Prof. Dr. Bülent Kent

Rector of Aydın Adnan Menderes University

(2018-2023)

Prof. Dr. Bülent Kent completed his undergraduate studies at İstanbul University’s Faculty of Law in 1996, his master’s degree at the University of Potsdam’s Faculty of Law in 2001, and his doctorate at Freie Universität Berlin’s Faculty of Law in 2005.

He began his academic career in 2005 as a lecturer with a doctorate in the Department of Administrative Law and Administrative Procedure at Başkent University’s Faculty of Law, serving as an assistant professor at the same university between 2007 and 2011. He worked as an assistant professor at Yıldırım Beyazıt University’s Faculty of Law from 2011 to 2013 and as an associate professor from 2013 to 2014. Between 2015 and 2018, he continued his academic work as an associate professor at İstanbul Sabahattin Zaim University’s Faculty of Law.

In 2018, he joined the Department of Administrative Law and Administrative Procedure at the Faculty of Law of the Social Sciences University of Ankara as a professor. During this period, he also served as Dean of the Faculty of Law and Vice Rector of the University.

As the founding director of the Application and Research Center for Competition and Regulation at the Social Sciences University of Ankara, Prof. Dr. Bülent Kent served as Center Director from 2018 to 2023. He stepped down from this position following his appointment as Rector of Aydın Adnan Menderes University in 2023.