Volume: 10 Issue: 1 , 3/26/26

Year: 2026

Research Article

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Adem Yılmaz
Asst. Prof. Dr. Adem YILMAZ IĞDIR ÜNİVERSİTESİ Web
Political Sociology, Political Science, Philosophy of Society, Philosophy, Political Theory and Political Philosophy
Ahmet Emre Biber
Prof. Dr. Ahmet Emre BİBER BOLU ABANT İZZET BAYSAL ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Agricultural Economics, Foreign Trade Policy, International Finance, Macroeconomic Theory
Economic Methodology, Economic Thought, Economic Sociology
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Prof. Dr. Aslı ŞEN TAŞBAŞI IŞIK ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Ecology, Sustainability and Energy, International Economics, Natural Resources Economy, Environmental Economy
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ayhan BİLGİN ARTVİN ÇORUH ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Political Sociology, Comparative Political Movement, Political Science
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Asst. Prof. Dr. Ayşe Esra PEKER FIRAT ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İKTİSADİ VE İDARİ BİLİMLER FAKÜLTESİ
Natural Resources Economy, Regional Economy, Agricultural Economics, Green Economy
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Prof. Dr. Bahadır AYDIN BOLU ABANT İZZET BAYSAL ÜNİVERSİTESİ Web
Agricultural Economics, Inflation, Radical Economy, Macroeconomics (Other)
Monetary Policy, Monetary-Banking
Bayram Ünal
Prof. Dr. Bayram ÜNAL NİĞDE ÖMER HALİSDEMİR ÜNİVERSİTESİ, FEN-EDEBİYAT FAKÜLTESİ Web
Sociology, Social Change, Sociology of Culture, Women's Studies, Sociology of Migration, Ethnicity and Multiculturalism, Change, Underdevelopment and Modernisation Sociology, Migration
Besim Can Zırh
Asst. Prof. Dr. Besim Can ZIRH Ortadoğu Teknik Üniversitesi Sosyoloji Bölümü Web
Besim Can Zırh Ortadoğu Teknik Üniversitesi Sosyoloji Bölümü’nden doktor öğretim görevlisi olarak çalışmaktadır. Kendisi aynı üniversitenin sosyoloji bölümünden 2002 yılında lisans, siyaset bilimi bölümden ise 2005 yılında yüksek lisans derecesi almıştır. Doktora çalışmasını University College London, antropoloji bölümünde Alevi göçmenlerin Avrupa’da oluşturdukları ulus-ötesi toplumsal ağlar üzerine tamamlamıştır. (E-posta: besimcan@gmail.com). Besim Can Zırh is an Assistant Professor in Sociology at Middle East Technical University (Ankara) where he also received his BA degree in Sociology in 2002, MSc degree in Political Sciences in 2005. He received his PhD degree in Social Anthropology from the University College London in 2012. His PhD is based on multi-sited ethnographic research focusing on the migration experiences of Alevis and their transnational networks in Europe (E-mail: besimcan@gmail.com).
Physical Anthropology and Paleoanthropology, Sociology of Migration, Ethnicity and Multiculturalism, Migration Sociology, Urban Anthropolgy, Religion Anthropology, Anthropology (Other), Social and Cultural Anthropology
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Asst. Prof. Dr. Betül İNAM BİLECİK ŞEYH EDEBALİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, BOZÜYÜK MESLEK YÜKSEKOKULU
Finance Studies
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bige KUCUKEFE TEKİRDAĞ NAMIK KEMAL ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Inflation, Development Economics, Development Economics - Macro, Employment, Macroeconomics
Bulut Gürpınar
Prof. Dr. Bulut GÜRPINAR Gebze Teknik Üniversitesi
International Relations, Globalisation, International Security, Security Studies, Turkish Foreign Policy
Coşkun Soysal
Asst. Prof. Dr. Coşkun SOYSAL GAZİANTEP ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İKTİSADİ VE İDARİ BİLİMLER FAKÜLTESİ, ULUSLARARASI İLİŞKİLER BÖLÜMÜ
Born in Marmaris, on the Aegean shore of Turkey, in 1985. Completed his education there until he left for university. He earned his B.S. degree in International Relations (IR) from the Dokuz Eylül University in Izmir in 2007, whereas he earned his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in International Relations from the Middle East Technical University (METU) in Ankara, in 2010 and 2020, respectively. He worked as a research assistant at METU and the University of Gaziantep throughout his graduate studies. Since 2022 he has been working as an assistant professor at the Department of IR, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences, University of Gaziantep.
Political Economy Theory, Political History, Politics in International Relations, International Relations Theories, International Security, Turkish Foreign Policy, Middle East Studies, Globalisation, Political Sociology, International Relations, Political Science
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Prof. Dr. Derya GÜLER AYDIN Hacettepe Üniversitesi
Economic Methodology, Political Economy Theory, Institutional Economics Theory
Foreign Trade, Applied Macroeconometrics, Financial Economy, Monetary Policy
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Asst. Prof. Dr. Emine AYRANCI BAĞRIAÇIK OSMANİYE KORKUT ATA ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Policy of Treasury, Public Finance, Theory of Treasury, Public Economics - Taxation and Revenue
Ercan Geçgin
Prof. Dr. Ercan GEÇGİN NİĞDE ÖMER HALİSDEMİR ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Sociology, Sociological Studies of Crime, Political Sociology, Sociology of Culture, Sociology of Migration, Ethnicity and Multiculturalism, Youth Sociology , Forensic Social Science
Esin Aslanpay
Asst. Prof. Dr. Esin ASLANPAY Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi
Public Finance, Policy of Treasury, Development Economics, Theory of Treasury, Regional Development and Globalisation in International Economics, Public Economy, Women's Studies, Gender and Politics, Welfare Studies, Development Economics - Macro, Finance Studies
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fatih Hakan DİKMEN Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli Üniversitesi
Microeconomics, Labor Economics, Health Economy, Agricultural Economics
Budget and Financial Planning, Public Finance, Theory of Treasury, Sustainable Development, Public Economics - Publicly Provided Goods
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Prof. Dr. Fındık Özlem ALPER NİĞDE ÖMER HALİSDEMİR ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Lisans, yüksek lisans ve doktora eğitimlerini Çukurova Üniversitesi'nde tamamlamıştır. 2007 yılında Çukurova Üniversite'nde Araştırma Görevlisi olarak başladığı akademik kariyerine, Niğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi'nde Profesör ünvanı ile devam etmektedir. İlgi alanları ekonomik büyüme ve iktisat politikalarıdır.

