei Principi UNIDROIT e nel Diritto Turco”, PhD thesis, University of
Rome II “Tor Vergata” Law School, November 2008
“Right to Property under Art. 1 Protocol 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights”,
dissertation, Istanbul Bar Association, November 2008
“State Party Arbitrations and Application of Art. V of the New York Convention”, LL.M.
dissertation, University of East Anglia Norwich Law School, July 2004
“Right to Life in Turkey under Art. 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights”, dissertation,
Yeditepe University School of Law, June 2003
ICC Arbitration No. 20548/ZF, counsel for Respondent in a dispute involving an international
M&A transaction between Turkish and British leading firms in chrome ore mining business.
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ICC Arbitration No. 19237/MHM (C-19240/MHM), counsel for Respondent and CounterClaimant in a dispute involving three joint ventures between Turkish and Chinese leading firms in
chrome ore mining business.
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ICC Arbitration No. 20682/CYK, counsel for Respondent in a dispute involving an international
sales transaction subject to the CISG, between Chinese and Turkish parties.
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ICC Arbitration No. 17818/GZ-MHM, counsel for the Respondent in a dispute involving a
demand guarantee transaction between a foreign state entity and a Turkish party.
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Expert appointed by Claimant in an ICC Arbitration involving an international M&A transaction
between
Russian
and French firms in cement industry.
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Scrutiny of more than 20 ICC awards.
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Prizes
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Scholarship by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the highest average in Turkey, Ankara,
2005
International Student (Full) Scholarship by the University of East Anglia, Norwich, 2003
Essay Competition on Turkey-EU relations, by Turkey- Europe Foundation and Istanbul
Commerce University, First Prize, Istanbul, 2003
Tuzla Municipality Second Novel Prize, National Novel Competition, honorable mention,
Istanbul, 2001
IPO ’98, International Philosophy Olympiades, Third Prize, Brashov, 1998
National Philosophy Olympiades, Third Prize, Ankara, 1998
Seckinler Education Center Story Competition, Regional Story Competition, First Prize, Ankara,
1997
Giacomo Leopardi Foundation Scholarship, Education of Italian Language in Perugia for Four
Weeks, 1996
Unicef Essay Competition, Regional Essay Competition (in French) on Peace in the
Mediterranean Region, Second Prize, Ankara, 1995
Projects
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Conference Co-Chair (with Prof. Filali Osman from the University of Franche Comté, Besançon),
Où va l’arbitrage international? (Where does international arbitration go to?), Istanbul
Kemerburgaz University School of Law, University of Franche Comté (Besançon) School of
Law, in progress, April 2016
Conference Chair – International Commercial Arbitration and the New Lex Mercatoria,
International Conference, Istanbul Kemerburgaz University School of Law, April 2013
Conference Chair – Sales Contracts under the New Turkish Code of Obligations and the CISG,
International Conference, Istanbul Kemerburgaz University School of Law, April 2012
Organization of the Regional final of the European Law Moot Court Competition in Istanbul,
Yeditepe University School of Law, February 2005
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