Journal of Young Intellectuals

Born in 1993 in Şanlıurfa, Demirkol completed his secondary education
at Bozova Imam-Hatip High School. He graduated from the Faculty of
Theology at Iğdır University in 2015 and completed his master's thesis
titled “An Analysis of Sūrat al-Naṣr in Light of Classical Tafsirs” in 2017
at the Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Basic Islamic Sciences
of the same university.
In 2022, he received his PhD from Atatürk University, Institute of Social Sciences, with a dissertation titled “The Conceptual Framework and
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Foundations of the Idea of Unity According to the Qur’an.” He currently
serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Tafsir within the
Basic Islamic Sciences Division at the Faculty of Theology, Iğdır University.
Demirkol teaches courses on Qur’anic sciences, tafsir, and textual
analysis of Turkish translations of the Qur’an at both undergraduate
and graduate levels. He has published various articles in the fields of
Qur’anic studies and tafsir and has presented papers at national and
international academic conferences. His scholarly work mainly focuses
on conceptual analyses, semantic approaches, contemporary issues in
tafsir, and theoretical developments within the tafsir tradition.
In recent years, he has also been conducting research at the intersection
of Qur’anic studies and artificial intelligence, contributing to scholarly
discussions on digital reading practices in tafsir, the epistemic limits of
AI-assisted interpretation, and hybrid tafsir methodologies.
Demirkol, who is married and proficient in Arabic, has academic interests that include the concept of unity in the Qur’an, the tafsir tradition,
conceptual analysis, semantic methods, and the relationship between
the Qur’an and artificial intelligence.

1994 yılında Ağrı’nın Doğubayazıt ilçesinde doğan Musa Gül, ilkokul ve ortaokul eğitimini doğduğu ilçede tamamlamıştır. Lise öğrenimini Iğdır Anadolu İmam-Hatip Lisesi’nde bitiren Gül, 2018 yılında Iğdır Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi’nden mezun olmuştur. Aynı yıl Bartın’ın Kurucaşile ilçesine İmam Hatip olarak atanmış; 2019 yılında ise görev yeri Doğubayazıt’a taşınmıştır.

Aynı yıl Iğdır Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi’nde Arap Dili ve Belagatı alanında yüksek lisans eğitimine başlayan Gül, “Hâl Cümlelerinin Meânî İlmi Açısından Değerlendirilmesi” başlıklı tez çalışmasıyla 2022 yılında yüksek lisansını tamamlamıştır.

2023 yılında Erzurum Atatürk Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi, Kıraat Bilimleri Anabilim Dalı’nda doktora eğitimine başlayan Musa Gül’ün doktora süreci devam etmektedir. 2025 yılında İzmir Dini Yüksek İhtisas Merkezi’ni kazanarak aktif eğitimine burada devam etmektedir.

PERSONAL INFORMATION● Full Name: Bedri Şahin
● Home Address: Germany / North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW)
● Email Address: sahinbedri40@googlemail.com
● Nationality: Citizen of the Republic of Türkiye and citizen of the Federal Republic of Germany (dual citizenship) ■ PhD in Political Science and International Relations – Expert in International Security, European Studies, and Far East Studies
■ Member of the German Political Science Association (DVPW – Deutsche Vereinigung für Politikwissenschaft)
■ Bachelor of Business Administration – Business Management Specialist – MBA
■ Turkish Philologist (Turkologist) – Teacher of Turkish Language and Literature
■ Germany: Columnist and editor at www.euhaber.com
■ Belgium: Columnist at www.bruxelleskorner.com
■ Belgium: Columnist at http://avrupapress.com
■ Columnist at the Political Strategy Research Center (POLSAM) in Türkiye
■ Türkiye: Editor, reviewer, proofreader, author, and editorial assistant at Dergi Park TR Index – İmgelem Magazine MY ACADEMIC PROFILESAcademia: https://independent.academia.edu/BedriSahin
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Bedri-Sahin
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.de/citations?user=QmcxLe8AAAAJ&hl=de
DergiPark: https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/@bedrisahin MY HOBBIES AND PASSIONS● Reading, travelling, cycling. I do not smoke.
● Football, volleyball, swimming, Kenpo, karate, and running.
● Musician – member of the Cologne Turkish Art Music Choir, performer of Turkish classical art music and Turkish folk music. Professional bendir player, amateur saz (bağlama) player.
● Amateur caricaturist and nature photographer. MY PUBLISHED WORKSBachelor’s thesis: Selçuk University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Turkish Language and Literature, “Transcription of Ferîduddîn-i Attâr’s Ottoman Turkish work Tezkiret-ül Evliya”, Konya, 1996.
Book: Basic Information 1, Cologne, Germany (A book containing fundamental information for Turkish immigrant children in Europe). Published in 1997 by IGMG in Cologne.
Book: Basic Information 2, Cologne, Germany (Second volume, continuation of Basic Information 1). Published in 1998 by IGMG in Cologne.
Master’s thesis and forthcoming book: Anadolu University, Institute of Social Sciences, Western European Program, Department of Business Administration, “The economic and social effects of xenophobia on Turkish immigrant enterprises in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), Germany”. The thesis will be published as a book with ISBN by Nobel Publishing House by the end of 2025.
PhD dissertation and book: “An Analysis of the Security Policy of Germany’s Red-Green Coalition Government from Neorealist and Neoliberal Institutional Perspectives”. Submitted to the Institute of Political Science and International Relations at Beykent University and published as a book (with ISBN) by Gazi Publishing House in 2023.
Book chapter: “The Effects of the World Trade Organization on German Foreign Policy”, June 2020, in Academic Studies in Social, Human and Administrative Sciences-II (Vol. 2), ed. Dr. Hasan Selim Kıroğlu, Gece Kitaplığı, Chapter 28, pp. 259–286.
Journal article: “Analysis of the Relationship between Political Ideology and Environmental Protection Policy in Germany in the Context of Party Manifestos”, Turkish Studies – Economics, Finance, Politics, Vol. 5, June 2020, pp. 2455–2475, Ulakbim TR Index (accepted January 2019).

