“İtirazım Var”
Delivered in Mersin on 11 January 2025: a journey that begins with staying and leads to becoming. A personal story and a professional stance, told on stage.
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Attorney at Law · Chair, Mersin Bar Association Family Law Commission
Sahra Düzgün Tucel I OBJECT.
A practice built on family law, international family law and the rights of women and children. Rooted in Mersin, and extended through conferences and institutional mandates across Ankara, Baku and London.
Mersin · Ankara · Baku · London
Professional Grounding
Mersin Bar
Registered AttorneyFamily Law Commission
Mersin Bar Association · ChairTUTAP
Mersin Provincial Chair · 2026Expert Witness
Qualified Accounting Expert · since 2012INJURIA
International Law Journal · Board MemberMersin İdman Yurdu
Press Spokesperson · 2026/2701 The Objection
A principled voice against silence.
An objection is not merely a procedural act;
it is a way of standing by human dignity,
the freedom to seek justice, and the idea of law itself.
Law, not as a spectacle — but as a principled form of presence.
“İtirazım Var” — “I Object” — is more than the title of a TEDx talk. It expresses a professional stance towards law and life: law understood not only as texts, procedures and petitions, but as the language of dignity, the right to be heard, and social responsibility.
02 Professional Profile
A rights-based professional stance.
In her 16th year of legal practice, Sahra Düzgün Tucel brings together family law, women and children’s rights, commercial and enforcement law, legal education and international professional dialogue.
She is an attorney at law registered with the Mersin Bar Association and leads Sahra Law & Consultancy, a Mersin-based legal practice shaped around family law, commercial law, enforcement law, legal consultancy and professional solution partnerships.
Since 2012, she has served as a qualified accounting expert witness. Alongside chairing the Mersin Bar Association Family Law Commission, she holds the office of TUTAP Mersin Provincial Chair and sits on the board of the international law journal INJURIA. She appears regularly on national television and at international conferences on family law.
Education
Çağ University Faculty of Law, 2006–2010
Bar
Mersin Bar Association
Commission
Chair, Family Law Commission
Expert Witness
Qualified Accounting Expert · since 2012
Languages
Turkish
Native
English
C2
Azerbaijani
C1
German
B1
Spanish
A2
03 Institutional Leadership
Mandates currently held.
From chairing a bar association commission to a provincial cultural-promotion office — the institutional roles she holds today.
Mersin Bar Association
In office
Chair, Family Law Commission
Leads the commission’s professional programme, training and event coordination in family law. Listed as Commission Chair in the Bar Association’s own official record.
Bar Association record ↗
TUTAP
2026
Mersin Provincial Chair
Appointed by decision of the head office and board of the Türkiye Promotion Platform. A voluntary institutional mandate to promote Mersin’s historical, cultural and tourism assets nationally and internationally.
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INJURIA
In office
Board Member
Board member of the international law journal INJURIA, and a convenor of the conferences it organises along the Türkiye–Azerbaijan legal dialogue.
Mersin İdman Yurdu
2026/27
Press Spokesperson
Named press spokesperson in the club’s published role assignments for the 2026/2027 season; institutional communication and public information.
Source ↗Standing Memberships & Advisory Roles
Expert Witness
Qualified accounting expert · since 2012ULUSKON
Legal advisor and stakeholderJCI
Honorary member and mentorEntrepreneurial Business Women Association
Member and trainer04 International Institute of Family Law Practitioners
An international roof for family law.
Sahra Düzgün Tucel is presented on the Institute’s website among “the lawyers shaping the Institute” — an academic and professional umbrella body founded to produce knowledge on the cross-border dimensions of family law.
International Institute of Family Law Practitioners
Among the lawyers shaping the Institute.
Uluslararası Aile Hukukçuları Enstitüsü
To carry out scientific research, publication and training activities in the international dimensions of family law; to build a sustainable network of knowledge and cooperation between lawyers, academics and institutions; and to contribute to the development of a human-centred legal understanding that upholds the best interests of the child.Mission · the Institute’s official statement
The Institute brings together lawyers, academics, mediators and children’s rights specialists working on the cross-border dimensions of family law, within a common ground of thought and research. Through comparative research, academic publications, training programmes and international partnerships, it aims to deepen and share knowledge in the field of family law. It does not provide individual case services and operates as an independent academic centre.