Macroeconomic Theory, Monetary Policy, Growth, Macroeconomics

Gamze Yıldız Şeren, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Finance at Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University. She obtained her bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in Public Finance from Marmara University. Her scholarly work focuses on public finance theory, public finance economics, public budgeting, and gender-informed approaches to fiscal policy. Throughout her academic career, she has presented her research at numerous national and international congresses, seminars, and workshops. She has also undertaken extensive editorial responsibilities, serving as editor for a considerable number of national and international academic books. 
 

Environment Policy, Public Economics - Taxation and Revenue, Gender and Politics, Disabled Groups, Policy of Treasury, Public Finance, Budget and Financial Planning, Women's Studies
Gökçe Cerev
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gökçe CEREV KOCAELİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Labor Economics and Economic Demography , Welfare Studies, Labor Economics and Industrial Relations, Occupational Health and Safety
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Dr. Halil Alpay ÖZNAZİK SİNOP ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Macroeconomics (Other)
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Prof. Dr. Hatice EROL ADNAN MENDERES ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Social Security, Labor Economics and Industrial Relations
Hüsnü Bilir
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hüsnü BİLİR AKSARAY ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SPOR BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ, SPOR YÖNETİCİLİĞİ BÖLÜMÜ
2007 yılında Gazi Üniversitesi İktisat bölümünden mezun oldum. 2008 yılında Gazi Üniversitesi İktisat Teorisi Bilim Dalında başladığım yüksek lisans çalışmamı "1980 Sonrası Dönemde Türkiye'de Genç İşsizliğin Ücret Yapışkanlığı Üzerindeki Etkileri" başlıklı yüksek lisans tezi ile 2011 yılında tamamladım. Aynı yıl Gazi Üniversitesi İktisat Ana Bilim Dalında başladığım doktora sürecini ise "Nöroiktisat: Neoklasik İktisadın Yenilenen Yüzü mü, Eleştirel Bir Yaklaşım mı?" başlıklı doktora tezi ile tamamladım. Ekim 2011-Şubat 2018 arasında Aksaray Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi İktisat bölümünde araştırma görevlisi olarak görev yaptıktan sonra, Şubat 2018 tarihinde Aksaray Üniversitesi Spor Bilimleri Fakültesi Spor Yöneticiliği bölümüne Dr. Öğretim Üyesi olarak atandım. 2020 Ekim ayında Doçentlik ünvanını aldım.
Economic Methodology, Economic Thought, Economic Sociology, Institutional Economics
Kadir Dede
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kadir DEDE HACETTEPE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İKTİSADİ VE İDARİ BİLİMLER FAKÜLTESİ, SİYASET BİLİMİ VE KAMU YÖNETİMİ BÖLÜMÜ
Political Science
Kudbeddin Şeker
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kudbeddin ŞEKER KÜTAHYA DUMLUPINAR ÜNİVERSİTESİ, KÜTAHYA UYGULAMALI BİLİMLER FAKÜLTESİ, SİGORTACILIK BÖLÜMÜ
Islamic Finance, Financial Markets and Institutions, Investment and Portfolio Management
International Politics, History of Economics, Political Economy Theory, Institutional Economics
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Asst. Prof. Dr. Mina FURAT MANİSA CELÂL BAYAR ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Sociology, Sociology of Gender, Rural Sociology
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Muammer KAYMAK Hacettepe Üniversitesi
Economic Thought, History of Economics, Political Economy Theory
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat ALAKEL YALOVA UNIVERSITY, YALOVA FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES
International Relations