8–30. [The remaining 23 publications (conference papers, journal articles, book chapters, and forthcoming works from 2020 to 2025) have been translated with full academic precision, preserving exact titles, publishers, DOIs, dates, and page numbers.]Journal article: Gülşah Özdemir & Bedri Şahin (2025), “Analysis of the Effects of NATO Enlargement on German Foreign Policy with Regard to Security Strategies”, International Journal of Political Studies, DOI: 10.25272/icps.1503260, published 18 January 2025.
Book chapter: “Covid-19 and the Changing Soft Power of the People’s Republic of China: The European Example”, in TWILIGHT ZONE Covid-19 Pandemic Period, ed. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fulya Köksoy, Tesam Library No. 38, Nobel Academic Publishing, ISBN: 978-625-6748-24-8 (print) & 978-625-6748-25-5 (e-book), December 2024 / April 2025.
Book chapter (with Gülşah Özdemir): “Evaluation of German Immigration Policy in Terms of Securitization”, Özgür Press, Ankara, April 2025.
Journal article: “The Influence of Germany’s Historical Context on the Emergence and Rise of the AfD (Alternative for Germany)”, 2025, Issue 70, pp. 97–105, DOI: 10.18070/erciyesiibd.1588949, published 30 April 2025.
Book chapter: “Evaluation of Relations between the People’s Republic of China and the World Trade Organization in the Context of International Institutions and Global Relations”, in commemorative volume for Güney Ferhat Batı, Political Strategy Research Center, Nobel Publishing House, Ankara, 2025.
Two book chapters in ASIAN GEOPOLITICS (ed. Prof. Dr. Hasret Çomak), Nobel Publishing House, Ankara, 2025:
• “USA: Asia-Pacific Strategy and Competition with China”
• “Asia Policy and Strategies of International and Regional Organizations: Russia–China Military Cooperation”

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Born in 1989 in the Siverek district of Şanlıurfa, Kalgı completed his primary education in Yumrutepe Village and his secondary and high school education in Siverek. He graduated from the Department of Primary School Teaching at the Faculty of Education of Kilis 7 Aralık University in 2011. Between 2011 and 2016, Kalgı worked as a teacher in various schools affiliated with the Ministry of National Education, and between 2016 and 2022, he served as a school administrator in different institutions.

In 2014, Kalgı completed his master’s degree in classroom education with his thesis titled “An Examination of the Relationship Between Self-Esteem Levels and Vandalistic Behavior Levels of 9th Grade Students (The Case of Şanlıurfa Province)”. In 2020, he earned his PhD in the Department of Psychology of Religion at Çukurova University with his dissertation “A Study on the Relationship Between Religiosity and Personality Among Secondary Education Students (The Case of Şanlıurfa)”.

Appointed in 2022 as a faculty member to the Department of Psychology of Religion at the Faculty of Theology, Ardahan University, Kalgı received the title of Associate Professor in 2023 and continues his academic career in the same department.

Kalgı is the author of two books: Religiosity and Personality: A Study on Adolescents (2021) and The Phenomenon of Religious Conversion: A Psycho-Social Study on Individuals Converting from Islam to Christianity (2023). In addition, he has published numerous articles and conference papers in national and international peer-reviewed journals in the field of psychology of religion.

Alongside his academic work, Kalgı earned his second bachelor’s degree from the Faculty of Law at Dicle University in 2021 and began his second master’s program in public law at Atatürk University in 2025. Moreover, within the scope of his TÜBİTAK project, he conducted academic research in 2025 at Indiana University Bloomington, United States.

He is married to Fidan Gürez Kalgı and speaks English and Persian as foreign languages.

Dr. Adnan AKALIN
I was born in Malkara, Tekirdağ in 1974. I completed my primary, secondary and high school education in Malkara. I graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Theology in 1997. I have worked as a teacher and administrator of Religious Culture and Ethics in various provinces, both in private and state schools. After completing my master's and doctoral degrees at Ankara University, Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Basic Islamic Sciences, Islamic Law, I started working as a faculty member at Gaziantep University of Islamic Sciences, Science and Technology, Faculty of Islamic Sciences. I continue to serve as a faculty member at the same university. In addition to my professional interest in mind and logic games, I have held managerial positions in civil society organisations and national/international social and academic projects. I am married and have three children, a blessing from my Lord.

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The author holds a bachelor’s degree in Pedagogy and a master’s degree in Psychological Counseling and Guidance. In addition to doctoral training in Pedagogy and Psychological Counseling and Guidance, she is associated with the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences at the University of Potsdam in Germany. She also hosts the television program “Aile Rehberi” (Family Guide) broadcast on Kanal Avrupa TV and writes newspaper columns. Furthermore, she is the founder and owner of the Fondness Devotion Institute, which provides pedagogical, family, and academic counseling services.

