Emrecan joined the IIJ in April 2025 as a Senior Legal Adviser, seconded by the Government of Türkiye. Prior to joining IIJ he served as a Rapporteur Judge at the Court of Cassation, focusing on crimes related to privacy of private life and protection of personal data. He began his career as a prosecutor, later he also served as a Rapporteur Judge at the Ministry of Justice of Türkiye, within the Directorate General For Foreign Relations And European Union Affairs, where he worked on international rogatory issues.
Additionally he has participated in various workshops and programs that called International Judicial Co-operation Criminal Matters in Türkiye, for advancing legal education and empowering and mentoring criminal justice practitioners in the legal profession. He also lectured at Turkish Justice Academy to increase the awareness of prosecutor-judge candidates. Emrecan holds a master’s degree in public law with his work on extraordinary legal remedies.

John joined the IIJ as Senior Investigations Adviser in January 2023 seconded by the Government of the
United Kingdom. As a British Police Officer for 27 years, he served as a Senior Investigating Officer in the
fields of counter-terrorism, homicide and major crime including the management of high-risk investigations at both strategic and tactical levels, leading covert deployments to manage risk within manhunts, threats to life and gun crime investigations.

John has extensive experience working with international law enforcement partners within national and
international frameworks to ensure the protection of Human Rights and legal compliance in counter-terrorism investigations.