Serhat is a Lecturer in Sports Law in the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences (SSEHS) at Loughborough University. He is a sports law specialist and regulatory expert.

His research focuses on the regulation of sports agents and safeguarding of young talent. Serhat leads the design and development of educational and training programmes. He is also the founder of Sports Agents Hub, a bespoke online platform that is specifically created for sports agents education. He closely works with the agent industry in football collaborating with the leading agents associations.

Serhat holds a LLB from Istanbul University (Turkey), a LLM from the University of London (SOAS) and a PhD from the University of Westminster.