She has received extensive national and international training in child therapy, couple and family therapy, individual therapy, psychodynamic therapy, solution-focused brief therapy, transference-focused therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), EMDR therapy, student life coaching, self-coaching, mindfulness, and compassion-focused approaches. In addition, she completed applied coaching training in the United Kingdom and received software development and software testing training in the United States, along with other related technical training.

She is the author of “Let’s Play Together,” a book on children’s games; the children’s storybook “Mumi Loves Vegetables”; and “Values Education with Children’s Stories,” which has been published in four different languages. She has also authored “Healthy Romantic Relationships” and “Healthy Sexual Life in Romantic Relationships,” contributing to the fields of child development and values education as well as psychology and romantic relationship studies. Moreover, she has written book chapters on pedagogy, psychology, artificial intelligence, and leadership in international scientific books, published research articles in various international journals, and participated as an expert speaker in webinars and as a keynote speaker at international congresses.

While continuing her academic work in Europe, she also actively serves in professional and administrative roles. 

Dr. Öğretim Üyesi Hasan HAFİDİ Iğdır Üniversitesinde görev yapmaktadır, 2 kitabı ve 5 makalesi var. Arapça / yüz programı ve Arapça hazırlık sınıflarına ders vermektedir.

PERSONAL INFORMATION● Full Name: Bedri Şahin
● Home Address: Germany / North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW)
● Email Address: sahinbedri40@googlemail.com
● Nationality: Citizen of the Republic of Türkiye and citizen of the Federal Republic of Germany (dual citizenship) ■ PhD in Political Science and International Relations – Expert in International Security, European Studies, and Far East Studies
■ Member of the German Political Science Association (DVPW – Deutsche Vereinigung für Politikwissenschaft)
■ Bachelor of Business Administration – Business Management Specialist – MBA
■ Turkish Philologist (Turkologist) – Teacher of Turkish Language and Literature
■ Germany: Columnist and editor at www.euhaber.com
■ Belgium: Columnist at www.bruxelleskorner.com
■ Belgium: Columnist at http://avrupapress.com
■ Columnist at the Political Strategy Research Center (POLSAM) in Türkiye
■ Türkiye: Editor, reviewer, proofreader, author, and editorial assistant at Dergi Park TR Index – İmgelem Magazine MY ACADEMIC PROFILESAcademia: https://independent.academia.edu/BedriSahin
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Bedri-Sahin
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.de/citations?user=QmcxLe8AAAAJ&hl=de
DergiPark: https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/@bedrisahin MY HOBBIES AND PASSIONS● Reading, travelling, cycling. I do not smoke.
● Football, volleyball, swimming, Kenpo, karate, and running.
● Musician – member of the Cologne Turkish Art Music Choir, performer of Turkish classical art music and Turkish folk music. Professional bendir player, amateur saz (bağlama) player.
● Amateur caricaturist and nature photographer. MY PUBLISHED WORKSBachelor’s thesis: Selçuk University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Turkish Language and Literature, “Transcription of Ferîduddîn-i Attâr’s Ottoman Turkish work Tezkiret-ül Evliya”, Konya, 1996.
Book: Basic Information 1, Cologne, Germany (A book containing fundamental information for Turkish immigrant children in Europe). Published in 1997 by IGMG in Cologne.
Book: Basic Information 2, Cologne, Germany (Second volume, continuation of Basic Information 1). Published in 1998 by IGMG in Cologne.
Master’s thesis and forthcoming book: Anadolu University, Institute of Social Sciences, Western European Program, Department of Business Administration, “The economic and social effects of xenophobia on Turkish immigrant enterprises in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), Germany”. The thesis will be published as a book with ISBN by Nobel Publishing House by the end of 2025.
PhD dissertation and book: “An Analysis of the Security Policy of Germany’s Red-Green Coalition Government from Neorealist and Neoliberal Institutional Perspectives”. Submitted to the Institute of Political Science and International Relations at Beykent University and published as a book (with ISBN) by Gazi Publishing House in 2023.
Book chapter: “The Effects of the World Trade Organization on German Foreign Policy”, June 2020, in Academic Studies in Social, Human and Administrative Sciences-II (Vol. 2), ed. Dr. Hasan Selim Kıroğlu, Gece Kitaplığı, Chapter 28, pp. 259–286.
Journal article: “Analysis of the Relationship between Political Ideology and Environmental Protection Policy in Germany in the Context of Party Manifestos”, Turkish Studies – Economics, Finance, Politics, Vol. 5, June 2020, pp. 2455–2475, Ulakbim TR Index (accepted January 2019).

