Biography
PROF. DR. K. BERK KAPANCI
K. Berk Kapancı graduated from Saint Joseph French High School (Istanbul) in 2002 and from Galatasaray University (Istanbul) Faculty of Law in 2006. He then completed İstanbul Bilgi University Business Law Master Program in 2009 with his master thesis titled “Statutory Liability for Non-Conforming Goods and Contractual Guarantees in Sales Contracts”, and Galatasaray University Private Law Doctoral Program in 2013 with the doctoral thesis titled “Relations Between Debtors in the Plurality of Debtors”. Kapancı worked as a teaching and research assistant at İstanbul Bilgi University (Faculty of Law, Department of Civil Law) between 2007-2014 and he has been working as a full-time lecturer at MEF University (Faculty of Law, Department of Civil Law) since 2015. He became an associate professor in 2018 with his book titled "Compensation of Damages due to Intentional Immoral Acts (TCO Art. 49 Para. 2)” and his other publications, and became a full-professor in 2023 with his book titled “Assignment of Claims (TCO Art. 183-194) - Commentary” and his other publications. Kapancı, who is an active member in professional organizations such as International Academy of Comparative Law (IACL), European Law Institute (ELI) & ELI Turkish Hub, L’Association Henri Capitant des amis de la culture juridique française, La Société de Législation Comparée (SLC), Society of European Contract Law (SECOLA), focuses his research specifically on Law of Obligations, Law of Property, Law of Guarantees and Law and Technology. Kapancı is also a member of the board of trustees of Rona Serozan Comparative Law Foundation.
Research areas
Civil Law
Particularly: Law of Obligations, Property Law, Law of Guarantees, Law and Technology