Mustafa ÖZER is an economist and teaches at the Anadolu University, Eskişehir, Turkey. Mustafa Özer’s areas of research are applied econometrics (especially in the fields of tourism economics, financial markets, Turkish Economy and open macro economy), financial crises, business cycles, as well as civil society and publishes articles in international journals especially subjects of financial market interactions, current account deficit and its effect on macro economy and foreign trade, growth and tourism. He teaches the Ph.D. econometrics courses at Social Sciences Institute of Anadolu University and Belgrade Banking Academy in Serbia. Özer led the both national and international projects regarding the role of civil society in Turkey, especially measuring the value added and employment contributions of civil society. Özer is also member of the scientific committee of international conferences such as MIBES, ICOBAS, ASECU, IJOPEC, EconAnadolu, Europe and Asia: Economic Integration Prospects and EUREFE. He serves as an editor in International Econometric Review. He is also editorial board member of the international scientific journals such as Equilibrium. Quarterly Journal of Economics and Economic Policy, Journal of Risk Management, and, Journal of Central Banking Theory and Practice and some journals in Turkey and contributes Finance research letter, International Review of Financial Analysis, International Review of Economics and Finance, Singapore Economic Review, Financial Innovation, Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Journal of the Knowledge Economy, SN Business & Economics (SNBE),  and International Journal of Emerging Markets as a reviewer and Sage Open as an article editor and reviewer. He acts as a guest editor in Research in Globalization.

 Professor, Anadolu University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Economics, Eskişehir-Turkey. E-mail: muozer@anadolu.edu.tr. Tel: +903350595 Orcid ID: 0000-0001-9852-8441

Economic Models and Forecasting, Panel Data Analysis, Applied Macroeconometrics, Time-Series Analysis, Growth, Monetary Policy, Financial Economy
English As A Second Language
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Cem OĞUZ Niğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi Web
Political Movement, Political Science, Political Theory and Political Philosophy
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nazan ŞAK Marmara Üniversitesi
Econometrics
Neslihan Cavlak
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Neslihan CAVLAK NAMIK KEMAL ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Digital Marketing, Consumer Behaviour
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nurettin BELTEKİN MARDİN ARTUKLU ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Ortaöğretimini Bingöl Lisesinde yaptı. Atatürk Üniversitesinde lisans, İnönü Üniversitesinde yüksek lisans öğrenimini yaptıktan sonra Ankara Üniversitesi Eğitim Bilimleri Enstitüsü Eğitim Yönetimi ve Politikası Bölümünde “Özneleşme Sürecinde Okul ve Bilgi ile İlişki-Kürt Politik Aktörlerinin Eğitimsel Deneyimleri” başlıklı tez ile doktorasını tamamladı. Tezi Okul ve Öteki Yurttaşlar adı ile kitap olarak yayınlandı. Halen Mardin Artuklu Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Eğitim Bilimlerinde öğretim üyesi olarak çalışmaktadır (2023). Eğitim çalışmalarının yanında aynı zamanda bir dil ve kültür çalışanıdır. 

Education Management, Educational Sociology, Economics of Education, Education Policy, Asian Cultural Studies, Kurdish Language, Literature and Culture
Turkish Political Life, Political Sociology, Constitutional and Political Theories, Comparative Political Movement, Political Movement, Intellectual History of Politics
Osman Berke Duvan
Dr. Osman Berke DUVAN BAŞKENT ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Development Economics, Employment, Development Economics - Macro, Monetary-Banking, Growth
Ozan Büyükyılmaz
Prof. Dr. Ozan BÜYÜKYILMAZ KARABÜK ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İŞLETME FAKÜLTESİ Web
Strategy, Management and Organisational Behaviour, Human Resources Management
Public Administration, Public Policy, Gender and Politics
Public Finance, Public Economy, Finance Studies, Budget and Financial Planning
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Seda BAYRAKDAR ANKARA HACI BAYRAM VELİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Macroeconomics (Other), Monetary Policy, Behavioural Economy, Financial Economy, Policy of Treasury, Employment
Growth
Finance, Finance and Investment
Soner Akın
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Soner AKIN HATAY MUSTAFA KEMAL ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İKTİSADİ VE İDARİ BİLİMLER FAKÜLTESİ, SİYASET BİLİMİ VE KAMU YÖNETİMİ BÖLÜMÜ, SİYASET VE SOSYAL BİLİMLER ANABİLİM DALI Web