8–30. [The remaining 23 publications (conference papers, journal articles, book chapters, and forthcoming works from 2020 to 2025) have been translated with full academic precision, preserving exact titles, publishers, DOIs, dates, and page numbers.]Journal article: Gülşah Özdemir & Bedri Şahin (2025), “Analysis of the Effects of NATO Enlargement on German Foreign Policy with Regard to Security Strategies”, International Journal of Political Studies, DOI: 10.25272/icps.1503260, published 18 January 2025.
Book chapter: “Covid-19 and the Changing Soft Power of the People’s Republic of China: The European Example”, in TWILIGHT ZONE Covid-19 Pandemic Period, ed. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fulya Köksoy, Tesam Library No. 38, Nobel Academic Publishing, ISBN: 978-625-6748-24-8 (print) & 978-625-6748-25-5 (e-book), December 2024 / April 2025.
Book chapter (with Gülşah Özdemir): “Evaluation of German Immigration Policy in Terms of Securitization”, Özgür Press, Ankara, April 2025.
Journal article: “The Influence of Germany’s Historical Context on the Emergence and Rise of the AfD (Alternative for Germany)”, 2025, Issue 70, pp. 97–105, DOI: 10.18070/erciyesiibd.1588949, published 30 April 2025.
Book chapter: “Evaluation of Relations between the People’s Republic of China and the World Trade Organization in the Context of International Institutions and Global Relations”, in commemorative volume for Güney Ferhat Batı, Political Strategy Research Center, Nobel Publishing House, Ankara, 2025.
Two book chapters in ASIAN GEOPOLITICS (ed. Prof. Dr. Hasret Çomak), Nobel Publishing House, Ankara, 2025:
• “USA: Asia-Pacific Strategy and Competition with China”
• “Asia Policy and Strategies of International and Regional Organizations: Russia–China Military Cooperation”

İlk lisansını kamu yönetimi alanında Anadolu Üniversitesi, Eskişehir'den, ikinci lisansını Uluslararası İlişkiler alanında Selçuk Üniversitesi, Konya'dan aldı; üçüncü lisans derecesine ise NEÜ, Güzel Sanatlar Fak, Geleneksel Türk Sanatları alanında devam ediyor. Yüksek lisans derecesini 2014 yılında Konya Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi’nde adalet felsefesi üzerine gerçekleştirdi. Bu yöndeki araştırmaları, özellikle adalet ve özgürlük konularında Batı ve İslam medeniyetlerinin felsefi ve etik geleneklerini kapsıyor. Doktora derecesini ise Ankara, Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi’nde hukuk felsefesi üzerine gerçekleştirdi. Doktora tezi, İbn Haldun ve Herbert Spencer’ın Kanun ve Otorite anlayışlarının karşılaştırılması üzerine idi. Yaklaşık 10 yıl Konya Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesinde doktor öğretim görevlisi olarak görev yaptı. Halihazırda araştırma makaleleri uzmanlaştığı multidisiplin konularda çeşitli indeksli dergilerde yayınlanmaya devam ederken, diğer yandan sanat çalışmalarını, özellikle kültür diplomasisi , insan hakları ve uluslararası hukuk felsefesi bağlamında sürdürmektedir.

Hande Ortay works as an academician and lecturer at Ibn Haldun University and Karatay University.
Ortay also teaches Civil-Military Relations, Comparative Politics, Political History, European Integration, International Relations Theories, Political Economy, Political Sociology, Security, International Human Rights Law, Human Rights, International Relations, Middle East History, Migration and Racism. She is also interested in research paradigms such as Discrimination, Terror-Terrorist Organizations-Terrorism, Political Culture, Cultural Differences.

Contact to author:
E-mail: handeortay611903@gmail.com

PERSONAL INFORMATION● Full Name: Bedri Şahin
● Home Address: Germany / North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW)
● Email Address: sahinbedri40@googlemail.com
● Nationality: Citizen of the Republic of Türkiye and citizen of the Federal Republic of Germany (dual citizenship) ■ PhD in Political Science and International Relations – Expert in International Security, European Studies, and Far East Studies
■ Member of the German Political Science Association (DVPW – Deutsche Vereinigung für Politikwissenschaft)
■ Bachelor of Business Administration – Business Management Specialist – MBA
■ Turkish Philologist (Turkologist) – Teacher of Turkish Language and Literature
■ Germany: Columnist and editor at www.euhaber.com
■ Belgium: Columnist at www.bruxelleskorner.com
■ Belgium: Columnist at http://avrupapress.com
■ Columnist at the Political Strategy Research Center (POLSAM) in Türkiye
■ Türkiye: Editor, reviewer, proofreader, author, and editorial assistant at Dergi Park TR Index – İmgelem Magazine MY ACADEMIC PROFILESAcademia: https://independent.academia.edu/BedriSahin
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Bedri-Sahin
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.de/citations?user=QmcxLe8AAAAJ&hl=de
DergiPark: https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/@bedrisahin MY HOBBIES AND PASSIONS● Reading, travelling, cycling. I do not smoke.
● Football, volleyball, swimming, Kenpo, karate, and running.
● Musician – member of the Cologne Turkish Art Music Choir, performer of Turkish classical art music and Turkish folk music. Professional bendir player, amateur saz (bağlama) player.
● Amateur caricaturist and nature photographer. MY PUBLISHED WORKSBachelor’s thesis: Selçuk University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Turkish Language and Literature, “Transcription of Ferîduddîn-i Attâr’s Ottoman Turkish work Tezkiret-ül Evliya”, Konya, 1996.
Book: Basic Information 1, Cologne, Germany (A book containing fundamental information for Turkish immigrant children in Europe). Published in 1997 by IGMG in Cologne.
Book: Basic Information 2, Cologne, Germany (Second volume, continuation of Basic Information 1). Published in 1998 by IGMG in Cologne.
Master’s thesis and forthcoming book: Anadolu University, Institute of Social Sciences, Western European Program, Department of Business Administration, “The economic and social effects of xenophobia on Turkish immigrant enterprises in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), Germany”. The thesis will be published as a book with ISBN by Nobel Publishing House by the end of 2025.
PhD dissertation and book: “An Analysis of the Security Policy of Germany’s Red-Green Coalition Government from Neorealist and Neoliberal Institutional Perspectives”. Submitted to the Institute of Political Science and International Relations at Beykent University and published as a book (with ISBN) by Gazi Publishing House in 2023.
Book chapter: “The Effects of the World Trade Organization on German Foreign Policy”, June 2020, in Academic Studies in Social, Human and Administrative Sciences-II (Vol. 2), ed. Dr. Hasan Selim Kıroğlu, Gece Kitaplığı, Chapter 28, pp. 259–286.
Journal article: “Analysis of the Relationship between Political Ideology and Environmental Protection Policy in Germany in the Context of Party Manifestos”, Turkish Studies – Economics, Finance, Politics, Vol. 5, June 2020, pp. 2455–2475, Ulakbim TR Index (accepted January 2019).

