Istanbul Gelisim University Journal of Social Sciences

Prof. Dr. Bahri Sahin received his undergraduate degree from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Gazi University in 1977, his graduate education from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Yıldız Technical University's (YTU) Institute of Science and Technology in 1979 with a TÜBİTAK scholarship, and completed his Ph.D. in the Nuclear Energy Institute Nuclear Technology Program at Istanbul Technical University ITU) in 1985 wıth a TÜBİTAK Honorary Scholarship.



He worked as a research assistant between 1979 and 1983 and as a lecturer between 1983 and 1986 in the Department of Energy Engineering at ITU's Mechanical Engineering Department and served as Assistant Professor in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering between 1986 and 1989 and as an Associate Professor between 1989 and 1995. He has been a Professor since 1995.



Prof. Dr. Bahri Sahin served as Deputy Head of his Department between 1988 and 1999 at Yildiz Technical University, Division Head between 1992 and 2007, Head of the Department between 1999 and 2009, and Founding Dean of Faculty of YTU Naval Architecture and Maritime Department since 2009. He was also elected to the Board of Directors of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization's (UNIDO) International Center for Hydrogen Technology (ICHET) in 2010.



Prof. Dr. Bahri Sahin has conducted many international studies in the fields of thermodynamics, energy production systems, energy technologies, design and optimization of thermal systems, and energy economy. He was elected to the Turkish Academy of Science (TÜBA) as a principal member by the Scientific Board of TUBİTAK through Decision No. 212 on October 6, 2012. Prof. Dr. Bahri Sahin also served as the rector of Yildiz Technical University from 2016 to 2020 and is the current Rector of Istanbul Gelişim University.

Prof. Dr. Kenan Aydın completed his undergraduate education in 1979 at the Institute of Public Administration for Turkey and the Middle East (TODAİE). He received his Master’s degree in 1987 from the Department of Public Administration at Gazi University, Institute of Social Sciences, and earned his PhD in 1992 from the Department of Social Policy at Istanbul University, Institute of Social Sciences. Continuing his academic career in the fields of business administration and marketing, Prof. Dr. Kenan Aydın served as a faculty member in the Department of Business Administration at Yıldız Technical University between 2011 and 2022. Since 2022, he has been working as a Professor in the Department of Business Administration at the Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, Istanbul Gelişim University, where he has also been serving as the Dean of the Faculty since the same year. Prof. Dr. Kenan Aydın has numerous national and international publications in the fields of marketing, retailing, consumer behavior, international marketing, services marketing, sustainability, and digital and mobile retailing. His studies have been published in journals indexed in SSCI, SCI-Expanded, Scopus, and TR Dizin. In addition, he has authored books and book chapters on retail management, services marketing, and international marketing. He has supervised numerous master’s and doctoral theses and has served as a principal investigator and researcher in various national and international projects.

Prof. Dr. Tevfik ERDEM

Ankara Üniversitesi Dil, Tarih ve Coğrafya Fakültesi Sosyoloji bölümünden 1991 yılında mezun oldu. Yüksek Lisansını 1996 tarihinde Kırıkkale Üniversitesi SBE’de “Sivil Toplum ve Türkiye Gerçeği” adlı teziyle aldı. Doktorasını Hacettepe Üniversitesi SBE’de “Yoksulluk üzerine sosyolojik bir çalışma: Ankara kent yoksulları” adlı teziyle 2003 yılında tamamladı. Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli (Gazi) Üniversitesi, İİBF, Siyaset Bilimi ve Kamu Yönetimi Bölümünde öğretim üyesi olarak görev yapmaktadır. Kara Harp Okulu (KHO), Polis Akademisi Güvenlik Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Jandarma ve Sahil Güvenlik Komutanlığı’nda (JSGA) Türkiye’nin Toplumsal Yapısı, Türk Siyasi Hayatı, Sosyal Bilimlerde Yöntem gibi dersleri verdi. Temel ilgi alanları milliyetçilik, Kürt milliyetçiliği, yoksulluk ve sivil toplumdur. Halen HBVÜ, AYÜ TURTEP SBKY ve Medipol Üniversitesi’nde Türkiye’nin Toplumsal Yapısı, Sosyoloji, Milliyetçilik, Türk Siyasi Hayatı gibi dersleri vermektedir. Bir kısmı yayımlanmış birçok saha araştırmasında araştırmacı ya da proje yöneticisi olarak görev yapmıştır. Başlıca eserleri: Feodaliteden Küreselleşmeye (editör 5. Baskı), Milliyetçilik (editör, Otorite Yayınları) ve Sosyoloji Notları’dır (6. Baskı).

Daha önce SDE İç Politika ve Hukuk Koordinatörlüğü yapan Prof. Dr. Tevfik Erdem, 1 Ocak 2024 tarihinden itibaren Stratejik Düşünme ve Araştırma Vakfı(SDAV) tarafından SDE Başkan Yardımcısı olarak görevlendirilmiştir.

