Dr. iur. YASIR GÖKCE obtained his Ph.D. from Bucerius Law School in Hamburg, with a focus on international law governing the use of force. He served as an In-house Legal Counsel in the International Law Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey for several years, providing legal opinions for various disputes in which Turkey was involved before foreign courts. During his tenure at the Ministry, he also served as a diplomat in Vietnam, Egypt, and Uzbekistan. Both before and after his tenure, he worked as a practicing attorney. His articles on international law were published by several esteemed peer reviewed journals including but not limited to the Cambridge Journals.

Dr. Gökçe obtained an MPA degree from Harvard University, an LL.M. degree from Ankara University and LL.B. degree from Bilkent University. He currently resides in Germany, where he is pursuing research and studies, amongst others, in international human rights law, while also serving as the Director at instituDE.