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Ilayda Ozdemir, LLM, CSS

Ilayda Ozdemir, LLM, CSS

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Legal Counsel @Turkish Airlines | Dual Qualified Solicitor (England & Wales, Türkiye) I Certified Sanctions Specialist I Compliance, Export Control, Sanctions | BA in Economics and Psych | LLB in Law | LLM in Private Law

  • Education

    • Middle East Technical University

      2017 - 2017
      Bachelor of Science Economics Exchange Student - fall 2017

      Exchange student at Middle East Technical University for Fall 2017.

    • Istanbul Kultur University

      2015 - 2019
      Bachelor of Laws Law

      Activities and Societies: Full Scholarship + OSYM Special Scholarship for Students who ranked in the first 3000 in the National University Entrance Exam in 2015 (YGS and LYS). I was ranked the 1st among other students enrolling Istanbul Kultur University.

    • Istanbul Kultur University

      2020 - 2023
      Master of Laws - LLM Private Law 3.96

      Master in Laws (LLM) student in Private Law at Istanbul Kultur University on a full scholarship.

    • Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

      2024 - 2024
      MBA Fundamentals Business Administration and Management, General

    • McGill University

      2015 - 2019
      Bachelor of Arts Economics & Psychology

      Activities and Societies: Turkish Students Association for McGill University, McGill Students for Think Pink, Habitat for Humanity, Operation Groundswell, Prep101 Class Representative, Yoga and Dance Club Member

    • Kabataş Erkek Lisesi

      2011 - 2015
      High School Diploma

    • Bard High School Early College

      2013 - 2013
      Exchange Program High School 10

      Activities and Societies: I was selected for an exchange program with Bard High School Early College in Manhattan, NYC as a high school student at Kabatas Erkek Lisesi in Istanbul, Turkey.

  • Experience

    • Fiba Factoring

      Jul 2017 - Jul 2017
      Sales and Marketing Intern

    • Republic of Turkey Ministry for EU Affairs

      Aug 2017 - Aug 2017
      Strategic Innovations Intern

    • Boylam Psychiatry Hospital

      Jun 2018 - Aug 2018
      Clinical Psychology Intern

    • McGill University

      Sept 2018 - Apr 2019

      • Procurement Trainee

        Oct 2018 - Apr 2019

      • Research Assistant

        Sept 2018 - Apr 2019

    • Omur Marine

      Sept 2019 - Mar 2020
      Trainee Lawyer - Certified Translator

      Maritime Law and insurance claims

    • Ak Law Firm

      Apr 2020 - Aug 2020
      Trainee Lawyer - Sworn Translator

      Corporate Law, M&A, Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law

    • Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik

      Sept 2020 - Jun 2021
      Assistant Internal Auditor

      Objectively reviewing the company's business processes. Ensuring that the company is complying with relevant laws and statutes. Make recommendations on how to improve internal controls and governance processes.

    • Turkish Airlines

      Jun 2021 - now

      Executing ethics and regulatory compliance policies, reviewing company policies and practices on a regular basis to ensure that all are in compliance, creating legal risk management strategies, reviewing proposed action plans to ensure compliance, implementing changes in company policy, investigating, reviewing and highligting international sanction related alerts, advising business units relating to compliance with international sanctions regimes and associated risks to create a strong compliance culture, assisting compliance responsibilities to manage and mitigate sanctions risk, drafting and revising company contracts, writing legal opinions and memorandums to upper management and other departments in regard to sanction regulations and updates. Show less Responsible for advising management and other units on the company’s compliance with laws and regulations, assessing company operations to determine compliance risk, planning, implementing and overseeing risk-related programs, following and reporting international trade compliance updates, reviewing and drafting contracts. Implementing the strategy of the sanctions compliance program across the company, providing compliance input and guidance on business action plans, new products, projects or operational requests, implementing and making enhancements to sanctions compliance solutions, including sanctions compliance screening systems. Reviewing laws, regulations, U.S. executive orders, OFAC designations and related regulatory announcements for business impact. Show less

      • Legal Counsel

        Mar 2023 - now

      • Lawyer

        Jun 2021 - Mar 2023

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Contract Law

      HarvardX - An Online Learning Initiative by Harvard University through edX
      Apr 2020

    • CS50 for Lawyers

      HarvardX - An Online Learning Initiative by Harvard University through edX
      Mar 2020

    • Emergency Response

      Naloxone & Overdose Response Training for Non-Medical Professionals
      Jun 2019

    • Mental Health First Aid Responder

      Mental Health First Aid Canada (MHFA)
      Feb 2019

    • Law and Technology Camp

      Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi
      May 2024

    • 17th Annual Flagship Conference on U.S. Economic Sanctions Enforcement and Compliance

      American Conference Institute
      Apr 2023

    • Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England & Wales

      Solicitors Regulation Authority
      Jun 2024

    • Compliance Management Certification Program

      Istanbul Bilgi University
      Apr 2022

    • Russia Sanctions and Export Controls

      K2 Integrity
      Dec 2022

    • United Nations Sustainability Training Certificate

      United Nations
      May 2017

    • Fundamentals of Public Economy

      Hazine ve Maliye Bakanlığı
      Jun 2018

    • Certified Translator

      Notary Public
      Nov 2019

    • Clinical Psychology Internship

      Boylam Psikiyatri
      Jul 2018

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Ilayda Ozdemir, LLM, CSS
      Full Scholarship Istanbul Kultur University Sep 2015 Full Scholarship throughout my Law studies (2015-2019)
    • Awarded to Ilayda Ozdemir, LLM, CSS
      OSYM First 3000 Scholarship Istanbul Kultur University Sep 2015 Monthly monetary scholarship from 2015 to 2019 for ranking in the first 3000 among students taking the National University Entrance Exam in Turkey (YGS - LYS in 2015).
    • Awarded to Ilayda Ozdemir, LLM, CSS
      Entrance Bursary McGill University Jun 2015 Entrance Bursary applicable towards the tuition fees as an upcoming undergraduate student at McGill University.

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Community Volunteer

      Issued by Operation Groundswell on Mar 2017
      Operation GroundswellAssociated with Ilayda Ozdemir, LLM, CSS

    • Community Development Volunteer

      Issued by Habitat for Humanity on Feb 2017
      Habitat for HumanityAssociated with Ilayda Ozdemir, LLM, CSS