24 Eylül 2018 yılında İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi İktisadi İdari ve Sosyal Bilimler Fakültesi Sosyoloji Bölümüne Profesör olarak atandı. Anabilim Dalı Başkanlığı, Bölüm Başkanlığı ve Dekanlık gibi çeşitli idari görevlerde bulundu. Bilimsel Araştırma Projeleri Komisyonu, Etik Kurul, Fakülte Kurulu ve Fakülte Yönetim Kurulu, Enstitü Kurulu ve Enstitü Yönetim Kurulu, Üniversite Senatosu ve Üniversite Yönetim Kurulu gibi üniversitenin çeşitli komisyon ve kurullarında görev yaptı. Halen bu görevlerini sürdüren Kaya’nın yayımlanmış altı kitabı, ulusal ve uluslararası hakemli dergilerde yayımlanmış makaleleri, ulusal ve uluslararası toplantılarda sunulmuş ve yayımlanmış bildirileri bulunmaktadır. Yayımlanan kitapları şunlardır:
24 Eylül 2018 yılında İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi İktisadi İdari ve Sosyal Bilimler Fakültesi Sosyoloji Bölümüne Profesör olarak atandı. Anabilim Dalı Başkanlığı, Bölüm Başkanlığı ve Dekanlık gibi çeşitli idari görevlerde bulundu. Bilimsel Araştırma Projeleri Komisyonu, Etik Kurul, Fakülte Kurulu ve Fakülte Yönetim Kurulu, Enstitü Kurulu ve Enstitü Yönetim Kurulu, Üniversite Senatosu ve Üniversite Yönetim Kurulu gibi üniversitenin çeşitli komisyon ve kurullarında görev yaptı. Halen bu görevlerini sürdüren Kaya’nın yayımlanmış altı kitabı, ulusal ve uluslararası hakemli dergilerde yayımlanmış makaleleri, ulusal ve uluslararası toplantılarda sunulmuş ve yayımlanmış bildirileri bulunmaktadır.
Yayımlanan kitapları şunlardır:1956 yılında Kastamonu’nun Taşköprü ilçesinde doğdu. İlk ve Ortaokulu Taşköprü’de, Liseyi Ankara’da bitirdi. 1984 yılında Marmara Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesinden mezun oldu. 1986 yılında Marmara Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsünde Farabi’de Bilgi Problemi adlı teziyle yüksek lisansını tamamladı. 1994 yılında İstanbul Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsünde Sosyolojik Açıdan Türkiye’de Din-Devlet İlişkileri ve Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı adlı tezini tamamlayarak Doktor unvanını aldı. 1979-1995 yılları arasında Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığının çeşitli kademelerinde görev yaptı. 1995 yılında Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyoloji Bölümüne Yardımcı Doçent olarak atanarak üniversiteye intisap etti. 2006 yılında Doçent ve 2011 yılında da Profesör oldu. 30 Ağustos 2018 tarihinde Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesinden emekli oldu.
24 Eylül 2018 yılında İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi İktisadi İdari ve Sosyal Bilimler Fakültesi Sosyoloji Bölümüne Profesör olarak atandı. Anabilim Dalı Başkanlığı, Bölüm Başkanlığı ve Dekanlık gibi çeşitli idari görevlerde bulundu. Bilimsel Araştırma Projeleri Komisyonu, Etik Kurul, Fakülte Kurulu ve Fakülte Yönetim Kurulu, Enstitü Kurulu ve Enstitü Yönetim Kurulu, Üniversite Senatosu ve Üniversite Yönetim Kurulu gibi üniversitenin çeşitli komisyon ve kurullarında görev yaptı. Halen bu görevlerini sürdüren Kaya’nın yayımlanmış altı kitabı, ulusal ve uluslararası hakemli dergilerde yayımlanmış makaleleri, ulusal ve uluslararası toplantılarda sunulmuş ve yayımlanmış bildirileri bulunmaktadır.
Yayımlanan kitapları şunlardır:
Sosyolojik Açıdan Türkiye’de Din-Devlet İlişkileri ve Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı, Birleşik Dağıtım, İstanbul, 1998.
Mikrososyoloji ve Sosyal Grup Tipleri, Fakülte Kitabevi, Isparta, 2002.
Türk Toplumunun Yaşama Tarzı, Fakülte Kitabevi, Isparta, 2003.
Yerel Seçimler -Seçmen Davranışını Etkileyen Faktörler-, Fakülte Kitabevi, Isparta, 2004.
Akademisyenlerin Gözüyle Türkiye’de Din-Siyaset İlişkisi, Fakülte Kitabevi, Isparta, 2011.
Küçük Gruplar Sosyolojisi, Fakülte Kitabevi, Beşinci Baskı, Isparta, 2019.

Küçük Gruplar Sosyolojisi, İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi Yayınları, 6. bs. İstanbul, 2024.

Sociology of Small Groups, İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi Yayınları,  İstanbul, 2025.

1970 İstanbul doğumlu olan Prof. Dr. B. Aykut ARIKAN, İstanbul Alman Lisesi’ni Alman Yükseköğretim Denkliği diplomasıyla (Hochschulreife Diplom) bitirdikten sonra (1990), İ.Ü. Dokümantasyon ve Enformasyon alanında lisans ve yüksek lisansını tamamlamıştır. Aynı Üniversite’de Bilgi ve Belge Yönetimi alanında, “Bilgi Erişimde Dil Sorunları” konusunda doktorasını 2005 yılında tamamlayan Arıkan, “Bilgisayar Destekli Türkçe Tabanlı Medya İçerik Çözümleme Sistemi” başlıklı projesi, 2007 yılında TÜBİTAK’ın 1001 kodlu Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Projelerini Destekleme programınca desteklenmeye layık görülmüştür. Arıkan, 2011 yılında İletişim Bilimleri alanında Doçent unvanını kazanmıştır. Halen Türk-Alman Üniversitesi Kültür ve Sosyal Bilimler Fakültesi Dekanı ve aynı fakültenin Kültür ve İletişim Bilimleri Bölümü Başkanı olan Prof. Dr. B. Aykut ARIKAN, evli ve bir kız çocuğu babasıdır.

Tuğçe Gür Türkdoğan completed her PhD in Public Administration at Dokuz Eylül University in 2021 with a dissertation titled Changing Forms of Opposition. She worked as a research assistant at Istanbul Gelişim University between 2018 and 2021. She has been serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration since 2021. She is also the director of the Public Opinion and Social Research Centre at Istanbul Gelişim University. Research interests include political opposition, repertoires of contention, and transformations in public administration.

Fikriye Gözde Mocan received her BA (2010) and MA (2012) degrees in Philosophy from Yeditepe University and completed her PhD at the Institute of Social Sciences of the same university in 2019. Her doctoral dissertation examined the concept of togetherness beyond commonality through the philosophies of Agamben, Levinas, and Buber. Her academic interests include political philosophy, ethics, subjectivity, contemporary continental philosophy, and gender studies. She has published numerous articles in national and international peer-reviewed journals on thinkers such as Aristotle, Heidegger, Levinas, Agamben, Irigaray, and Buber, and has contributed chapters to several edited academic volumes. She teaches undergraduate and graduate-level courses in philosophy and gender studies and supervises master’s theses in sociology. She is currently working as an Assistant Professor.

