Institutional Approach
01 — Activities
Conferences
Scientific conferences and symposia with international participation
International Institute of Family Law Practitioners
Shaping the future of family law through international cooperation.
We bring together lawyers, academics and international expertise within a shared network of knowledge and collaboration.
Institutional Approach
A Shared International Mind in Family Law
The Institute brings together lawyers, academics, mediators and children's rights specialists working on the cross-border dimensions of family law, within a common ground of thought and research.
Through comparative research, academic publications, training programmes and international partnerships, the Institute aims to deepen and share knowledge in the field of family law.
Academic rigour
Output grounded in research and scientific method
International cooperation
Sustainable bridges between legal systems
Human-centred law
A perspective centred on the family and the child
Ethics and independence
An impartial, transparent and principled stance
Knowledge sharing
Open, accessible and reliable academic content
Professional development
Continuous learning through training and certification
Expertise
Our Working Areas
The Institute focuses on research and knowledge production across all core areas of family law with an international dimension.
International Family Law
Academic study of jurisdiction, applicable law and international cooperation mechanisms in family relationships spanning multiple legal systems.
- International jurisdiction and applicable law
- Effect of international conventions on domestic law
- Procedure in cross-border family disputes
- Comparative family law research
Academic study of jurisdiction, applicable law and international cooperation mechanisms in family relationships spanning multiple legal systems.
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Activities
An Institute that Produces and Shares Knowledge
The Institute's activities are designed to nourish academic output, professional development and international dialogue together.
02 — Activities
Panels
Thematic panel sessions on current developments
03 — Activities
Workshops
Focused working meetings bringing practitioners together
04 — Activities
Training programmes
Courses on the international dimensions of family law
05 — Activities
Certificate programmes
Structured programmes for specialisation
06 — Activities
Academic research
Comparative and interdisciplinary research projects
07 — Activities
International meetings
Inter-institutional cooperation and representation
08 — Activities
Social responsibility
Initiatives contributing to public awareness
Academic Output
Publications
Governance
Boards and Governance
The Institute's scientific and institutional governance is carried out by the executive board and the scientific advisory board.
Board members will be introduced soon.
Information on the executive and scientific advisory boards will be published here once the institutional approval process is complete.
Leading Voices
The Lawyers Shaping the Institute
Sahra Düzgün Tucel, Attorney at Law
Attorney · Chair of the Family Law Commission, Mersin Bar Association
Sahra Düzgün Tucel's professional work is shaped by family law, women's and children's rights and international legal dialogue. She practises law as a member of the Mersin Bar Association, where she chairs the Family Law Commission.
As a board member and Turkey representative of INJURIA International Law Company, she plays an active role in the Turkey–Azerbaijan legal dialogue, speaks at international family, women's and children's law conferences, and produces training content on international family law, most notably on the Hague Convention.
- Chair, Family Law Commission — Mersin Bar
- INJURIA Board Member · Turkey Representative
- TEDx Speaker
- Hague Convention Trainings
- Turkey–Azerbaijan Legal Dialogue
“I Object.”
İrem İleri, Attorney at Law and Mediator
Attorney and Mediator · Ankara Bar Association
A 2001 graduate of the Çankaya University Faculty of Law, İrem İleri completed her legal traineeship with the Ankara Bar Association under Özdemir Özok, then President of the Union of Turkish Bar Associations. Since qualifying she has practised at İleri Law Office, the family practice in Ankara.
Having passed the mediation examination and qualified as a mediator, she works in family law, child law, criminal law and inheritance law. She has served as a trainer on the Ankara Bar Association's Traineeship Board, contributing to professional development and the training of a new generation of lawyers.
- Ankara Bar Association
- Registered Mediator
- Family and Child Law
- Trainer, Ankara Bar Traineeship Board
- İleri Law Office
2001
Çankaya University, Faculty of Law
2001–2002
Ankara Bar Association · Legal traineeship
2002
İleri Law Office · Attorney
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Qualified as mediator
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Open to Institutional Partnerships
We develop joint research, training and event partnerships with universities, bar associations, institutes and international organisations.
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Join a strong legal network contributing to professional knowledge sharing, academic work and international cooperation.
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