Ülkü Azrak

Ali Ülkü Azrak (24 July 1933 – 15 April 2020) was a Turkish lawyer and academic.

Personal life He had two sons from his marriage to Hannelore Azrak, who was of German origin. He spent the majority of his time between Turkey and Germany. Their children Deniz and Attila live in Germany. He retired in 2000, but later started to work as a lecturer at Maltepe University School of Law. He left there in 2009 and returned to Istanbul University. Between 2001 and 2005, he served as a member of the Council of Higher Education after being appointed by President Ahmet Necdet Sezer.

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Between 1994 and 1999 he was made the deputy chairman of the Touring and Automobile Club of Turkey. Between 2001 and 2003, he was a member of the Turkey Bar Association's Human Rights Advisory Board. He also served as the President of the Turkish-German Cultural Association and a member of the German-Turkish Public Law Platform. He also took part in the Advisory Board of the Union of Historic Cities. 10 days before his death, his German-born wife Hannelore Azrak had died from the same disease.