On the Institute’s website, Sahra Düzgün Tucel is presented through her chairmanship of the Mersin Bar Association Family Law Commission, her INJURIA board membership and Türkiye representation, her TEDx talk and her Hague Convention training work. After the Mersin (2025) and Ankara (2026) legs of the symposium series on family, women’s and children’s law, the third conference takes place in Baku on 4 September 2026 with the Institute among the organising partners.
International Family LawChildren’s RightsCustody and ContactInternational Child AbductionDivorce and Separation LawMaintenance LawMatrimonial Property RegimesDomestic Violence and Protective MeasuresFamily MediationRecognition and Enforcement of Foreign JudgmentsAdoption and ParentageMultinational Families
Article · Institute publication
La Haye Sözleşmesi Kapsamında Uluslararası Çocuk Kaçırma Davaları
Sahra Düzgün Tucel · presented at the V. Civil Law Congress · Aristo Publishing · Turkish. A congress paper on the conditions of return applications, the grounds for refusal and cooperation between central authorities under the 1980 Hague Convention.
Publication record ↗05 Mersin İdman Yurdu
From the pitch to the podium: a city’s shared value.
Press spokesperson in the 101-year-old club’s 2026/27 structure; institutional communication and public information.
Press Spokesperson 2026/27
Mersin İdman Yurdu, founded in 1925, is regarded as the city’s shared value with a history of one hundred and one years. At the Electoral Extraordinary General Assembly held on 24 July 2026 at the Yenişehir Atatürk Cultural Centre, a new board led by President Murat Altındere took office; its stated goals are institutionalisation, infrastructure and facilities, and a sustainable financial structure.
The team competes in TFF 3. Lig Group 3. In the new board’s 2026/27 allocation of duties, Sahra Düzgün Tucel took on the role of press spokesperson: institutional communication, press conferences and public information.
1925Founded
24.07.2026Extraordinary General Assembly
2026/27Press Spokesperson
06 Practice Areas
Fields of legal assessment.
Every matter is assessed on its own facts. The areas below are presented for general information.
Family LawAile Hukuku
Professional legal assessment of family law disputes: divorce, custody, maintenance, matrimonial property regimes, parentage and related proceedings.
Media archive →Women & Children’s RightsKadın ve Çocuk Hakları
Legal protection of women, responses to violence and discrimination; the best interests of the child, protective needs and access to legal remedies.
Media archive →International Family LawUluslararası Aile Hukuku
Family law matters with a foreign element, international child abduction, the Hague Convention framework and cross-border legal proceedings.
Media archive →Commercial & Enforcement LawTicaret ve İcra Hukuku
Commercial matters, contracts and corporate legal assessment; enforcement proceedings, document review and debt recovery processes.
Get in touch →Legal ConsultancyHukuki Danışmanlık
Assessment, guidance and document review for personal, family or corporate legal processes — informed by long-standing accounting expert witness experience.
Get in touch →Education & International DialogueEğitim ve Uluslararası Diyalog
Conferences, panels, professional training, legal education content, academic and public speaking; cross-border professional engagement.
Get in touch →07 The Bridge
Rooted in Mersin, connected through international legal dialogue.
Mersin as the root. Ankara and Baku as the nodes of the Türkiye–Azerbaijan legal dialogue. London as the axis of an advisory partnership on Türkiye–United Kingdom legal disputes.
Mersin
Türkiye · Root of the PracticeThe professional centre, shaped around family law and women and children’s rights — home of Sahra Law & Consultancy.
Ankara
Türkiye · International ConferenceOpening speaker at the 2nd International Family, Women and Children’s Law Conference, held on 3 April 2026 at the Cemil Bilsel Hall, Ankara University Faculty of Law.
