
Rümeysa Aluç Demirel has worked at the Radio and Television High Council (RTÜK) since 2019. She currently serves as a Supreme Council Expert in the Department of Monitoring and Evaluation.
Her RTÜK specialist thesis examined the legal oversight of digital platforms offering on-demand audiovisual services in Türkiye and their place in Turkish legislation. Her master’s thesis in public law explored the significance of Law No. 6112 for online broadcasting, with a focus on the duties and powers of the administrative authorities.
Her contributions to scholarship in information technology law include articles and a book chapter. Her work covers the right to be forgotten and inheritance law, false news and disinformation under Law No. 6112, and RTÜK’s authority in relation to orders to block access to or remove online radio and television content. She has also written about the protection of children and young people in online broadcasts and the conduct of public officials in relation to embezzlement and crypto assets.
She is pursuing a PhD in Information and Technology Law at the Social Sciences University of Ankara. Her dissertation examines sports law and esports law, the oversight and regulation of esports, offences that may arise in esports, and the contractual rights and responsibilities of esports players. Her research interests include media law, online broadcasting and digital platform regulation, the protection of children and young people in the media, and sports law, particularly esports law.
