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Prof. Dr. Mehmet Sezai Türk was born in Çankırı, Turkey. He completed his primary, secondary, and high school education in Çankırı and graduated from Gazi University, Faculty of Communication, in 1993. In 1994, he began his academic career as a research assistant at the Department of Printing Education, Gazi University Faculty of Technical Education.
He received his Master’s degree in 1997 and Ph.D. in 2003, the same year he became a faculty member and department chair. Throughout his career, he held several academic and administrative positions at Gazi University, including assistant director and head of department. He earned the title of Associate Professor in 2010 and Full Professor in 2017.
Since 2018, he has been working as a professor at Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University, Faculty of Communication, Department of Radio, Television, and Cinema. Between 2021 and 2024, he also served as Dean, Rector’s Advisor, and Vice-Rector at Kyrgyzstan-Turkey Manas University.
Prof. Dr. Türk has conducted extensive academic work on Turkic World cinema, culture, and identity, contributing through numerous articles, books, projects, and conferences. He has also served as a jury member at national and international film festivals, as well as an expert witness, editor, and referee for many academic journals.
In recognition of his contributions to the Turkic World and Turkish culture, he has received multiple awards, including the Kyrgyz Republic’s Distinguished Service Medal and the 2024 Scientist of the Year Award presented by TABBİR, İÇAN, and DJB.
Dr. Gecer's academic journey began with studies in theology in Turkey, followed by a Master’s degree in Religious Psychology. His growing interest in communication and psychology led him to pursue postgraduate research in the UK. He completed a second Master’s degree in New Media, Governance, and Democracy at the University of Leicester in 2009, with a thesis on "Political Communication and Psychology." During this time, he also contributed regularly to Turkish periodicals and newspapers.
Dr. Gecer’s research interests span a wide range of topics, including psychology, politics, media, and communication. He has published numerous articles in leading scientific journals and presented his work at national and international conferences. His research specializes in social psychology, mainly communication, media, cyberpsychology, and political psychology. He has also made significant contributions to projects focused on multiculturalism and psychology.
Dr. Gecer is the author of seven influential books, including:
1. Media, Popular Culture, and Psychology
2. Understanding Turkish Media: Is a Democratic Structure Possible?
3. The Paradoxical Defeat of Authenticity: Essays on Communication, Culture, and Politics
4. Social Media and Communication Psychology: Personality, Polarization, and Algorithms
5. Handbook of Social Psychology (edited with Meryem Serdar)
6. The Psycho-Pathology of Everyday Life
7. Intercultural Communication: A Psychological Perspective
mail: ekmel.gecer@marmara.edu.tr
Born in 1983 in Balıkesir, Turkey. Prepared his master thesis “Sociological Understanding of C. Wright Mills” at Istanbul University. Completed his Ph.D. at Marmara University, titled "Populist Cinema: Ideology and Politics of Turkish Cinema in 1960's". His research areas are as follows: sociology of Turkish Cinema; Islamism, and cinema; ideology theories, and populism. He has an edited book on Turkish cinema.
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