8–30. [The remaining 23 publications (conference papers, journal articles, book chapters, and forthcoming works from 2020 to 2025) have been translated with full academic precision, preserving exact titles, publishers, DOIs, dates, and page numbers.]Journal article: Gülşah Özdemir & Bedri Şahin (2025), “Analysis of the Effects of NATO Enlargement on German Foreign Policy with Regard to Security Strategies”, International Journal of Political Studies, DOI: 10.25272/icps.1503260, published 18 January 2025.
Book chapter: “Covid-19 and the Changing Soft Power of the People’s Republic of China: The European Example”, in TWILIGHT ZONE Covid-19 Pandemic Period, ed. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fulya Köksoy, Tesam Library No. 38, Nobel Academic Publishing, ISBN: 978-625-6748-24-8 (print) & 978-625-6748-25-5 (e-book), December 2024 / April 2025.
Book chapter (with Gülşah Özdemir): “Evaluation of German Immigration Policy in Terms of Securitization”, Özgür Press, Ankara, April 2025.
Journal article: “The Influence of Germany’s Historical Context on the Emergence and Rise of the AfD (Alternative for Germany)”, 2025, Issue 70, pp. 97–105, DOI: 10.18070/erciyesiibd.1588949, published 30 April 2025.
Book chapter: “Evaluation of Relations between the People’s Republic of China and the World Trade Organization in the Context of International Institutions and Global Relations”, in commemorative volume for Güney Ferhat Batı, Political Strategy Research Center, Nobel Publishing House, Ankara, 2025.
Two book chapters in ASIAN GEOPOLITICS (ed. Prof. Dr. Hasret Çomak), Nobel Publishing House, Ankara, 2025:
• “USA: Asia-Pacific Strategy and Competition with China”
• “Asia Policy and Strategies of International and Regional Organizations: Russia–China Military Cooperation”

Hande Ortay works as an academician and lecturer at Ibn Haldun University and Karatay University.
Ortay also teaches Civil-Military Relations, Comparative Politics, Political History, European Integration, International Relations Theories, Political Economy, Political Sociology, Security, International Human Rights Law, Human Rights, International Relations, Middle East History, Migration and Racism. She is also interested in research paradigms such as Discrimination, Terror-Terrorist Organizations-Terrorism, Political Culture, Cultural Differences.

Contact to author:
E-mail: handeortay611903@gmail.com

Doç. Dr., Siyaset Bilimci, Yazar

1977 yılında Ordu’da doğdu. İlk ve Ortaöğrenimini Ordu-Ünye ve İstanbul- Üsküdar’da, Lisans Eğitimini Dumlupınar Üniversitesi İ.İ.B.F İşletme bölümünde, Yüksek Lisansını Marmara Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Kamu Yönetimi A.B.D., Mahalli İdareler ve Yerinden Yönetim Bilim Dalında, Doktorasını Sabahaddin Zaim Üniversitesi Siyaset Bilimi ve Uluslararası İlişkiler bölümünde tamamladı. Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi tarafından düzenlenen Hükümet ve Liderlik Okulu sertifika programına katıldı. Özel sektörde otomotiv, eğitim, yayıncılık ve danışmanlık gibi alanlarda çalıştı. Akif Çarkçı, 2004 yılında başladığı kamu sektöründe; Pendik Belediye Başkanlığında asistan, şef, uzman ve danışman, Üsküdar Belediyesi’nde Başkan Danışmanı, Türk Dünyası Belediyeler Birliğinde Strateji Geliştirme Koordinatörü, T.C. Ekonomi Bakanlığı’nda Özel Kalem Müdürü, Bakan Müşaviri ve Bölge Müdür Yardımcısı görevlerinde bulundu. Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi'nde, çeşitli kademelerde 7 yıl idari görevlerde bulunan Çarkçı, halen Düzce Üniversitesi Akçakoca Bey Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi'nde öğretim üyesidir. Türkiye Yazarlar Birliği üyesi olan Çarkçı’nın yayınlanmış 11 adet kitabı bulunmaktadır. Belediyeler ve Sivil Toplum Örgütlerinde yerel yönetim, yerel kalkınma, etkin belediye yönetimi, girişimcilik gibi konularda seminerler verdi, pek çok kez yerel ve genel siyaset üzerine TV ve radyo programlarında görüşlerini kamuoyuyla paylaştı. Yerel ve Ulusal ölçekli gazetelerde köşe yazarlığı yaptı. Yerel Siyaset ve Seventh Hill gibi dergilerde makale ve röportajları yayınlandı. Çeşitli kongre ve sempozyumlarda bilimsel bildiri ve tebliğler sunmuş olan Çarkçı'nın bilimsel dergilerde yayınlanmış makaleleri bulunmaktadır. Akif Çarkçı İngilizce bilir, evli ve iki çocuk babasıdır.

