"The justice is the fundamential of the state. There is nothing left from human if the moral goes away."
Prof. Dr. Mustafa Avcı was born in Adana Kozan in 1965. He graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Law in 1984. He completed his master's degree at Marmara University Institute of Social Sciences in 1987 with his thesis “Insurances according to Islam”. With the thesis titled “Alternatives to imprisonment”, written under supervision of Ord. Prof. Dr. Sulhi Dönmezer, he received his PhD in 1994, from Istanbul University.
After serving as a candidate judge in Istanbul Civil and Criminal Jurisdiction Courts and judge in Göynük and Kelkit, he worked in Dicle and Selçuk Universities. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Avcı currently works in Social Sciences University of Ankara.
In 1995, he appointed as assistant professor and in 2001 he promoted to associate professor with his associate professorship dissertation entitled "Prison in Our History". He assigned as a professor in 2007 with his professorship presentation thesis “Crimes and Punishments in Law of Ottomans”.
Between the dates of 2008-2018, Prof. Dr. Mustafa Avcı served as Director of the School of Justice at Selçuk University Faculty of Law and Coordinator of the Konya Examination Coordinatorship of Anadolu University Open Learning Faculty.
Currently Prof. Dr. Mustafa Avcı is serving as Head of the Department of History of Law at Law Faculty, Head (pp) the Department of Islamic Law at Law Faculty and Head of the Department of Public Law at Institute of Social Sciences and also a member of Social Sciences and Art Ethical Council of Interuniversity Board.
Prof. Dr. Avcı is married and has three children. He can speak Arabic and French.
- Bachelor’s
- Master’s
Ottoman Criminal Law (Special Part)
Ottoman Criminal Procedure Law
Organised Crime in the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Criminal Law (General Part)
- PhD
Head of the Department of Public Law, Faculty of Law
Head of the Department of History of Law, Faculty of Law
Acting Head of the Department of Islamic Law, Faculty of Law
Head of the Department of Public Law, Institute of Social Sciences
Prof. Dr. Mustafa Avcı has published works in criminal law and the history of law and has concentrated his research on Ottoman criminal law. With his books “Türk Hukuk Tarihi”, “Osmanlı Ceza Hukuku Genel Hükümler”, “Osmanlı Ceza Hukuku Özel Hükümler” and “Hukuk Tarihimizde Hapis Kurumu”, he is among the well-known names in this field.
Prof. Dr. Avcı gives lectures at public institutions, universities and non-governmental organisations to support young people in combating crime and bad habits.
Ottoman Criminal Law
History of Law
Islamic Law
Criminal Law
Family Mediation
Prof. Dr. Mustafa Avcı has published his works on the fields of Criminal Law and History of Law and has concentrated his studies on Ottoman criminal law.
