Who is Ümit Kocasakal? How old is Istanbul Bar Association President Ümit Kocasakal and where is he from?

In the election held at the 128th Ordinary General Assembly of the Istanbul Bar Association, Ümit Kocasakal, the candidate of the Republican Force Unity Group, was elected president, according to unofficial results. So, who is Ümit Kocasakal? How old is Istanbul Bar Association President Ümit Kocasakal and where is he from?

WHO IS ÜMİT KOCASAKAL?

Ümit Kocasakal was born on May 11, 1966 in Cologne, Germany. Kocasakal, the child of a father from Sinop and a mother who was an immigrant from Komotini, was born in Germany, where his family went to work as workers. He spent his childhood and youth in Büyükdere, Sarıyer district of Istanbul.

Kocasakal graduated from Galatasaray High School in 1986 and graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Law in 1990. He did his military service as a military prosecutor at the Eighth Corps Command.

Academic and Professional Career of Ümit Kocasakal

Ümit Kocasakal, who worked as a lawyer for a while, started working as an assistant in the field of Criminal and Criminal Procedure Law at Galatasaray University in 1995. He received his doctorate in 2000 with his thesis on "Money Laundering Crime". In 2005, he became an associate professor with his work titled Principles of EU Criminal Law.

Giving lectures at some universities, Kocasakal continues to serve as the head of the Department of Criminal and Criminal Procedure Law at Galatasaray University Faculty of Law and is a faculty member. He also teaches Criminal Law at Yeditepe University. Kocasakal, who has many published articles and writings, actively pursues his legal profession as well as his academic studies. He speaks French.

In addition to his former position as a military prosecutor, Kocasakal was also a member of the Arbitration Board of the Turkish Football Federation.

Ümit Kocasakal's Presidency of Istanbul Bar Association

Ümit Kocasakal was elected as the president of the Istanbul Bar Association on November 7, 2010. He was appointed to this position for the second time on October 14, 2012, and for the third time on October 19, 2014. He did not become a candidate again in the bar association presidential elections held on October 23, 2016. As of this date, he became a delegate of the Union of Turkish Bar Associations.

Ümit Kocasakal's Political Career

Ümit Kocasakal became a member of the Republican People's Party (CHP) on October 24, 2015. He announced his candidacy for CHP chairmanship on January 17, 2018.

He was expelled from CHP on April 2, 2020, on the grounds that he violated the party decision not to participate in CNN Türk broadcasts.