Baku
Azerbaijan · Legal DialogueProfessional engagements along the Türkiye–Azerbaijan legal dialogue: an address at the Justice Academy, and meetings at the Institute of Law and Human Rights, the State Committee on Work with Diaspora and the National Assembly.
London
United Kingdom · Advisory PartnershipThe London leg of her international advisory work: an advisory partnership with a London-based barrister on legal disputes between London and Türkiye; cross-border legal advice for Turkish and foreign nationals.
08 International Engagements
Institutional and cross-border cooperation.
International law journal — board membership
Board member of INJURIA, whose founding president is Kamala Mammadova, and a convenor of the conferences it stages between the Turkish and Azerbaijani legal communities.
Institutional engagements in Baku
An address at a ceremony held at the Justice Academy, together with meetings at the Institute of Law and Human Rights, the State Committee on Work with Diaspora and the National Assembly.
Maribor symposium — invited speaker
Will present in English on “Children’s Rights in the Age of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Surveillance” at the human rights symposium convened by Yeditepe University, the University of Maribor Faculty of Law and INJURIA.
Legal advisory and stakeholder role
As legal advisor and stakeholder of ULUSKON, extending professional work through institutional engagements.
22 November 2025 · Noax Hotel, Mersin
International Law Conference — “A Shared Perspective on Family Law and Women’s Rights”
She hosted the four-session conference and delivered its opening address. Convened under the leadership of the international law journal INJURIA, in cooperation with the Mersin Bar Association, Çağ University and Yenişehir Municipality, it brought together lawyers, academics and decision-makers from Türkiye and Azerbaijan.
INJURIA
Mersin Bar Association
Çağ University
Yenişehir Municipality
As lawyers, academics and decision-makers, we will not merely identify the problems that exist today; we will also produce solutions so that every individual and every child can continue to live with dignity.Opening address, International Law Conference, Mersin, 22 November 2025 · translated from the report by Mersin Analiz
09 Frames
Podium, backstage and the road.
From conference podiums to summit corridors; from files read on the road to hours off duty — the visible and invisible frames of the profession. The WCF Europe & Asia Summit, hosted by the ICC World Chambers Federation and TOBB, brought together more than 800 delegates in Istanbul on 15–16 October 2024.
10 Women, Law & Leadership
A presence beyond the practice of law.
Her professional visibility extends beyond legal work on women and children’s rights — into women’s presence in business life, the entrepreneurship ecosystem, mentorship and professional development.
Membership and a trainer role at the Entrepreneurial Business Women Association, together with honorary membership and mentorship at JCI, strengthen this dimension. Women’s role in business life is treated here not as rhetoric, but as a field of professional responsibility supported by training, mentorship and public engagement.
Women’s Rights
Legal protection, access to remedies and women’s visibility in society.
Mentorship
Honorary JCI membership and mentoring for young professionals.
Professional Leadership
Training at the Entrepreneurial Business Women Association and contribution to the entrepreneurship ecosystem.
11 Speaking & Conferences
Speaking record.
National and international conferences, congresses and professional training — as speaker, host and convenor.
Sept 202624–25 · Maribor
Slovenia–Türkiye–Azerbaijan Human Rights Symposium
Presenting in English on “Children’s Rights in the Age of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Surveillance”.
University of Maribor Faculty of Law · Yeditepe University · INJURIA
Source ↗April 20263 · Ankara
2nd International Family, Women and Children’s Law Conference
Opening address on Türkiye–Azerbaijan legal cooperation and the role of family law.
Ankara University Faculty of Law, Cemil Bilsel Hall · INJURIA · Family Law Academy
Source ↗Feb 2026Baku
Professional engagements in Azerbaijan
An address at a Justice Academy ceremony, with meetings at the Institute of Law and Human Rights, the State Committee on Work with Diaspora and the National Assembly.
Baku, Azerbaijan
Source ↗Nov 202522 · Mersin
International Law Conference — “A Shared Perspective on Family Law and Women’s Rights”
Host and opening speaker of the four-session conference at the Noax Hotel, Mersin.
