Lokman Burak Çetinkaya

Education Ph.D.                                     2017 – 2022 European University Viadrina , Faculty of Law, Frankfurt (Oder), Germany Dissertation title: Forcible Responses to Cyber Operations: Self-Defence, Necessity, Countermeasures Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg Dissertation completion fellowship from the Viadrina International Program – promoted by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) LL.M.                                     2015 – 2016 European University Viadrina , Faculty of Law, Frankfurt (Oder), Germany Thesis title: Safe Zone: A Response to Large-Scale Refugee Outflows and Human Suffering Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg B.A.                                       2011 – 2015 Bahcesehir University , Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Sociology Department, Istanbul, Türkiye Full scholarship LL.B.                                     2009 – 2014 Bahcesehir University , Faculty of Law, Istanbul, Türkiye Top student in ranking among the 2014 graduates of law Full scholarship & overachievement scholarship Prep.                                     2009 – 2010 Boston University , Center for English Language & Orientation Programs, Massachusetts, USA Full scholarship Secondary Education           2004 – 2009 Prof. Dr. Mümtaz Turhan Social Sciences High School , Istanbul, Türkiye Ranked 254th (among over 1.3 million students) in the National University Entrance Exam (ÖSS) 2009 Professional Positions & Activities Assistant Professor              2022 – present FSM Vakıf University,  Faculty of Law, Istanbul, Türkiye Vice Dean                             2024 – present FSM Vakıf University,  Faculty of Law, Istanbul, Türkiye Director                                 2022 – 2025 FSM Centre for International Law (UHAM) , Istanbul, Türkiye Project Director                    2023 Led and managed a project on digital assessment,  NORC at the University of Chicago , USA Lecturer                                   2023 Maritime Security Law Course,  NATO Maritime Security Centre of Excellence (MARSEC COE) , Istanbul, Türkiye Research Assistant              2015 – 2022 FSM Vakıf University,  Faculty of Law, Istanbul, Türkiye Legal Advisor                       2019 Served as a legal advisor to the Turkish team –consisting of experts from military, academia, governmental agencies, and private sector under the coordination of  Turkish Armed Forces Cyber Security Command – in the world’s largest and most complex international live-fire cyber defence exercise,  Locked Shields 2019  organized by the  NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence,  Tallinn, Estonia Visiting Researcher             2016 & 2018 Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law , Heidelberg, Germany Selected Participations NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCD COE) , Tallinn, Estonia - International Law of Cyber Operations Course (2016) - The 8th International Conference on Cyber Conflict (2016) Intern                                    2014 Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law , Freiburg, Germany Intern                                    2013 Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) , Istanbul, Türkiye Selected Publications * ‘ Uluslararası Sivil Havacılık Teşkilatı (ICAO) Konseyinin Yargısal İşlevi ’, 67 Türkiye Adalet Akademisi Dergisi 133 (2026). * ‘ Establishing a New Subject of International Law: Third Country ’, Pof. Dr. H. Cumhur Özakman’a Armağan (Onikilevha, 2025). *  Forcible Responses to Cyber Operations: Self-Defence, Necessity, Countermeasures  (Onikilevha, 2022). * ‘ Turkey’s Military Operations in Syria ’, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law (20 Feb. 2018). *  Paylaşılamayan Enkaz: Libya , FSM UHAM Raporu (Aralık 2017). *  Safe Zone: A Response to Large-Scale Refugee Outflows and Human Suffering  (Springer, 2017). * ‘ The ICRC’s Formulation of the Notion of Direct Participation in Hostilities: A Critical Legal Analysis ’, 12  Law & Justice Review  361 (2016).