Suay is a PhD candidate in the Law & Technology research group at Ghent University and affiliated with Department of Interdisciplinary Study of Law, Private Law and Business Law. She is also a member of the Human Rights Centre.
Her research focuses on the emerging fundamental human rights to use the internet and the right not to use the internet, with particular attention to vulnerable groups. Her work includes establishing and contributing to the European Observatory dedicated to these rights, which will map, monitor and critically assess ongoing legal and policy developments on these rights in Council of Europe Member States.
Prior to her doctoral studies, Suay worked at ARTICLE 19, an international human rights organisation specialising in freedom of expression and information (2018-2025). Her work focused on online and offline censorship, with an emphasis on accountability and transparency in social media platforms across Europe and Central Asia.
Suay holds an LL.M. (cum laude) in International and European Law from Ghent University (2018) and a Bachelor of Law from Istanbul University (2012). Prior to her LL.M. degree, she practiced law as legal counsel at an international renewable energy company, advising on corporate law and regulatory compliance. She is a qualified lawyer, and was admitted to the Turkish Bar in 2013.
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