Brief Bio

Professor Türk’s principal research interests are in the field of the Law of the European Union, in particular its administrative and financial law, on which he has published extensively. He is also a keen interest in comparative constitutional and administrative law as well as the Law of the United States.

Professor Türk studied law (first and second state exam in law) and history (M.A.) in Germany, obtained an LLM from the College of Europe in Bruges (Belgium) and a PhD from the University of London. He joined King’s College London in October 1996 as German Law Lektor (DAAD).

Professor Türk is Interim Executive Dean and, from July 2022, will take up (again) the position of Vice-Dean for International and External Relations within the Law School. He is also a Visiting Professor of Pepperdine University.