GİZEM YARDIMCI

I am a doctoral researcher in the Department of Law, Maynooth University. My research interests are Artificial Intelligence Law, Data Protection, UAVs, and Human Rights. I hold a BSc in law (Marmara University, 2012) and a master’s degree in human rights (Ankara University, 2020). Click here for the abstract of my master’s thesis in English. 

I am grateful to be included in the 2025 Rising Stars of AI Ethics list –an annual recognition celebrating emerging voices shaping the future of responsible AI.  I have been nominated for the Standards + Innovation Awards in 2024 by the National Standards Authority of Ireland.

So far, I have studied freedom of speech, hate crimes, conflict analysis and resolution, right to free elections, aviation law, unmanned aerial vehicles(UAVs).  I worked for the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, the Republic of Turkey as an aviation expert for six years. 

Selected publications:

• Yardımcı, Gizem, "Avrupa İnsan Hakları Mahkemesi Perspektifiyle Serbest Seçim Hakkı - Right to Free Elections with Perspective of the European Court of Human Rights" [An abstract in English available here]

• Yardımcı, Gizem and Yalçıntaş, Altuğ , "From the Jetsons to Omniscient: Unmanned Air Vehicles and Digitalization" [An abstract in English available here]

• Yardımcı, Gizem, “İnsansız Hava Araçlarına Türk Mevzuatından Bir Bakış - An Overview of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles In Terms of Turkish Legislation" [An abstract in English available  here]

Find out more about my publications at my Research Gate profile. 

You can also visit my Linkedin page for my professional background. 

I am also active on X, (Formerly Twitter).