• Born in 1988, Atalay completed his undergraduate degree at Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Economics at Middle East Technical University in 2012, and at the Faculty of Law at Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University in 2022. He earned his master’s degree from Department of Economics at Ankara University Institute of Social Sciences in 2021, with his thesis titled “The Effect of Digitalisation on Monopolisation: Netflix Case”. He is currently continuing his doctorate education in the Department of Economics at Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University, Institute of Social Sciences. Atalay, began his career as an Inspector in a private bank in 2013, transferred to the Radio and Television Supreme Council in 2018 and started working as a Supreme Council Expert. As of 2024, he continues his career as a freelance lawyer as of 2024 and is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Young Academics Education, Culture and Research Association.

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