Asst. Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Ateş

Social Sciences University of Ankara

Chair of the New Technologies and Regulation Commission

Asst. Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Ateş graduated from Kırıkkale University’s Faculty of Law in 2012. He completed his legal traineeship in İstanbul and obtained his attorney’s license in 2013. He subsequently began postgraduate studies at the University of Nottingham under the Ministry of National Education’s YLSY scholarship program, successfully completing his master’s degree in International Criminal Justice and Armed Conflict in 2017.

In December 2017, he joined the Department of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure at the Faculty of Law of the Social Sciences University of Ankara (ASBU) as a research assistant. Between April and July 2022, he was assigned as a legal expert to the Legal Consultancy of the Digital Transformation Office of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye.

From December 2022 to December 2023, he conducted academic research as a visiting researcher at Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, supported by a scholarship from the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK) for his doctoral dissertation research.

His doctoral research examined artificial intelligence applications used in criminal proceedings in light of the fundamental principles of criminal procedure law. He received his doctorate in Public Law from Marmara University in 2025.

Since September 2026, he has served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure at ASBU’s Faculty of Law. His research focuses on criminal law, criminal procedure law and artificial intelligence law, and he has numerous academic publications at both national and international levels.

He has academic proficiency in English and a beginner-level knowledge of Spanish.