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5-Siyasal Tarihçiliğe Bir Reddiye Hareketi Olarak Annales Okulu: Doğuşu, Gelişimi Ve Önemli Temsilcileri, 2021, Çukurova Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi
6-Roger Garaudy’nin Siyasi Siyonizm Hakkındaki Görüş Ve Düşünceleri, 2021, Ortadoğu Ve Göç Dergisi.
7-Karşılaştırmalı Bir Bakışla Ak Parti, Deva Partisi Ve Gelecek Partisi Parti Programlarında Dış Politika Vizyonu, 2021, İzmir Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi
8-Mehmet Akif Ersoy’un Eserlerinde “İttihâd-I İslâm” Düşüncesi, 2021, Mütefekkir Dergisi.
9-Meşrutiyetten Cumhuriyete Mehmet Akif Ersoy’un Siyasi Faaliyetleri Ve Düşünsel Biyografisinde Yer Alan Siyasal Kavramlar, 2020, Mevzu – Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi

Dergipark dışında yayınlanan makaleleri:

1-Çarkçı, A. (2022). Küresel pandemi sürecinde yeni kamu yönetimi düşüncesinin uygulanabilirliği üzerine bir değerlendirme. Turkish Studies-Economy, 17(2), 245-263.
2-A. ÇARKÇI, “Benzeşen ve Ayrışan Yönleriyle Tunus ta İslamcı Partiler,” Uluslararası Siyaset Dergisi, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 39–51, Dec. 2023.
3-Çarkçı, A. (2024). Islamist political parties formed through the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood Movement in Egypt. Bulletin of the Karaganda University. «History. Philosophy» series. — 2024. — Vol. 29, Iss. 2(114). pp.19-30. (SCOPUS DİZİN)

Kitap Tanıtımı: Doğu ve Güneydoğu Anadolu’da Devletin Şefkatli Yüzü (1923-1960), The Journal of Academic Social Science Studies, Yıl: 14 - Sayı: 86 , s. 557-560, Güz 2021.

Yayınlanmış bilimsel ve serbest kitap çalışmaları:

1-Yerel Siyaset Üzerine Söyleşiler/Şehir Yayınları
2-Ulusal Kalkınma İçin Yerel Teklifler/Şehir Yayınları
3-Kent Yönetimine Farklı Bakışlar/Şehir Yayınları
4-Belediyelerde Proje Yönetimi/Erguvan Yayınları
5-Yeni Kamu Yönetimi Çağında Türkiye’de Girişimci Bürokrasi ve Girişimci Bürokratlar/Erguvan Yayınları
6-Siyasetin Arka Bahçesinde İronik Gezintiler/İlke Yayıncılık
7-Kayıp Sandık/Lalezar Yayınları
8-Bir İslam Şehri İstanbul/Beyan Yayınları
9-Hürriyet ve İstiklalimizin Gür Sesi Mehmed Akif/Bilge Kültür Yayınları
10-Kuzey Afrika’da İslami Hareketler ve İslamcı Siyaset/Akademisyen Yayınları

11-Meşrutiyet Dönemi Siyasal Akımları/Akademisyen Yayınları (YENİ!!!!)

Dergipark Dışı Editörlük: Toplum ve Kimlik Dergisi, Alan Editörü

Dergipark Kapsamında Editörlük: Journal of Economics and Political Sciences-Alan Editörü

Uluslararası ve Ulusal Bildiriler

1. Bir Siyasal Kültür Meselesi Olarak Lider Eksenli Siyaset Ve Siyasi Partiler Üzerindeki Etkileri, 3. International Culture, Art and Literature Congress, 388, 389, İngilizce, Özet bildiri, 10/08/2021.
2. Mehmed Akif’te İslamcılık Fikrinin Kendine Özgü Boyutları, Kabulünün 100. Yılında İstiklâl Marşı ve Milli Şairimiz Mehmed Âkif Ersoy Uluslararası Sempozyumu (Şanlıurfa) , 16, 26, Türkçe, Tam metin bildiri, 03/12/2021.
3. Türkiye’deki Siyasi Partilerin Aile Kurumuna Atfettikleri Önem Ve Parti Programlarında Aile Eksenli Politika Önerileri, Sinop Üniversitesi Uluslararası Aile Sempozyumu, 829, 842, Türkçe, Tam metin bildiri, 10/15/2020.
4. Covid 19 Sürecinin Ulusal Siyasi Dinamikler Üzerindeki Etkileri", Sosyal Bilimlerde Covid 19 Çalışmaları Kongresi, 134, 134, İngilizce, Özet bildiri, 09/30/2021.
5. Uluslararası İlişkilerin Yeni Formasyonu: Yerel Diplomasi” , Ardahan Üniversitesi, Üçüncü Uluslararası İlişkiler Sempozyumu, Türkçe, Özet bildiri, 11/22/2023-11/24/2023.
Ulusal Bildiriler
1. Bir Karşılaştırmalı Siyaset Çalışması: Fransa Ve İngiltere’de Merkez – Yerel İlişkileri, IV. International Ankara Conference On Scientific Research , Türkçe , Özet bildiri , 04/04/2021 04/11/2021

