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ONE OF US

CUMHUR BOZKURT
BOARD MEMBER,
CHIEF LEGAL COUNSEL

HELLO MR. BOZKURT, WE'D LIKE TO
LEARN MORE ABOUT YOU. WHERE
WERE YOU BORN AND WHAT TYPE OF
SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT SHAPED YOUR
UPBRINGING?

I was born on October 29, 1963, in Erzurum. Due to my late
father's career as a judge, my family and I lived in various
districts of Erzurum, including Narman, Oltu, Olur, and finally
Hınıs. Later, my father became a lawyer and ventured into
politics, which led us to settle in Erzurum. I attended school
in Erzurum until the second grade of high school. In 1977,
when my father was elected as a Member of Parliament, we
relocated to Ankara, where I completed my education at
Ankara Anatolian High School.

Although my late mother had graduated from law school,
successfully graduated from the Faculty of Law in just four
she couldn't practice her profession until we settled in
years. I attribute this achievement to my genuine passion
Erzurum at my father's request. Instead, she worked as
for and commitment to this discipline. Law is a field that
a teacher. Eventually, she transitioned to working as a
profoundly influences every aspect of our lives and is
corporate lawyer at Tekel. Given the circumstances of
indispensable for human beings. During education, theory
the 1960s and 1970s, I was fortunate to be raised in an
often takes precedence, and its practical implications may
advantageous social environment, thanks to my parents'
not be immediately apparent. However, upon applying
higher education.
theoretical knowledge to real-life situations, one can truly
appreciate the breadth of its impact.
HOW WAS YOUR EDUCATION LIFE? HOW
DID ATTENDING ANKARA UNIVERSITY As time progressed, my interest in law education grew
FACULTY OF LAW INFLUENCE YOUR stronger. I began to view events within my profession
JOURNEY TO BECOMING THE CURRENT not only from a legal standpoint but also through a
CUMHUR BOZKURT? multidimensional perspective. This approach taught me
the importance of conducting comprehensive research and
After I enrolled in Ankara Anatolian High School, my expanded my capacity for multifaceted thinking.
outlook on life significantly changed. The disparity between
eastern and western Türkiye becomes evident only through
firsthand experience. Despite both being Anatolian High WHAT LED YOU TO CHOOSE TO STUDY
Schools, everything in Ankara—school, education, teachers, LAW? HAVE THERE BEEN ANY CHANGES
and friends—differed greatly from Erzurum. Ankara BETWEEN YOUR EXPECTATIONS WHEN
Anatolian High School marked a pivotal moment in my life, YOU ENTERED LAW SCHOOL AND YOUR
influencing me through its distinct educational approach, CURRENT EXPECTATIONS FROM THE
teachers, and friendships. FIELD OF LAW?

Studying law at Ankara University Faculty of Law was a My decision to pursue law school wasn't that conscious;
completely different experience. Despite not being the the fact that my parents were lawyers played a significant
most successful student during my high school years, I role. In fact, when I graduated from Ankara Anatolian

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