Kerem Altiparmak is one of the founders of Freedom of Expression Association, a member of Ankara Bar Association, and a legal consultant to the International Commission of Jurists. He’s the former director of the Human Rights Centre of Ankara University, Faculty of Political Sciences. He has worked on a number of projects with human rights NGOs. He won the Columbia Global Freedom of Expression Award in 2016 and is the recipient of the Franco-German Prize for Human Rights & the Rule of Law in 2017.