Melisa Kurter

Melisa Kurter is an international lawyer whose work covers international criminal law, human rights, and matters related to INTERPOL and extradition. Her background combines a law degree from Marmara University, a Master of Laws in Transnational Crime and Justice, and an internship at the Office of the Prosecutor of a United Nations mechanism for criminal tribunals in The Hague.

Melisa's practice covers international criminal law and human rights, as well as INTERPOL- and extradition-related matters. Alongside this practice, she holds a postgraduate degree in transnational crime and justice and has interned with a United Nations criminal tribunal mechanism in The Hague, as set out below.

Melisa interned at the Office of the Prosecutor of the United Nations International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) in The Hague, the successor to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, where she took part in war crimes investigations and litigation analysis. As a research intern for the United Nations Sustainable Development Group, she carried out policy analysis on the inclusion of vulnerable groups. Earlier, at law firms in Istanbul, she gained experience in criminal litigation and in maritime and environmental crimes.