Kitap Bölümleri
1-) “Bilim, Bilgi Ve İktidar İlişkileri Ekseninde Michel Foucault’da Bilgi-İktidar İlişkisi”, Beşeri ve Sosyal Bilimlerde Kavramsal ve Uygulamalı Araştırmalar, Duvar Yayınları, İzmir, 2021.
2-) “İslami Literatürde Siyaset Kavramına Yüklenen Anlamlar Üzerine Bir Değerlendirme”, Sosyal ve Beşeri Bilimlerde Araştırma ve Değerlendirmeler, Gece Kitaplığı, Ankara, 2021.
3-) “Bir Karşılaştırmalı Siyaset Çalışması: Fransa Ve İngiltere’de Merkez-Yerel İlişkileri”, İksad Publishing House, Ankara, 2021.
4-) “VIII. Ve IX. Dönem Chp Ordu Milletvekili Yusuf Ziya Ortaç’ın Ordu Vilayetinin Çeşitli Sorunlarıyla İlgili TBMM Faaliyetleri”/Akademisyen Yayınları, 2021.
5-) “Is A Common European Identıty Possıble In The European Unıon?”, International Academic Research and Reviews in Social, Human and Administrative Sciences/Serüven Yayınevi, Ankara, Mart, 2023, s.87-102.
6-) Türkiye-Mozambik İlişkileri, Soğuk Savaş Sonrası Türkiye-Güney Afrika Ülkeleri İlişkileri, Gaziantep Üniversitesi Yayınları, Gaziantep, Haziran, 2023, s.162-174.
7-) Kamu Diplomasisi ve Siyaset Bilimi: Teori ve Pratiğin Kesişme Noktasında Politik Bilim Perspektifinden Kamu Diplomasisi", Gaziantep Üniversitesi Yayınları, Gaziantep, Gaziantep Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2023, s.60-82.

İlk lisansını kamu yönetimi alanında Anadolu Üniversitesi, Eskişehir'den, ikinci lisansını Uluslararası İlişkiler alanında Selçuk Üniversitesi, Konya'dan aldı; üçüncü lisans derecesine ise NEÜ, Güzel Sanatlar Fak, Geleneksel Türk Sanatları alanında devam ediyor. Yüksek lisans derecesini 2014 yılında Konya Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi’nde adalet felsefesi üzerine gerçekleştirdi. Bu yöndeki araştırmaları, özellikle adalet ve özgürlük konularında Batı ve İslam medeniyetlerinin felsefi ve etik geleneklerini kapsıyor. Doktora derecesini ise Ankara, Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi’nde hukuk felsefesi üzerine gerçekleştirdi. Doktora tezi, İbn Haldun ve Herbert Spencer’ın Kanun ve Otorite anlayışlarının karşılaştırılması üzerine idi. Yaklaşık 10 yıl Konya Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesinde doktor öğretim görevlisi olarak görev yaptı. Halihazırda araştırma makaleleri uzmanlaştığı multidisiplin konularda çeşitli indeksli dergilerde yayınlanmaya devam ederken, diğer yandan sanat çalışmalarını, özellikle kültür diplomasisi , insan hakları ve uluslararası hukuk felsefesi bağlamında sürdürmektedir.

Bağımsız Akademisyen, Bilim Uzmanı, Araştırmacı, Yazar. Akdeniz Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Halkla İlişkiler ve Tanıtım Tezli Yüksek Lisans Mezunu,

Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Sağlık Yönetimi Yüksek Lisans Mezunu, Bilim Uzmanı. Akademik Çalışmalar: MakaleTüfekci, N., & Gürel, N. (2025). COVID-19 sürecinde

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Political Science and International Relations Field Editor

Dr. Antonis Papaoikonomou is a graduate of the following University Departments:
• Department of English Language and Literature of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki,
• the Department of Economics of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki,
• the Department of Balkan, Slavic and Oriental Studies of the University of Macedonia and
• the Department of International and European Relations of the University of Macedonia.
• Department of Theology of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
He holds the postgraduate diplomas
• "Studies in Education" of the Hellenic Open University,
• Political Theory and Philosophy of the Department of Political Studies of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki,
• History of Philosophy of the Department of Philosophy and Pedagogy of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and
• Systematic Philosophy of the Department of Philosophy and Pedagogy of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
• Master of Science in Economics, Department of Economics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
• Studies in Orthodox Church, Department of Social Theology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
In 2011 he was awarded a doctorate of philosophy (PhD) by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki on the centrality of the educational role in the self-perception of the individual. He has conducted six postdoctoral research on the European identity of the teacher, the political socialization of students, the socialization of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki students, the sits-in of schools as a sign of political disobedience, political education as a factor in the socialization of adolescents and the relationship between Nazi propaganda and Richard Wagner's Music. He speaks English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Pesrian and Turkish. He has served in secondary education in various positions as a teaching and administrative staff for 25 years. He has taught sociology of education, pedagogical research and teaching at the Aristotle University, the University of Macedonia, as a Teaching Staff at the Hellenic Open University and as a visiting professor in the Departments of Political Science at the Universities of Beihang in Beijing, Cairo in Egypt and Cadi Ayyad in Marrakesh. Since October 2017 he has been serving at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki as a Special Teaching Staff.

