Curriculum Vitae
Asst. Prof. Ahmet Çağrı Yılmaz, Assistant Professor, conducts research in the fields of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure, as well as International Criminal Law. His research focuses primarily on organised crime, Interpol Red Notices, offences against sexual integrity and property, and cybercrime.
Yılmaz attended Kuleli Military High School between 1995 and 1999, graduating with honours. He subsequently graduated from the Turkish Military Academy and served in numerous critical field posts within the Turkish Armed Forces, including at the Headquarters of the Land Forces Command. He completed his first master’s degree at Selçuk University and his second at Gazi University; after graduating from the Faculty of Law, he obtained his PhD from Yeditepe University with high honours. He carried out his doctoral thesis research under the title ‘The Offence of Forming an Organisation for the Purpose of Committing a Crime (Article 220 of the Turkish Penal Code)’.
Having successfully completed the ‘Hague and Genoa Law’ training programme organised by NATO in 2017, Yılmaz was awarded the title of Mediator by the Ministry of Justice in the same year. He subsequently took part in the “Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC)” and “Rules of Engagement (ROE)” programmes organised by NATO, and in 2020 completed the “Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)” training programme at the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) in the UK. In 2023, he was awarded the titles of Specialist Mediator in Commercial Law and Specialist Mediator in Labour Law.
After serving as Chief Legal Adviser at Yeditepe University, he held the position of Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Law. He currently serves as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure at the Faculty of Law, Yeditepe University. In recognition of his academic and administrative activities at the university, he was awarded a prize in the ‘Service to the Institution and Society’ category as part of the 2024 Academic Year evaluations.
Yılmaz, who has published numerous articles, book chapters and academic papers at both national and international levels—including in leading European academic journals—focuses his work on various fields such as Criminal Theory, Criminology, Offences Against the Integrity of Public Administration, Children’s Rights and Health Law. Among his principal works is the book “Organised Crime in Criminal Law”. Recently, he has been continuing his research into the impact of artificial intelligence technologies on criminal law and criminal procedure, as well as current developments in international criminal law.
Yılmaz has also presented papers at international symposia and academic events held in numerous countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden, Italy, Slovenia and Azerbaijan, and has served as a guest speaker at various universities.