INJURIA · Mersin Bar Association · Çağ University · Yenişehir Municipality
Source ↗Feb 2025Mersin
Women’s Rights and Domestic Violence — professional training
Presented on grounds for divorce, maintenance, compensation and matrimonial property regimes.
Mersin Bar Association Women’s Rights Centre · Family Law Commission · Legal Aid Office
Dec 202420 · Online
V. Civil Law Congress — “International Child Abduction”
Paper delivered in the Child Law II session, chaired by Prof. Dr. Hayrunnisa Özdemir.
V. Civil Law Congress · 19–21 December 2024
Source ↗12 Media & Publications
A public legal voice.
Broadcast appearances, interviews and press coverage — the public and educational layer of the practice.
TEDx
TEDx · January 2025
İtirazım Var — I Object
Delivered on the TEDxGüvenevler Women stage in Mersin on 11 January 2025.
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NTV
NTV · Uzman Bakışı
International Child Abduction and the Hague Convention
Television analysis of the Hague Convention mechanisms in cross-border custody disputes.
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Conversation
In Conversation with Emrullah Erdinç
A public conversation with investigative journalist and author Emrullah Erdinç on law, society and the professional journey.
Nil RTV
Nil RTV
Law No. 6284 and Protection from Violence
On the application of Türkiye’s law on protecting the family and preventing violence against women.
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NTV2024
Divorce in Marriages to a Foreign Spouse
Uzman Bakışı
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NTV2024
Child Custody in Detail
Uzman Bakışı
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NTV2024
Grounds for Divorce
Uzman Bakışı
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CNN Türk2020
The Effect of the Pandemic on the Judiciary
Her Şeyden Önce
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CNN Türk2020
Her Şeyden Önce — legal agenda
Her Şeyden Önce
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Beyaz TV2020
Child Abduction and Custody in International Marriages
Safiye Nur’la Biz Bize
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Beyaz TV2019
Who Decides on Joint Custody?
İyi Ki Varsın
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Beyaz TV2019
Division of Property on Divorce
İyi Ki Varsın
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Beyaz TV2019
Paternity Actions and Custody of Children Born Outside Marriage
İyi Ki Varsın
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Nil RTV2024
Bridal Gold in Divorce Proceedings
Hukuk Saati
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Ego Tivi2021
International Custody Proceedings
İşin Uzmanı
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Ego Tivi2021
Denial of Paternity and Paternity Actions
İşin Uzmanı
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Nil RTV2026
Ahead of the symposium
Midday News with Tuğba Yürük
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TNC Medya2024
Uzman Analizi — Episode 1
Guest of the programme’s launch episode
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Family Law Academy2021
International Child Abduction
Family Law Workshop, Summer Sessions — Session 5
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Tv Mersin2025
Bi’ Dünya Sohbet
Studio guest
Watch ↗Çukurova Gazetesi2026
Appointed TUTAP Mersin Provincial Chair
Exclusive report · 2 September 2026
Read ↗Mersin’de Son Haber2026
To represent Mersin in Slovenia
On the Maribor symposium invitation · 2 June 2026
Read ↗Kapsül Haber Ajansı2026
The Türkiye–Azerbaijan legal bridge, this time in Ankara
2nd International Family, Women and Children’s Law Conference
Read ↗Haber News 242026
Significant engagements in Azerbaijan
Baku professional visits · 11 February 2026
Read ↗Mersin Analiz2025
International law conference held in Mersin
On the 22 November 2025 conference
Read ↗Çukurova Gazetesi2026
Crypto and social media are now part of an estate
On digital assets in succession law
Read ↗The archive is a selection of appearances that can be verified in publicly accessible sources. Video dates are platform upload dates and may differ from the original broadcast date.
13 Magazine Features & Interviews
Law on the printed page.
Columns and interviews published in magazines (in Turkish); pages scanned from the originals — click to enlarge.
Zirvedekiler Dergisi · Article
The Law of the New World: How Do We Pass On Our Digital Legacy Safely?
Crypto assets, NFTs, domain names and social-media archives; the material and personal dimensions of digital inheritance and the tools of preventive law.