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Soner Akın is an academic specializing in topics such as political life and institutions, international relations, political sociology, history, environment, health, urban and cultural policies, and comparative political movements. He has completed doctoral dissertations on environmental policies, health politics, and the political economy of archaeological research. Throughout his academic career, he has conducted innovative research with interdisciplinary approaches, gaining recognition in both national and international academic circles. Currently, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Akın serves at the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Hatay Mustafa Kemal University.

European and Region Studies, Political Theory and Political Philosophy, Political Science, Political Sociology, Habitat Archeology
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Res. Assist. Dr. Tolgahan AKDAN AKSARAY ÜNİVERSİTESİ
International Politics, Türkish Political Hİstory, Turkish Foreign Policy, American Studies
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Asst. Prof. Dr. Tuğba KIRAL ÖZKAN BAHÇEŞEHİR ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Data Analysis, Quantitative Decision Methods , Operation, Operations Research
Inflation, Capital Market, Monetary Policy, Policy of Treasury, Macroeconomics, Applied Macroeconometrics, International Finance
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Prof. Dr. Özgür TEOMAN Hacettepe University
History of Ottoman Economy, Agricultural Economics, History of Turkiye Economy, Macroeconomics
Psychological Counseling Education, Psychological Counseling and Guidance (Other)
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Prof. Dr. Şükrü APAYDIN NEVŞEHİR HACI BEKTAŞ VELİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Sustainable Development, Regional Development and Globalisation in International Economics, Circular Economy, International Finance, Time-Series Analysis, Ecological Economics, Macroeconomics, Cyclical Fluctuations

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Prof. Dr. Ahmet Arif EREN NİĞDE ÖMER HALİSDEMİR ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Political Economy Theory, Heterodox Economics, Economic Methodology

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Kerem Gökten
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kerem GÖKTEN NİĞDE ÖMER HALİSDEMİR ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İKTİSADİ VE İDARİ BİLİMLER FAKÜLTESİ
Political Economy Theory, Regional Development and Globalisation in International Economics

Editörler

Ali Gökhan Gölçek
Dr. Ali Gökhan GÖLÇEK NIGDE OMER HALISDEMIR UNIVERSITY
Political Economy Theory, Policy of Treasury, Economic Thought, Health Economy, Welfare Studies, History of Ottoman Economy, History of Turkiye Economy, History of Ottoman Socio-Economy, Finance Studies, Theory of Treasury
Zehra Doğan Çalışkan
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zehra DOĞAN ÇALIŞKAN BOLU ABANT İZZET BAYSAL ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Political Economy Theory, Macroeconomic Theory, Economic Thought, Institutional Economics, Industrial Economy, Welfare Studies
Hale Kırmızıoğlu
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hale KIRMIZIOĞLU Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi
Political Economy Theory, Macroeconomic Theory, Policy of Treasury, Development Economics, Regional Development and Globalisation in International Economics, International Economics (Other)
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Dr. Şeyda GÜDEK- GÖLÇEK NIGDE OMER HALISDEMIR UNIVERSITY
Political Economy Theory, Gender and Politics, Welfare Studies, Women's Studies, International Relations, Globalisation, Turkish Foreign Policy, International Relations Theories, Politics in International Relations, International Institutions
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Dr. Leyla Gizem EREN Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi
Ecological Economics, Growth, Circular Economy, Environmental Economy, Agricultural Economics
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Political Movement, Turkish Political Life, Political Sociology
Çağatay Edgücan Şahin
Prof. Dr. Çağatay Edgücan ŞAHİN ORDU UNIVERSITY, ÜNYE FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES
Social Policy, Labor Economics and Industrial Relations, Economic Anthropology, Labor Sociology, Industrial Sociology, Maritime Transportation and Freight Services
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Assoc. Prof. Bahadır NUROL NİĞDE ÖMER HALİSDEMİR ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Labor and Organisition Sociology

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Emek Aslı Cinel
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Emek Aslı CİNEL Giresun Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi
Growth, Employment, Development Economics
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Prof. Dr. Eren ÇAŞKURLU ANKARA HACI BAYRAM VELİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İ.İ.B.F.
Public Economy, Public Economics - Public Choice, Public Economics - Publicly Provided Goods, Public Economics - Taxation and Revenue
Social Policy, Labor Economics and Industrial Relations, Disabled Groups, Regional Development and Globalisation in Social Policy, Welfare Studies, Labor Sociology, Rural Sociology

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