Professional Activities
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor of Commercial Law at İstanbul Kent University (2024- Present).
- Associate Professor of Commercial Law, Inter- Universities Council (ÜAK) of Türkiye (2024).
- Academic Administrator of Istanbul Kent University Visiting Researcher Program Office (2024- Present).
- Adjunct Professor of Law at MEF University İstanbul (2018- Present).
- Adjunct Professor of Law at İstanbul Atlas University (2023- 2026).
- Director of Vocational School at İstanbul Kent University (2020- Present).
- Member of University Senate and Commissions at İstanbul Kent University (2020- Present).
- Assistant Professor of Law at İstanbul Kent University (2019- 2024).
- Research Assistant at Beykent University İstanbul (2014- 2015).
International Fellowship Positions
- Visiting Professor at Universidad Europea del Atlantico Santander, Santander, Spain (2024) | Recipient of ERASMUS+ Staff Mobility for Teaching Grant.
- Visiting Research Fellow at University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom (2024) | Recipient of Warwick Fellowship Funding.
- Visiting Lecturer at Klaipėdos Valstybine Kolegija, Klaipėdos, Lithuania (2023) | Recipient of ERASMUS+ Staff Mobility for Teaching Grant.
- Visiting Researcher at Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf, Germany (2017) | Recipient of DAAD Scholarship.
- Visiting Researcher at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R. (2016) | Recipient of Project Funding.
Legal Practice
Atty. Murat Can Pehlivanoğlu provides legal consultancy services on local and foreign investments, national and international commercial contracts, company merger and acquisition processes, reorganization and wealth management transactions. Atty. Pehlivanoğlu manages various lawsuits including cases related to liability of company shareholders and managers, commercial debt collection, criminal restitution, trademark violation, copyright violation and unfair competition. He also establishes national and international legal compliance departments for institutions.
Please kindly visit www.pehlivanoglulaw.com for further information about his Istanbul based law firm, with affiliated offices in Barcelona, Dubai and rest of the world.
Memberships
- Member of ECGI European Corporate Governance Institute, Brussels (2026- Present).
- University Representative at European Law Faculties Association, Belgium (2024- Present).
- Member of Society of Legal Scholars, U.K. (2024- Present).
- Member of Law & Society Association, U.S.A. (2023- Present).
- Member of İstanbul Hunting and Shooting Association (İSTAV), Türkiye (2018- Present).
- Member of Koç High School Alumni Association (KÖLMED), Türkiye (2009- Present).
