Muhammed Yilmaz

Fellowship

Turkey Europe Future Forum

Period of the Fellowship

2019

Project title

Turkey and the EU: Overcoming Common Challenges and Bilateral Tensions

Project description

Muhammed Yilmaz is part of a network of young Turkish and European leaders from all sectors who come together once a year to engage in intensive dialogue and to share views and ideas about topical social issues. The Turkey Europe Future Forum takes place alternately in Turkey and Germany, as well as in other European countries.

Expertise

Business

Short biography

Muhammed Yilmaz works as a Legal Advisor for Germany, Austria and Switzerland at easyJet Airline Company Limited in London. He studied law at the Universities Frankfurt and Lausanne. During his legal traineeship at the Higher Regional Court in Frankfurt he successfully completed internships at the Turkish-German Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Istanbul as well as at the Malaysian-German Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Kuala Lumpur. He is experienced with advising companies in different legal systems, with focus on the German market. Although born and raised in Germany, he has always been maintaining a vivid dialogue with the Turkish society and has previously participated in various intercultural events in Germany as well as in Turkey. He is supporting several NGO’s with focus on culture, human rights and foreign policy. He is a member of the Christian Democratic Union Party in Germany.