- Civil Law
- B116
- buz@bilkent.edu.tr
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- CV
- Publications
Education
Bachelor’s: Ankara University Faculty of Law, 1987
Master’s: Ankara University Faculty of Law, 1989
Ph.D.: Ankara University Faculty of Law, 1996
Associate Prof.: Ankara University Faculty of Law, 2002
Professor: Ankara University Faculty of Law, 2008
Areas of Expertise
Civil Law
Law of Obligations
Public Procurement Contracts Law
Employment History
Profesör
09/2017 – Günümüz
Bilkent Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi
Profesör
02/2008 – 09/2017
Ankara Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi
Doçent
05/2002 – 02/2008
Ankara Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi
Yardımcı Doçent
09/1996 – 05/2002
Ankara Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi
Araştırma Görevlisi
04/1993 – 06/1996
Ankara Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi
Araştırma Görevlisi
07/1992 – 03/1993
Bern University Switzerland
Araştırma Görevlisi
11/1989 – 06/1991
Ankara Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi
Ph.D. Dissertation
“Borçlunun Temerrüdünde Sözleşmeden Dönme” (Rescission of Contract Due to the Default of the Debtor). Ankara : Yetkin, 1998.
Published Books
- “Kamu İhale Sözleşmelerinin Kuruluşu ve Geçerlilik Şartları” (The Conclusion and Validity of Public Procurement Contracts). Ankara: Yetkin, 2007.
- “Medeni Hukukta Yenilik Doğuran Haklar” (Die Gestaltungsrechte im Zivilrecht). Ankara: Yetkin, 2005.
- “Borçlunun Temerrüdünde Sözleşmeden Dönme” (Rescission of Contract Due to the Default of the Debtor). Ankara: Yetkin, 1998.
Articles
- “Der bevorteilte Käufer und Besteller, Kritische Würdigung der revidierten Regelungen zur Rügefrist”, ZBJV – Zeitschrift des Bernischen Juristenvereins, 11/2025, pp. 694–708.
- “Einige Bemerkungen zum dispositiven Charakter von Art. 377 OR”, AJP/PJA, 8/2025, pp. 851–865.
- “Freistellungsklauseln in M&A-Verträgen”, AJP/PJA, 5/2024, pp. 408–424.
- “Auf den Spuren von Eugen Huber? Eine kritische Bilanz der neuen türkischen Zivilrechtsgesetzgebung”, ZBJV – Zeitschrift des Bernischen Juristenvereins, 9/2023, pp. 572–594.
- “Thoughts on Art. 3a of the Swiss Unfair Competition Code on the Geo-blocking Prohibition”, International Company and Commercial Law Review, Vol. 33, Issue 11 (2022), pp. 551–564 (together with Ufuk Tekin).
- “Vekalet Sözleşmesini Uygun Olmayan Zamanda Sona Erdiren Tarafın Sorumluluğu” (Responsibility of the Party Who Terminates the Mandate Contract at an Inappropriate Time), Banka ve Ticaret Hukuku Dergisi, Vol. 38, Issue 3 (September 2022), pp. 373–404.
- “İdari Yargıda Verilen İptal Kararlarının Kamu İhale Sözleşmeleri Üzerindeki Etkilerine İlişkin Yargıtay Kararlarının Değerlendirilmesi” (Evaluation of Supreme Court Decisions Regarding the Effects of Annulment Decisions Given in Administrative Jurisdiction on Public Procurement Contracts), Banka ve Ticaret Hukuku Dergisi, Vol. 37, Issue 2 (June 2021), pp. 39–69.
- “Türk Hukuku Açısından Sürreal Bir Problem: Negatif Faiz” (A Surreal Problem for Turkish Law: Negative Interest Rates), Banka ve Ticaret Hukuku Dergisi, Vol. 36, Issue 3 (September 2020), pp. 27–68.
- “Ortaklık Paylarının Devrinde Ayıba Karşı Tekeffül Hükümlerinin Uygulanabilirliği Sorunu” (The Problem of the Applicability of the Buyer’s Warranty Rights to Share Deals), Banka ve Ticaret Hukuku Dergisi, Vol. 35, Issue 3 (September 2019), pp. 65–96.