Elif Cemre Özaydın graduated from Gaziantep University's Department of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts in 2016. In the same year, she began her master's degree in Gastronomy at Okan University's Institute of Social Sciences and graduated in 2019. In 2020, she began her PhD in Gastronomy at Istanbul Gelişim University's Institute of Graduate Education. She earned her PhD in 2024 and is currently serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts (English) at Istanbul Gelişim University. Elif Cemre Özaydın has published works on topics including the history of gastronomy, Ottoman cuisine, culinary culture and traditions, and gastronomic tourism.

Bilge İpek served as a Research Assistant at Istanbul Gelisim University between 2015 and 2025 and has been working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Advertising at the Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences at Istanbul Gelisim University since 2025. She is also a board member of the Center for Gender Studies Application and Research at Istanbul Gelisim University. She completed her undergraduate and master’s degrees at Marmara University and received her PhD from Marmara University, Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Cinema, with a doctoral dissertation titled “A Generation of Urban Filmmaking: The Representation of Everyday Life in the Cinema of Jia Zhangke.” Her research interests include audience studies, film theories, and postcolonial cinema.

Doçent Dr Mehmet Oğuzhan Kılınçel 2004-2010 yılları arasında Tıp Fakültesi'ni başarıyla tamamlayarak tıp doktoru unvanını almış olup,2011 yılı Eylül ayında Uludağ Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Psikiyatri Anabilim Dalında araştırma görevlisi olarak çalışmaya başlamıştır.
Daha sonra 2015 yılında uzmanlık sınavını tamamlamış, Psikiyatri Uzmanı unvanını almıştır. Psikiyatri uzmanı olarak mecburi hizmetini tamamlamıştır. Asistanlık eğitimi sırasında, Cinsel Eğitim Tedavi Araştırmaları derneği tarafından verilen "Cinsel Terapi" eğitimini de tamamlamış olup,cinsel terapist sertifikası almıştır.
2016 yılı Ekim ayı - 2020 yılı Aralık arasında Kognitif Davranışçcı Terapiler Derneği tarafından verilen " Bilişsel ve Davranışçı Terapi" eğitimini de tamamlamış, Avrupa Bilişsel ve Davranışçı Terapiler Derneği'nden (EABCT-European Association Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies) Bilişsel Davranışcı Terapist akreditasyon sertifikası almıştır. Aynı sürede 8 ay boyunca
Prof.Dr Emine Zinnur Kılıç’dan Aile Terapisi eğitimi ve Sistemik Aile Terapisi Enstitüsü tarafından da 120 saatlik Aile Danışmanlığı eğitimi almıştır. Ayrıca Alp Karaosmanoğlu tarafından verilen Şema Terapi eğitimini tamamlamıştır. Süpervizyona halen de devam etmektedir.
2017-2021 yılları arasında Yenikent Devlet Hastanesinde görev yapmıştır.
2021 yılı Şubat ayından beri İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesinde öğretim üyesi olarak çalışmaya başlamış olup, 2022 yılında doçent ünvanı almıştır

Nuran AKDAĞ graduated from the Department of Economics at the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at Dumlupınar University in Bilecik in 2010. In the same year, she began her master's degree in the Department of Economics at the Institute of Social Sciences at Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University and graduated in 2013. In 2018, she began her doctoral studies at the Department of Economics at the Institute of Social Sciences at Istanbul University. Since 2018, she has been working as a research assistant in the Department of International Trade and Finance at Istanbul Gelişim University. Nuran Akdağ has various publications on topics related to the female workforce, technological developments, and international economics.

Adana’da doğdu. İlk ve orta öğrenimini Adana’da tamamladı. Lisans eğitimini (2010-2014) Gaziantep Üniversitesi Gastronomi ve Mutfak Sanatları Bölümünde tamamladı. 2014 yılında Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı Yurt Dışında Yüksek Lisans ve Doktora Bursu (YLSY)’nu kazanan iki kişiden biri oldu. Aynı yıl Gaziantep Üniversitesi Gastronomi ve Mutfak Sanatları Ana Bilim Dalı’nda yüksek lisans eğitimine başladı ve lisans derecesinde misafir öğretim elemanı olarak derslere girdi. 2015 yılında Öğretim Görevlisi olarak Gaziantep Üniversitesi’nde göreve başladı. 2017 yılında yüksek lisans eğitimini tamamladı. 2019 yılında Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli Üniversitesi Gastronomi ve Mutfak Sanatları ABD’nda doktora eğitimine başladı. 2020 yılında Dünyanın ilk ve tek Gastronomi Bilimleri Üniversitesi olan İtalya’daki “University of Gastronomic Sciences”tan kabul alan ilk Türk araştırmacı oldu ve misafir araştırmacı olarak davet edildi. Pandemi nedeni ile bu araştırmasını yarıda bırakmak zorunda kaldı ve Türkiye’ye döndü. 2022 yılında doktor unvanını aldı.
Alanında yayınlanmış makaleleri, kitap bölümleri, bildirileri, seminerleri, sergileri bulunan Uçuk’un “Gastronomide Tabak Prezantasyonu: Nasıl Estetik Tabaklar Tasarlayabiliriz?” adlı bir kitabı ile ortak editörlüğünü üstlendiği “Uygulamalı Türk Mutfağı” kitabı bulunmaktadır.
Uçuk, doktora araştırma alanı olan deneysel Nörogastronomi araştırmasını Türkiye’de gerçekleştiren ilk akademisyendir.
Avrupa Birliği Projelerinde araştırmacı, danışman ve eğitmen olarak görevler aldı. Gaziantep Gastronomi ve Turizm Derneği'nin Kurucu genel sekreterliğini üstlendi. Dünya Nörogastronomi Birliği Üyesi olan Uçuk ayrıca Afrika Şefler Federasyonu onursal üyesidir. Türkiye'de birçok üniversitede davet üzerine dersler veren Uçuk halen Gaziantep Üniversitesi Gastronomi ve Mutfak Sanatları Bölümünde ve İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi Uygulamalı Bilimler Fakültesi’nde görev yapmaktadır. Uçuk, evli ve bir kız babasıdır.

