Dr Eda Sahin

Personal statement

Dr. Eda Sahin graduated from Istanbul University with undergraduate degrees in both law and business administration, completing a rigorous double major that laid the foundation for her interdisciplinary approach to legal scholarship.

She then advanced her studies in the UK, earning an LLM in Competition Law from the University of East Anglia, where her thesis focused on the passing-on defence and its implications for consumer protection in competition damage claims.

In 2016, she was awarded a PhD in Law from Queen Mary University of London. Her doctoral thesis provided an in-depth doctrinal and contextual analysis of collective redress procedures designed to address consumer harm in competition cases. This research was particularly timely, coinciding with significant policy developments and reforms at both EU and national levels, including the establishment of collective actions for consumers in the UK.

Since completing her PhD, Dr. Sahin has contributed extensively to the fields of competition law and policy, as well as consumer protection, through books alongside numerous journal articles, book chapters, and edited volumes, while also teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses on Competition Law, English Legal System, EU Law, Contract Law, and Legal Systems, Research and Skills, thereby advancing scholarly debate and shaping future legal practitioners.

Academic qualifications

• PhD in Law (Queen Mary University of London)
• LLM (University of East Anglia)
• LLB (Istanbul University)
• BA (Istanbul University)

Professional memberships

• Member of Istanbul Bar Association
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
• Member of the British Academy Early Career Researcher Network

Other external roles

• Member of the Advisory Board for the George Washington Competition Lab – Türkiye Initiative

Areas of expertise

• Competition Law and Policy
• Enforcement Mechanisms
• Consumer Protection