Ankara University National Center for the Sea and Maritime Law (DEHUKAM) has completed its 2026 summer internship programme. During the internship period, our interns carried out valuable work by conducting compherensive research on various topics related to the sea and maritime law. We congratulate all our interns who have successfully completed their internships and thank them for their contributions to our center.

The interns, their essay topics and resposnible researchers are as follows:

Responsible Researcher Dr. Alperen Furkan Taş; intern İnci Beyza Dilitatlı “Documents and Liability in the Carriage of Goods by Sea”, intern Selin Bumin “International Conventions on the Carriage of Goods by Sea”, intern Yiğit Özcan “Bridging the Gap Between Law and Practice: Evaluating Seafarer Abandonment Under the MLC 2006 Through the Mohammed Aisha Case”, intern Elif Nur Babayiğit “The Incorporation of Charterparty Arbitration Clauses into Bills of Lading Under Turkish Law and Their Binding Effect on the Holder”;

Responsible Researcher Büşra Deniz Önsöz; intern Atahan Alsancak “State Practices in Delimiting Maritime Jurisdiction Areas”, intern Sıla Yılmaz “The Impact of Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise on Maritime Zones”;

Responsible Researcher Çağrı Ünal; intern Nur Zehra Parlak “The Legal Status of Remote Control Operators on Autonomous Ships Under Maritime Employment Contracts and Turkish Maritime Labour Law”, intern Sarp Tekin “Electronic Trade Documents Act Requirements Regarding Electronic Bills of Lading in the United Kingdom and the Turkish Perspective”;

Responsible Researcher Derya Ulutürk; intern Mehmet Fatih Öztekin “Rights of Landlocked States and Implementation Challenges Under the 1982 UNCLOS”;

Responsible Researcher Emre Önsöz; intern Ezel Karaman, “Human Rights Violations Against Migrants in the Mediterranean”; intern Meltem Necla Akalın, “Exclusive Economic Zones and Alternative Maritime Regimes: The Powers of Coastal States and State Practices”.

We believe that the participation of students in the DEHUKAM Internship program will be beneficial for their careers.

We would like to thank all our interns and our Internship Coordinator DEHUKAM COO, Dr. Adnan Menderes Aydın, for ensuring the successful completion of the internship period.