Onur Çelik serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of International Trade and Finance at the Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences of Istanbul Gelişim University in Türkiye. He has numerous publications in the fields of economics and migration. Onur Çelik's researcher profile can be accessed at https://avesis.gelisim.edu.tr/onucelik.
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Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Derya Kavgaoğlu: Doktora ve Yüksek Lisansını YTÜ (Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi) Eğitim programları ve öğretim alanında tamamlamıştır. Eğitimde program geliştirme süreçlerinde uzman, kıdemli uzman ve yönetici olarak 10 yıllık tecrübeye sahiptir. 2018’de doktora mezuniyetini takiben akademik görevine İGÜ Bünyesinde başlamıştır. 2018-2024 yılları arasında İGÜ Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Sosyal Hizmet Bölümü’nde Bölüm Başkanı ve Kalite Birim Temsilcisi olarak görev yapmıştır. Halen İGÜ Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesinde Dekan Yardımcısı olarak görev yapmaktadır. Bununla birlikte üniversite bünyesinde ders vermektedir. Kamu kurumları ve özel kurumlardaki hizmet içi ve dış kaynaklı eğitim projelerinin yönetimi, bu kapsamda eğitimde ihtiyaç analizi, öğretim tasarımı, eğitsel uygulama ve değerlendirme faaliyetlerinin yürütülmesi, ilgili eğitim ekiplerinin koordinasyonu, kamu kurumları ve özel kurumlarda eğitimci ve yönetici olarak çalışan personelin eğitsel yetkinliklerinin geliştirilmesine yönelik olarak eğiticinin eğitimi programlarının tasarlanması, uygulanması, değerlendirilmesi, çalışan sayısının üç bin ila on bin arasında değiştiği, çoklu lokasyonda çalışan kurumsal firmalarda uzaktan eğitim platformlarının yapılandırılması ve online eğitim sisteminin lokasyon bazlı yönetimi konularında kapsamlı deneyime sahiptir. Bu kapsamdaki çalışmaları için referans kurumlar aşağıdaki gibidir: MEB, ADALET BAKANLIĞI; İSTANBUL ÜNİVERSİTESİ AÇIK VE UZAKTAN EĞİTİM FAKÜLTESİ (AUZEF); GARANTİ BANKASI; TÜRK TELEKOM (Churn-Inbound/Outbound); TÜRK TELEKOM SYS; TÜRKSAT; DIGITURK; VODAFONE; TTNET; THY; AVEA; MHRS; MEDAŞ; KOÇFİNANS- MEDAŞ-AYGAZ-AVON, İGÜ, Çeşitli STK ve özel kuruluşlar.

Assist. Prof. Dr. Selda Tunç Subaşı graduated from the Department of Sociology at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in 2007. Received a master’s degree in 2011 from the Department of Communication Sciences at the Institute of Social Sciences, Marmara University. Completed a PhD in the Department of Radio, Television and Cinema at the Institute of Social Sciences, Ankara University in 2018.

Currently serves as a faculty member in the Department of Radio, Television and Cinema at the Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, Istanbul Gelişim University. Professional interests include communication sociology, communication research, qualitative research, and gender studies.

Aysun Korlu Topan is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Applied Sciences at Istanbul Gelisim University. She completed her undergraduate and graduate studies at Istanbul University, Department of Sociology. She received her PhD from Istanbul University, Department of Radio, Television and Cinema with a thesis titled ‘Artificial Intelligence and Communication in Terms of Actor-Network Theory’. Her research interests include human-technology interaction, social effects of artificial intelligence, transformation of communication, actor-network theory, and biopolitics.

Emre Yüksel completed his master's degree in 2019 at Istanbul University's Institute of Social Sciences with a thesis titled "Rising Right-Wing Populism in Europe: The Practices of Right-Wing Populist Leaders in Using New Media Through the Examples of Germany, Austria, and the Netherlands." He graduated from the same university's Journalism PhD program in 2025 with a thesis titled "The Development of Conservative Culture and Art Publishing in Türkiye within the Framework of Cultural Power Debates." He has been working at Istanbul Gelişim University's Department of New Media and Communication since 2018. His research areas include the impact of media on cultural practices, the relationship between media and politics, new generation journalism and publishing, and social media research.

Melih Yıldız is a Research Assistant in the Department of Business Administration at Istanbul Gelişim University, where he has been working since 2020. He received his bachelor’s degree from Kocaeli University and his master’s degree from Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University. He is currently continuing his PhD education in the Production Management and Marketing program at the Institute of Social Sciences, Istanbul University. His research interests include sustainability, consumer behavior and psychology.

Cansu Türker is a Research Assistant at the Department of Business Administration, Istanbul Gelişim University (2016–present).. She holds her bachelor’s degree from Istanbul University School of Business and her master’s degree in Marketing from the same institution, and is currently a PhD candidate in Marketing at Istanbul University. Her research focuses on marketing research, consumer behavior, human–AI interaction, digital transformation, and technology-driven marketing practices.

Dr. Gonca Yılmaz is currently serving as an Assistant Professor in the Foreign Trade Program at the Vocational School of Istanbul Gelisim University. She completed her undergraduate studies in the Department of Labor Economics and Industrial Relations at Istanbul University's Faculty of Economics. She later earned her master’s degree in Technology and Industrial Economics and her Ph.D. in Economics from the Institute of Social Sciences at Istanbul University.

Her doctoral dissertation, titled “Resource Efficiency in the Transition to a Circular Economy: The European Union Case,” focuses on resource efficiency within the framework of the circular economy, with particular emphasis on the European Union.

In addition to her academic background in economics, she also holds degrees in Brand Communication and Business Administration. Her research interests include circular economy, sustainable development, energy efficiency, green economy, and environmental economic policies.

