Professor Cüneyt Yüksel is the Chairman of the Justice Commission in the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye (GNAT) and a Member of Parliament representing Istanbul for the Justice and Development Party (AK Party). He leads GNAT’s Legal Team in international courts, focusing on legal issues related to genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity in Palestine.
Previously, Professor Yüksel held academic positions at Istanbul University Faculty of Law and Boğaziçi University and has lectured at leading universities in Türkiye and abroad. In his earlier political career, he served in the 23rd term of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, contributing to the Türkiye-EU Joint Parliamentary Committee, EU Harmonization Committee, and the Justice Commission, among others.
Yüksel holds an LL.M. from Harvard Law School and a second master’s and J.S.D. from Stanford Law School. His scholarly contributions on law, global governance, justice, and democracy have been widely recognized, and he has published extensively in both English and Turkish. In addition to his academic and legal work, he has served as President of the Harvard Alumni Association for Turkey and Europe, receiving the “Harvard Special Award” for his contributions.