Personal statement

Dr Guzel is a Senior Lecturer in Law specialising in Intellectual Property and Technology regulation. Her research examines how legal frameworks governing platforms, data, and creative industries with a particular focus on video games and artificial intelligence.

She teaches across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, leading modules in Cyberlaw and Entertainment, Media & Intellectual Property Law, and committed to inclusive and research-led legal education.

Her work engages closely with policymakers, industry, and creative communities, bridging doctrinal analysis with socio-legal and interdisciplinary approaches.

  • Founder and Convenor, Press Start: Network for Video Game Law Research
  • Founder, Press Start: An Academic Symposium on Creative and Innovation Regulation in Games
  • Associate, Centre for Cultural and Creative Industries (CCCI)
  • Partner, The Studio (legal and academic support for creative and technology projects).

Academic qualifications

  • PhD in Intellectual Property Law, University of Hertfordshire
  • LLM in International Commercial Law, University of Southampton
  • FHEA, PGDip, University of Hertfordshire.

Professional memberships

  • Avukat, Istanbul Bar Association.

Other external roles

  • External Examiner, LLM Law, Technology and Innovation; LLM Internet Law and Policy; LLM Information Technology & Telecommunications Law, University of Strathclyde).

Areas of expertise

  • Intellectual Property Law
  • Digital and Cyber Law
  • Platform Liability and Online Regulation
  • Video Games and Interactive Entertainment Law
  • AI, Creativity, and Copyright
  • Data Protection and Digital Rights.