Sebnem Akipek is a Professor in the Department of Civil Law in Law School at Ankara University. She has been working as a ChiefLegal Advisor at Middle East Technical University since 2001. Also, she is a director of Vocational School of Justice Principal. Sebnem Akipek was educated at Ankara University (BSc in Law), London School of Economics (LLM in Law), and Ankara University (PhD in Law). She is the author of numerous articles and books published in Turkey and abroad.