İpek Gürkan is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Applied Sciences at Istanbul Gelisim University. She completed her master’s degree in Women’s Studies at Istanbul University in 2014. In 2018, she received her Ph.D. in Radio, Television, and Cinema from the same university, with a dissertation focusing on child witnesses in films about the Second World War. Between 2019 and 2021, She worked as a Visiting Researcher at the Department of Film, Media and Cultural Studies, Birkbeck, University of London, supported by a TÜBİTAK research fellowship, focusing on video essays. Her research interests include videographic film studies, film criticism, and the sociology of film.

Liseyi, Cağaloğlu Anadolu Lisesi’nde; lisans, yükseklisans ve doktora öğrenimini, İstanbul Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Felsefe bölümünde tamamlamıştır. 2013-2014 yılları arasında Ruhr Universitӓt Bochum Felsefe Bölümü’nde; 2017-2018 yıllarında Köln Üniversitesi Felsefe Bölümü’nde misafir araştırmacı olarak akademik çalışmalarını sürdürmüş ve Köln Husserl Arşivi’nde Husserl’in el yazmaları üzerinde çalışmıştır. Genel olarak çağdaş felsefe uzmanıdır. Spesifik olarak ise fenomenoloji ve semantik çalışmaktadır. 2020-2022 yılları arasında Sosyal Hizmet bölümünde, 2022 yılından beri de İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi Sosyoloji bölümünde çalışmaktadır. Felsefe, sosyal hizmet ve sosyoloji alanlarındaki çalışma geçmişi nedeniyle sosyal bilimler alanındaki pek çok konuda interdisipliner bir arkaplânı vardır. 2023 yılından beri İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi Toplumsal Cinsiyet Çalışmaları Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi müdür yardımcılığı görevini sürdürmektedir. Ayrıca Sürdürülebilir Eşitlik ve Sosyal Çalışmalar Derneği ile Türkiye Fenomenoloji Topluluğu’nun yönetim kurulu üyesidir. “Husserl ve Frege’de Anlam” ve “Fenomenolojinin Geleceği” adında Türkçe; “Schriften zur Phhänomenologie Edmund Husserls” adında Almanca bir kitabı bulunmaktadır. Ayrıca pek çok dergide ve kitapta akademik makaleleri bulunmaktadır. İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi İİSBF Sosyoloji Bölümü'nde öğretim üyeliğine devam etmektedir. 

Aydan Ünlükaya Çevirici served as a Research Assistant at Istanbul Gelisim University between 2019 and 2025 and has been working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Advertising at the Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences at Istanbul Gelisim University since 2025. She is also a board member of the Center for Gender Studies Application and Research at Istanbul Gelisim University.
She completed her undergraduate and master’s degrees at Marmara University and received her PhD from Marmara University, Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Advertising and Publicity, with a doctoral dissertation titled “The Role of Subaltern Representation in Subvertising on Purchase Intention.” Her research interests include advertising studies, digital culture, gender and media, digital labor, and consumer behavior.

I work as the Head of the Library and Documentation Department at Istanbul Gelisim University. I am responsible for all aspects of the library's operation and its relationships with university units, institutions, and publishers. I also work at Istanbul Gelisim University Publications, which publishes numerous academic journals and books each year.

My academic research areas include Knowledge and Documentation Management, Open Access, Open Science, Archival Studies, Marketing in Libraries, and Customer Relationship Management.

Ahmet Mecid Vergül is a Research Assistant in the Department of Tourism Guidance at the Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences at Istanbul Gelisim University. His research interests focus on faith tourism, cultural heritage, destination marketing, tourism technologies, virtual reality (VR), and immersive digital experiences in tourism.
He is currently pursuing his PhD in Tourism Management at Kastamonu University, Institute of Social Sciences. He completed his master’s degree in Tourism Management at Kastamonu University with a thesis on mapping Christian cultural heritage in Türkiye (2024) and earned his bachelor’s degree in Tourist Guidance from Ege University, Çeşme School of Tourism and Hotel Management.
He has published articles in Scopus- and TR Dizin–indexed journals and contributed to international book chapters on faith tourism and cultural heritage. His academic work addresses topics such as tourist guiding, faith-based destinations, heritage interpretation, and the digital representation of tourism experiences.
In addition to his research activities, he serves as a Section Editor and Writing Editor for the Istanbul Gelisim University Journal of Social Sciences. He is also the Vice Chair of the Internationalization Committee of TURAK (Tourism Education Evaluation and Accreditation Council).
He has participated in several national and international academic conferences and Erasmus+ staff mobility programs. Alongside his academic career, he is a licensed professional and nationwide tourist guide affiliated with the Istanbul Guides Chamber and provides guiding services in English.

As a professional holding a bachelor’s degree in Information and Records Management from Istanbul University, I am currently working as a librarian at Istanbul Gelişim University. My areas of professional expertise include open access repositories and non-book materials, and I also serve as a Board Member of the Journal of Social Sciences. With skills in proofreading, editing, information literacy, and librarianship, I contribute value to information management processes and strive to facilitate access to information within the academic community.

Nuran AKDAĞ graduated from the Department of Economics at the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at Dumlupınar University in Bilecik in 2010. In the same year, she began her master's degree in the Department of Economics at the Institute of Social Sciences at Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University and graduated in 2013. In 2018, she began her doctoral studies at the Department of Economics at the Institute of Social Sciences at Istanbul University. Since 2018, she has been working as a research assistant in the Department of International Trade and Finance at Istanbul Gelişim University. Nuran Akdağ has various publications on topics related to the female workforce, technological developments, and international economics.

Gökhan Özbilge has been working as a Research Assistant in the Department of International Trade and Finance, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Istanbul Gelişim University, since 2022. He received his bachelor’s degree from Marmara University, Department of Capital Markets. He completed his master’s degree at Tarsus University, Department of Finance and Banking, with a thesis entitled “The Effects of Digital Banking on Saving and Borrowing Behaviors: The Case of Turkey.” He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Finance and Banking at Tarsus University and is a recipient of the TÜBİTAK 2211-A Domestic PhD Scholarship. His research interests include household finance, banking, financial institutions, and digitalization.