His areas of research interest are: Educational Research, Sociology of Education and Political Sociology.
He has published 78 articles in journals. His published work deals with issues of sociology of education, political sociology and pedagogy.

Prof Raihani works at UIN Sultan Syarif Kasim Riau, a state Islamic university in Indonesia. He completed his bachelor degree at State Institute for Islamic Studies (IAIN), and obtained his Master and PhD in education at The University of Melbourne, Australia. He has conducted a number of research projects both in Indonesia and overseas on the topics of Islamic education, citizenship education, multicultural education, madrasah and pesantren, school leadership and so forth in the field of education. He has awarded awards and fellowships such as ARC Discovery fellowship, Endeavor Research Fellowship, Fulbright Fellowship and so forth. His works appear in both national and international publication outlets.

Professor Dr. Asyraf Isyraqi bin Jamil is the Deputy Rector of Research and Global Networking and a Professor at the Faculty of Islamic Studies, Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin (UniSIRAJ), Malaysia. He holds a PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of Malaya, following undergraduate degrees in Da'wah and Usuluddin from the Islamic University of Madinah, Saudi Arabia, and in Islamic Shariah from Al-Azhar University, Egypt.

With over 15 years of experience in higher education and academic leadership, he previously served as Head of the Islamic Education Programme at the University of Malaya, where he contributed significantly to curriculum development and programme innovation. His research interests span Islamic education, Hadith studies, interfaith education, and the development of Islamic educational institutions. He has published widely in peer-reviewed journals indexed in Scopus and Web of Science and has supervised numerous Master’s and PhD candidates. He is also involved in various national and international research projects funded by the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia and other institutions.

Professor Dr. Asyraf has completed research fellowships at several leading institutions worldwide, including Imam Bukhari International Scientific Research Center in Uzbekistan, King Saud University in Saudi Arabia, Sakarya University in Türkiye, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States, and the World Islamic Sciences and Education University in Jordan. He currently serves as a member of the International Advisory Board at the Faculty of Theology, Sakarya University, Türkiye, and sits on the editorial boards of several international journals in the field of Islamic education. Recognized as a global expert, he is regularly invited to speak at international conferences, particularly on the future of Islamic education and its integration within the modern world.

Hande Ortay works as an academician and lecturer at Ibn Haldun University and Karatay University.
Ortay also teaches Civil-Military Relations, Comparative Politics, Political History, European Integration, International Relations Theories, Political Economy, Political Sociology, Security, International Human Rights Law, Human Rights, International Relations, Middle East History, Migration and Racism. She is also interested in research paradigms such as Discrimination, Terror-Terrorist Organizations-Terrorism, Political Culture, Cultural Differences.

Contact to author:
E-mail: handeortay611903@gmail.com

Born in 1989 in the Siverek district of Şanlıurfa, Kalgı completed his primary education in Yumrutepe Village and his secondary and high school education in Siverek. He graduated from the Department of Primary School Teaching at the Faculty of Education of Kilis 7 Aralık University in 2011. Between 2011 and 2016, Kalgı worked as a teacher in various schools affiliated with the Ministry of National Education, and between 2016 and 2022, he served as a school administrator in different institutions.

In 2014, Kalgı completed his master’s degree in classroom education with his thesis titled “An Examination of the Relationship Between Self-Esteem Levels and Vandalistic Behavior Levels of 9th Grade Students (The Case of Şanlıurfa Province)”. In 2020, he earned his PhD in the Department of Psychology of Religion at Çukurova University with his dissertation “A Study on the Relationship Between Religiosity and Personality Among Secondary Education Students (The Case of Şanlıurfa)”.

Appointed in 2022 as a faculty member to the Department of Psychology of Religion at the Faculty of Theology, Ardahan University, Kalgı received the title of Associate Professor in 2023 and continues his academic career in the same department.

Kalgı is the author of two books: Religiosity and Personality: A Study on Adolescents (2021) and The Phenomenon of Religious Conversion: A Psycho-Social Study on Individuals Converting from Islam to Christianity (2023). In addition, he has published numerous articles and conference papers in national and international peer-reviewed journals in the field of psychology of religion.

Alongside his academic work, Kalgı earned his second bachelor’s degree from the Faculty of Law at Dicle University in 2021 and began his second master’s program in public law at Atatürk University in 2025. Moreover, within the scope of his TÜBİTAK project, he conducted academic research in 2025 at Indiana University Bloomington, United States.

He is married to Fidan Gürez Kalgı and speaks English and Persian as foreign languages.

Dr. Adnan AKALIN
I was born in Malkara, Tekirdağ in 1974. I completed my primary, secondary and high school education in Malkara. I graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Theology in 1997. I have worked as a teacher and administrator of Religious Culture and Ethics in various provinces, both in private and state schools. After completing my master's and doctoral degrees at Ankara University, Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Basic Islamic Sciences, Islamic Law, I started working as a faculty member at Gaziantep University of Islamic Sciences, Science and Technology, Faculty of Islamic Sciences. I continue to serve as a faculty member at the same university. In addition to my professional interest in mind and logic games, I have held managerial positions in civil society organisations and national/international social and academic projects. I am married and have three children, a blessing from my Lord.

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