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Rota Business · Article
The Role of Digital Footprints in Divorce Cases: Social-Media Posts — Evidence or Violation?
The line between the evidential value of social-media posts in divorce proceedings and the right to privacy.
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Zirvedekiler Dergisi · Article
Animal Rights in Turkish Law
Legislation on the protection and welfare of animals; the place of animal rights in Turkish law under Law No. 5199.
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Leader’s · Article
The Law of the New World: How Do We Pass On Our Digital Legacy Safely?
An essay for Leader’s magazine on protecting digital inheritance and passing it safely to the next generation.
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Zirvedekiler Dergisi · Article
Demurrage in Maritime Transport
An assessment of demurrage arising when laytime for loading and discharge is exceeded in maritime commercial law.
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Mersin’in Enleri · Interview · May 2026
INJURIA Board Member Sahra Düzgün Tucel
An interview on INJURIA’s role in the Türkiye–Azerbaijan legal dialogue and the family-law agenda.
Enlarge pages →14 Milestones
Selected milestones.
2006 — 2010
Çağ University Faculty of Law
Legal education completed in Mersin — the academic foundation of the journey.
2010
Early Practice
Attorney at the Filiz Düzgün – Ertan Düzgün Law Office; case work, hearings and office practice.
2012
Expert Witness
Beginning of service as a qualified accounting expert witness.
2013
Partnership Era
Expansion of professional practice during the attorney partnership period.
2020
Sahra Law & Consultancy
Practice leadership, consultancy, partnerships and multi-disciplinary legal work.
2023
INJURIA
Board membership of the international law journal INJURIA — the institutional footing of the Türkiye–Azerbaijan legal dialogue.
2024 — October
WCF Europe & Asia Summit, Istanbul
On the Women in Business stage at the summit organised by the ICC World Chambers Federation and TOBB.
2024 — December
V. Civil Law Congress
Paper on “International Child Abduction” in the Child Law II session.
2025 — January
TEDxGüvenevler Women — “İtirazım Var”
A personal story and professional stance on the TEDx stage in Mersin, 11 January 2025.
2025 — November
International Law Conference, Mersin
Host and opening speaker of the conference convened by INJURIA with the Mersin Bar Association, Çağ University and Yenişehir Municipality.
2026 — April
2nd International Family, Women and Children’s Law Conference
Opening address at Ankara University Faculty of Law.
2026 — July
Mersin İdman Yurdu — Press Spokesperson
Press spokesperson in the 2026/27 allocation of duties following the Extraordinary General Assembly of 24 July 2026.
2026 — September
TUTAP Mersin Provincial Chair
Appointed by decision of the head office and board of the Türkiye Promotion Platform.
2026 — September
Maribor Symposium
Will speak at the human rights symposium in Slovenia on 24–25 September 2026.
15 Views & Press
From the press and publications.
Remarks reported by the press and an academic publication — all verifiable in publicly accessible sources.
Views reported by İş’te Mersin
International Child Abduction Cases under the Hague Convention
Congress paper presented at the V. Civil Law Congress and published by Aristo (in Turkish).
Record ↗“The family is a society’s first school of law”
Sub-heading reported from her opening address at the 2nd International Family, Women’s and Children’s Law Conference in Ankara (in Turkish).
Read ↗“Our subject will be the intersection of law, society and technology.”
Her statement on the Maribor symposium invitation and the paper “Children’s Rights in the Age of AI and Digital Surveillance” (in Turkish).
Read ↗These materials are for general information only and do not constitute legal advice. Professional legal assistance should be sought for the assessment of specific matters.
16 Professional Inquiry
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Practice
Sahra Law & Consultancy
Location
Mersin, Türkiye
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E-mail
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Press Kit
Sahra Düzgün Tucel is an attorney registered with the Mersin Bar Association, Chair of its Family Law Commission and TUTAP Mersin Provincial Chair. She practises family law, international family law and women’s and children’s rights, and as an INJURIA board member takes part in the Türkiye–Azerbaijan legal dialogue and international conferences.