Cem Keskin completed his studies at Gazi University's Department of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts in 2017. He was awarded his Master's degree in Tourism Management from Recep Tayyip Erdogan University in 2022. At present, he is a PhD candidate in Gastronomy and Culinary Arts at Sakarya University of Applied Sciences. Since 2023, he has had the privilege of contributing as a Research Assistant at Istanbul Gelisim University, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Department of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts. His research interests include gastronomy, tourism, culinary culture and traditions, rural development, transformation in the food and beverage industry, and current trends in tourism.

Cem Keskin’s research areas include gastronomy tourism, culinary culture and traditions, rural development, transformations in the food and beverage industry, and contemporary approaches in the field of tourism.

Şükran Dönmez graduated from the Department of Turkish Language and Literature, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Gaziantep University in 2018. In 2022, she completed the Non-Thesis Master’s Program in Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language at the Khoja Akhmet Yassawi International Kazakh-Turkish University, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. In the same year, she enrolled in the Master’s Program in Turkish Language and Literature (with thesis) at the Graduate School of Istanbul Aydın University, where she is currently continuing her studies.

Since 2022, she has been working at the Library and Documentation Department of Istanbul Gelisim University as the Responsible Officer for Periodicals and the Assistant Responsible Officer for Technical Services. Previously, she worked in various private institutions as a Turkish Language and Literature teacher and a teacher of Turkish as a foreign language, and also served as an editor in publishing houses.

I am an experienced educator and academic specializing in marketing, retail management, and consumer behavior. I have worked as a lecturer at Istanbul Bilgi University and have designed practice-oriented training programs for store managers and sales teams across various sectors, particularly in grocery retail.

My work focuses on customer experience, sales communication, store atmosphere, advertising, and sustainability-oriented marketing. I adopt an approach that combines academic knowledge with hands-on field experience. I am currently continuing my research on sustainability communication and consumer behavior with the aim of publishing internationally recognized academic studies.

Gökhan Özbilge has been working as a Research Assistant in the Department of International Trade and Finance, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Istanbul Gelişim University, since 2022. He received his bachelor’s degree from Marmara University, Department of Capital Markets. He completed his master’s degree at Tarsus University, Department of Finance and Banking, with a thesis entitled “The Effects of Digital Banking on Saving and Borrowing Behaviors: The Case of Turkey.” He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Finance and Banking at Tarsus University and is a recipient of the TÜBİTAK 2211-A Domestic PhD Scholarship. His research interests include household finance, banking, financial institutions, and digitalization.

inglizce, farsca ana dili

Prof. Dr. Dilek Kurt completed her primary and secondary education in Berlin at Rheinhardswald Grundschule and Leibniz Gymnasium (Abitur), and then pursued higher education in the Department of Industrial Engineering at the Technical University of Berlin (TU Berlin). After graduating, she held senior executive positions for many years at MESS (1994–2011) and Elginkan Holding (2012–2014).

Combining her extensive private-sector experience and advisor role with an academic career, Kurt founded the Department of Industrial Engineering at Istanbul Gedik University in 2014, served as its founding chair, and thus began her academic journey. At the Turkish-German University, she served as Head of the Department of Industrial Engineering and taught courses in Digital Transformation Management and Digital Transformation Strategies.

Since 2022, Prof. Dr. Dilek Kurt has been a faculty member in the German-language International Business Management Department at Yeditepe University, where she teaches Digital Transformation Strategies, Digital Leadership, Intercultural Management, Business German, and Operations/Production Management, and continues her consulting and training activities in these fields. Her latest book (January 2026), “Socio-Digital Leadership: Success in Socio-Digital Transformation through Interaction Competence” (original title in Turkish: “Sosyodijital Liderlik: Etkileşim Yetkinliği ile Sosyodijital Dönüşümde Başarı”), has attracted interest from universities as well as the manufacturing and service sectors. Kurt continues her academic and practical work between Germany and Turkey.

Prof. Dr. Dilek Kurt is an Independent Board Member of HKTM San. ve Tic. A.Ş., a Member of the ENOSAD Academic Board, a Member of the Yeditepe University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences Executive Board, a Member of the Industrial Engineering Advisory Board at Gedik University, a Founding Member of DİSÜDER, and a Member of the Advisory Board of the Association of Turkish University Graduates and Academics (Türk ÜniD – Cologne).

I completed my undergraduate studies in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Istanbul University. I continued my graduate education at the same university in the field of Eurasian Studies and wrote my thesis titled “Azerbaijani Turks Living in Iran and Their Impact on Azerbaijan–Iran Relations.”

I later earned a second master’s degree in International Economics and Global Trade from the University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw, Poland, where I completed my thesis on “The Impact of Talent Management on Employee Productivity.”

I received my PhD in Political Science from St. Clements University with my dissertation titled “The Shared and Diverging Political Dynamics of Poland and Turkey in the Context of European Union Integration.” I also served as an Associate Professor in political science at the same university. I am currently teaching courses in Political Science and International Relations at Onbeş Kasım Cyprus University.

I am the author of four books and one book chapter and have published various scholarly articles in national and international peer-reviewed journals.

Hakan is an experienced and passionate lecturer in Business Management, teaching International Business, Managing People(HRM), Innovation, Economics, and Organisational Behavior.

Hakan’s journey in academia began with a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering from Yildiz University-Kocaeli City Campus, where he developed a strong foundation in problem-solving, critical thinking, and data analysis.

This laid the groundwork for his subsequent pursuits, leading him to a master’s degree in business management from Gebze Technology University.

During this time, he focused on exploring consumer decision-making in the paint industry through empirical studies and employed advanced statistical methods like Structural Equation Modelling.

Inspired to delve deeper into the realms of leadership and innovation, he embarked on a Doctorate Degree in Business and Management at Bath Spa University.

His research subject, "The Impact of Leadership, Knowledge Management, and Learning Culture on Innovation Capability," employs phenomenology to investigate the interplay of these factors within SMEs in the UK food industry.

His dedication to this subject extends beyond academic boundaries, as he also actively engages as a key speaker in international symposiums, exhibitions, and conferences, sharing his insights and exchanging ideas with fellow researchers.

Beyond academia, his professional sector experience has shaped him into a versatile individual with skills ranging from product and marketing expertise to human resources and supply chain management.