- “Immer noch ‘allgemeine’ Geschäftsbedingungen? Kritische Gedanken zum Vielzahlkriterium nach § 305 Abs. 1 BGB”, AcP (Archiv für die civilistische Praxis), Vol. 219, Issue 1 (February 2019), pp. 1–28.
- “Konventionalstrafe wegen nicht richtiger Erfüllung – ein Missgriff des Gesetzgebers?”, AJP/PJA (Aktuelle Juristische Praxis / Pratique Juridique Actuelle), 4/2017, pp. 490–505.
- “Rückforderung von Zuvielleistungen, Ein Plädoyer für die Abkehr von der bereicherungsrechtlichen Einordnung des Herausgabeanspruchs”, AJP/PJA (Aktuelle Juristische Praxis / Pratique Juridique Actuelle), 7/2016, pp. 899–909.
- “Rückabwicklung gescheiterter Verträge, kritische Bemerkungen zu Art. 79 OR 2020”, SJZ (Schweizerische Juristenzeitung), 111/2015, pp. 565–576.
- “Ödemezlik Def’inin Borçlu Temerrüdüne Etkisi” (The Effect of the Defence of Non-Performance on the Default of the Debtor), BATİDER, Vol. XXVIII, Issue 4 (2013), pp. 83–111.
- “Aynı Şahsın Farklı Hukuki Sebeplerle Sorumluluğu: TBK m. 60 Üzerine Düşünceler” (Liability of a Person on Different Legal Grounds: Some Remarks on Article 60 of the New Turkish Code of Obligations), Banka ve Ticaret Hukuku Dergisi, Vol. XXVIII, Issue 2 (2013), pp. 19–57.
- “Müteselsil Sorumluluktaki Rücu İlişkisinde Sigortacının Hukuki Konumu” (The Legal Status of the Insurer in the Recourse Relationship Relating to Joint and Several Liability), Banka ve Ticaret Hukuku Dergisi, Vol. XXVIII, Issue 3 (2012), pp. 5–42
- “Akamete Uğrayan Sözleşme İlişkilerinin Tasfiyesi” (Unwinding of Failed Contracts), in Rona Serozan’a Armağan(ed. Doç. Dr. Baki İlkay Engin), İstanbul, 2010, pp. 611–662.
- “Symposium anlässlich des 80. Jahrestages des Inkrafttretens des Türkischen Zivilgesetzbuches”, recht – Zeitschrift für Juristische Ausbildung und Praxis (Bern, Switzerland), Issue 3/2007, pp. 131–136.
- “A Legal Analysis of the Impacts of Administrative Court Decisions on the Validity of Private Law Contracts in Turkish Law”, Law Library Resource Xchange Web Journal, published on March 18, 2007. (Vedat Buz and Çağdaş Evrim Ergün).
- “Die Rezeption des Schweizerischen OR in der Türkei”, in Symposium anlässlich des 80. Jahrestages des Inkrafttretens des Türkischen Zivilgesetzbuches (eds. Lale Sirmen, Vedat Buz and Çiğdem Kırca), Ankara, 2007, pp. 31 et seq.
- “İrade Sakatlığı ile Malul Bir Satım Sözleşmesinde Alıcının Ayıba Karşı Tekeffül Hükümlerine Başvurmasının Satım Sözleşmesine İcazet Verme Anlamına Gelip Gelmeyeceği Sorunu – İsviçre Federal Mahkemesinin 14 Aralık 2000 Tarihli Kararının (BGE 127 III 83 vd.) Düşündürdükleri” (Does the Buyer’s Invocation of the Provisions on Defective Goods in the Case of a Defect of Intent Constitute Ratification of the Sales Contract? – Thoughts on the Decision of the Swiss Federal Court dated December 14, 2000), in Fikret Eren’e Armağan (ed. Mehmet Ünal), Ankara, 2006, pp. 295 et seq.
