Visiting scholar, Spring semester 2025
Ph.D., Cambridge University (abd)
Areas of Interest: Legal Philosophy, Constitutional Theory, Philosophy of Social Science
Personal Homepage: https://www.law.cam.ac.uk/people/research-students/cg-gurkanli/82552
Email: crg47@cam.ac.uk
Phone:
Office: tbd
About
Çağrı Gürkanlı is a PhD researcher at the University of Cambridge. He holds a Magister Juris (MJur) from the University of Oxford, as well as an MA in Philosophy and a BA in Law from Bilkent University. Trained in multiple disciplines, Çağrı aims to integrate insights from philosophy, law, and politics. His PhD thesis, The Hermeneutical Reality of Law: Understanding the Legality of Constitutional Adjudication, exemplifies this approach, offering a novel theory of explaining the nature of constitutional adjudication based on philosophical analysis.
He has contributed to academic projects with Cambridge University Press and TÜBİTAK, focusing on constitutional theory and law. He has led various academic forums like the Cambridge Legal Theory Discussion Group (CLTDG) and has been awarded scholarships such as the Cambridge Trust and Jean Monnet Scholarships for his academic achievements.
Çağrı will be teaching Social and Legal Philosophy (PHIL302/534) during Spring semester 2025.