His leadership experience as a Deputy Branch Manager in the food supply chain and Product and Marketing Supervisor has honed his interpersonal and decision-making abilities, enabling him to lead diverse teams effectively.

Uju Violet Alola obtained her PhD degree in Tourism Management from Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta-Northern Cyprus. She also holds MSc in Marketing Management from Eastern Mediterranean University and Bachelor degree from Anambra State University Nigeria. She have taught in several schools including Istanbul Gelisim University, Turkey and University of Inland Norway. Currently, she carries out research for universities, in addition to over seven years working experience in the hospitality industry. Her research interest includes employee maltreatment, incivility, organizational behavior, human resource management, work stress and sustainable tourism. She has published in several journals; Tourism Management Perspectives, International Journal of Tourism Research, Sustainability, Current Issues in Tourism, International Journal of Tourism Research among many others. 

I'm a Researcher at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Department of People and Society.

Research areas:
agricultural economics, farmer cooperatives, sustainable agri-food value chains and behavioural economics, with a particular interest in social capital and organisational performance

Teaching:
- Environmental Economics and Management, Master’s degree level, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) – Course leader
- Sustainable agri-food value chains & bioeconomy, Master’s degree level, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) – Course leader
- Horticultural systems and future challenges, Master’s degree level, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) - Teacher
- Cooperatives and Producer Organisations, Master’s degree level, Wageningen University – Guest Lecturer

Dr. Öğr. Üyesi

İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi
Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
English
Eğitim Bilgileri
Eğitim Bilgileri
2012 - 2019Doktora
Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Bölge Çalışmaları (Dr), Türkiye

2009 - 2012Yüksek Lisans
Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Siyaset Bilimi Ve Uluslararası İlişkiler (Yl) (Tezli), Türkiye

2004 - 2008Lisans
Tohoku Gakuin Üniversitesi, Hukuk Bölümü, Japonya

Yaptığı Tezler
2019Doktora
Living as ”North Caucasians” in Georgia: Identity and integration in Georgia among the Ossetian and the Chechen-Kist communities

Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Bölge Çalışmaları (Dr)

2012Yüksek Lisans
Türkiye’xxdeki Gürcü ve Çerkes Diasporasının gözüyle Abhazya meselesi ve kimlik sorunu

Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Siyaset Bilimi Ve Uluslararası İlişkiler (Yl) (Tezli)

Yabancı Diller
C1 İleriİngilizce

Dr. Festus Victor Bekun currently serves as an Associate professor at Istanbul Gelisim University Turkey Istanbul Turkey, and he is also a senior adjunct research fellow at Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC) and VIZJA University Warsaw Poland. Dr. Bekun has over 347+ refereed scientific publications indexed in WOS and Scopus index top-tier outlet. Dr. Bekun Hi-index over span 77, 68 and 69 in Googlesholar Scopus and WOS index respectively. Dr. Bekun is also listed among global influential scientist as outlined by the Stanford university among global 2% influential scientists since 2021 till date edition available at August 2021 data-update for "Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators" - Elsevier BV (digitalcommonsdata.com) and also more recently the 2022 just published list available at September 2022 data-update for "Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators" - Elsevier BV (digitalcommonsdata.com). Dr is also recently listed as highly cited research (HCR) by WOS available at Highly Cited Researchers - Clarivate. Dr. Bekun research interest is in the areas of agricultural economics, energy economics, sustainability, and carbon reduction policies. Dr. works have appeared in top-tier journals including Science of The Total Environment, Energy & Environment, Journal of cleaner production, Energy & Environment, Sustainable development more recently Current Issues in Tourism, Heliyon and the prestigious renewable and sustainable energy review (RSER) Journal, among others. The author is currently serving as an associate editor to several WOS and SCOPUS index journals namely: Journal of Sustainable Finance and Investment, Editor-Open Agriculture, Editor- Journal of Risk and Financial Management, Guest Editor-Sustainability, Associate Editor- Journal of Public Affairs among others
Further insight on Dr. Festus Victor Bekun are available at
Festus Victor Bekun - Web of Science Core Collection

ANTON ABDULBASAH KAMIL is currently a Professor of Econometrics at Istanbul Gelisim University, Turkiye. He received his PhD in Econometrics and Operations Research from Prague University of Economics and Business, Czech Republic in 1998. His research interests cover a wide range of topics related to Optimization, Statistics, and Econometric modelling. He strives to promote mathematics and economics at all levels. He is on the Editorial Board of several international journals, beside that He has been appointed to hold committee positions in several international conferences and member of international professional associations related with his field. He also involved in consultations with, Fire Department Malaysia (2011), Ministry of Tourism Malaysia (2005-2006) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (for the project of Research and Development for Reducing Geo-Hazard Damage in Malaysia Caused by Landslide and Flood, 2011-2016). Since 2013, he is a Reviewer for Mathematical Reviews (MR) A division of the American Mathematical Society

Dr. Hina Zahoor is an interdisciplinary scholar in Organizational behaviour and Health Management, specializing in healthcare workforce dynamics, leadership and emotional intelligence, employee wellbeing, work environment stressors, organizational culture, diversity, and the human dimensions of health systems, with emerging research interests in technology and ethics within healthcare organizations.   

 Books Authored

Emotional AI in Healthcare: A Matter of Sustainability (2025). ISBN: 978-625-8202-39-7                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

Mehmet SARIIŞIK
PhD of Tourism Management /ADU (1998). Master in Tourism and Hotel Management/ AU
(1994). Degree in Tourism and Hotel Management/ CU (1992). Professor and full time
researcher at Sakarya University of Applied Sciences, professor in post-graduation in Tourism
Management and in Gastronomy and Culinary Arts, Editor of Tourism and Research Journal
(TURAR).

Bülent Eşiyok 2021 yılında İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi Ekonomi ve Finans Bölümü'nde doçent olarak başladığı görevine 2023 yılından itibaren profesör olarak devam etmektedir. Yüksek lisansını Uluslararası İşletme alanında İngiltere'de Oxford Brookes Üniversitesi'nde yapmıştır. Doktora Eğitimini İngiltere'de Greenwich Üniversitesi'nde Uluslararası İktisat alanında tamamlamıştır. Bülent Eşiyok'un doğrudan yabancı yatırımlar, uluslararası ticaret, sağlık turizmi alanında birçok yayınlanmış makalesi bulunmaktadır. İlgi alanları coğrafi olarak Afrika, Çin ve Vietnam'dır. 

Lisans eğitimini Turizm İşletmeciliği bölümünde, yüksek lisans ve doktora eğitimini İşletme Anabilim Dalında tamamlamıştır. Muğla Sıtkı Koçman Üniversitesi, İİBF, İşletme bölümünde profesör olarak çalışmaktadır. Çalışma alanları, turizm işletmeciliği, insan kaynakları yönetimi ve stratejik yönetimdir. Özellikle nepotizm, duygusal emek, freelance çalışma, iş yaşamında kuşaklar gibi güncel konularda çalışmalar yapmaktadır.

Dr. Mehdi Safaei is an Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering with specialization in Logistics and Supply Chain Management. He holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering from University of Bremen and has over a decade of experience in academic teaching, applied research, and university–industry collaboration across Europe and the Middle East. He is currently a faculty member at Istanbul Gelisim University.
His expertise includes supply network design and optimization, uncertainty and risk management in supply chains, sustainable and resilient logistics systems, production and operations planning, and the development of data driven decision support models using machine learning and intelligent algorithms. His research focuses on analytically rigorous solutions with strong applicability in real industrial environments.
Dr. Safaei has authored more than forty peer reviewed journal articles and has actively contributed to national and international research projects. He also has extensive experience in teaching and supervising academic theses and university–industry projects at undergraduate and graduate levels.

Dr. Rehab Ahmed Mohamed El Gamil is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts, Faculty of Applied Sciences, at Istanbul Gelisim University, Istanbul, Turkey. She earned her Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Ph.D. degrees in Tourism and Hospitality Management from Alexandria University, Egypt.

Dr. El Gamil’s research interests encompass sustainability, economic and tourism development, service management, consumer behavior, food and culture, and emerging trends in gastronomy. She has extensive teaching experience across undergraduate and postgraduate programs and has contributed significantly to curriculum development and academic quality enhancement.

With over 23 years of international academic and research experience, Dr. El Gamil has been actively involved in scholarly activities and academic service. She serves as a volunteer reviewer for several well-regarded peer-reviewed journals, including the International Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Management, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Education (JHTE), Sustainability, Tourism and Hospitality Research, Academia Turistica, and Place Branding.

In addition to her research and teaching roles, Dr. El Gamil possesses considerable expertise in education-related managerial responsibilities, as well as quality assurance and academic auditing processes.

Dr. Isik Akin is a highly experienced and passionate lecturer in Finance and the Accounting Pathway Lead. With extensive expertise across a range of accounting and finance disciplines, he currently serves as the module leader for Financial Accounting and Management Accounting at the undergraduate level, as well as for postgraduate modules in Financial and Management Accounting and Corporate Financial Management. Dr. Akin's commitment to education and his dynamic teaching approach have greatly benefited his students, fostering a deep understanding of finance and accounting principles.

Dr. Akin’s professional journey is enriched by significant research contributions in the field of Finance. He has authored numerous articles and book publications, advancing knowledge in areas like corporate finance, behavioral finance, and financial markets. His dedication to research not only enriches the academic discourse but also keeps his teaching aligned with the latest industry insights and trends.

Beyond academia, Dr. Akin has played pivotal roles in various administrative and leadership capacities. From 2016 to 2017, he served as a European Union Project Manager, where he showcased his organizational and project management skills. Concurrently, he held the roles of Vice-Principal at the Institute of Health Science, President of the Bologna Committee, and Partnership Manager for China. These roles reflect his versatility and capacity to excel in diverse responsibilities.

Dr. Akin’s teaching career spans several institutions, including Worcester University and the University of Arts London, where he taught Economics and Finance modules to both undergraduate and postgraduate students. His comprehensive teaching portfolio includes Mathematics, Statistics, International Finance, International Banking and Finance, Corporate Finance, Quantitative Research Methods, Economics and Globalization, and Insurance. This broad experience has allowed him to connect theoretical knowledge with practical applications, preparing his students for the complexities of the financial world.

Dr. Akin’s dedication to academic excellence is further underscored by his ability to secure external funding for collaborative projects. In 2021–2022, he successfully secured a grant for the Connect4Innovation: UK-Turkey Higher Education Institutional Partnership Fund project, exemplifying his commitment to fostering international collaboration and advancing educational initiatives.

Academic Qualifications:

PhD in Accounting and Finance, Bath Spa University
PhD in Economics and Finance, Istanbul Gelisim University
MSc in Finance, University of the West of England, Bristol
BSc in Mathematics, Trakya University
Professional Qualifications:

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
Full Member of the Association of Taxation Technicians (MATT)
Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI)

Dr. Akin’s multifaceted expertise, both as an educator and a researcher, continues to make a substantial impact in academia, preparing his students for successful careers while contributing valuable insights to the field of Finance.

She is currently the Deputy BSc Programmes at UBI Business School, where she also lectures across undergraduate and MSc programmes. She is a Professor of Strategy and Management, specialising in corporate strategy, leadership, and organisational dynamics, and a Senior Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy (SFHEA).

She completed her PhD in Management and Organisation at Istanbul University in December 2012, and obtained her associate professorship in Strategy and Management Science in 2016.
Between 2013 and 2020, she served as Vice-Dean and Head of Department at Gelisim University and later at Beykent University. Between March and September 2020, she conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Bath (UK), funded by the TÜBİTAK 2219 programme. From 2021 to 2023, she served as Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences (FEAS) and Head of the Department of Business Administration at Istinye University. She is currently the Deputy BSc Programmes at UBI Business School, where she also lectures across undergraduate and MSc programmes. She has been working at UBI since 2024.

Her teaching and research interests include strategic management, leadership, organisational behaviour, and higher education management. She has extensive experience in curriculum design, academic leadership, and international education projects.