Volume: 4 Issue: 2 , 6/30/24

Year: 2024
International Relations Theories, International Security, Politics in International Relations
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Asst. Prof. Dr. Ayşegül GÜLER KARAMANOĞLU MEHMETBEY ÜNİVERSİTESİ
International Relations
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Cemre PEKCAN ÇANAKKALE ONSEKİZ MART ÜNİVERSİTESİ, BİGA İKTİSADİ VE İDARİ BİLİMLER FAKÜLTESİ
Regional Studies, Far East Studies
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Asst. Prof. Dr. Hande EROL EGE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İKTİSADİ VE İDARİ BİLİMLER FAKÜLTESİ
Turkish Foreign Policy, Studies of the Turkic World, International Migration, International Politics, International Relations, Studies of Asian Society
Hasan Aydın
Dr. Hasan AYDIN Shanghai University
African Political History, Contemporary African History, African Studies, Turkish Foreign Policy, International Relations, Regional Studies, Late Modern African History
Hüsamettin İnaç
Prof. Dr. Hüsamettin İNAÇ KÜTAHYA DUMLUPINAR ÜNİVERSİTESİ Web
Turkish Political Life, International Security, International Politics, International Relations
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet BARDAKCI It is not affiliated with an institution
European Union, Turkish Foreign Policy, Middle East Studies
Dr. Mürsel Doğrul is an Assistant Professor at the National Defence University, specializing in International Relations. He earned his degree in International Relations from Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University in 2014, conducting research in Romania, Spain, and Ukraine during his undergraduate and postgraduate studies. In 2013, Dr. Doğrul completed internships at the Ministry of EU Affairs and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye. He obtained an M.Sc. degree in International Relations from Necmettin Erbakan University, focusing on the "Counterterrorism Policy of Japan," and completed his Ph.D. at the National Defence University in 2021, researching "The Middle East in Japanese Foreign Policy: Political Economy of Energy." As a Japan Foundation Fellow, he was a visiting scholar at Meiji University in 2023 and an Erasmus Fellow at Tokyo University in 2024. His research interests encompass Japanese foreign policy, energy policy, and security. Dr. Doğrul has made significant contributions to the field through academic works, examining the evolving dynamics of international security and international relations literature. He has served as an advisor to the President of the Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA) since 2019 and as a representative of the Turkish Young Academy, demonstrating proficiency in advanced English and intermediate Japanese.
International Relations, Security Studies, Far East Studies
Ozan Ormeci
Prof. Dr. Ozan ORMECİ Uluslararası Politika Akademisi Web
Professor Ozan Örmeci was born in 1981 in Bornova, Izmir. His father’s family is from Senirkent, Isparta. He completed his primary education at Izmir Turk College (ITK) and received a middle school and lycée education at Izmir Saint-Joseph French College. He graduated from Bilkent University’s Department of Political Science and Public Administration (English) in 2004 as a high-honour student. In 2011, he earned a PhD degree from Bilkent University’s Political Science Department with his thesis entitled “Portrait of a Turkish Social Democrat: Ismail Cem”, under the supervision of Dr. Berrak Burçak, from a distinguished jury composed of Prof. Metin Heper, Prof. Ergun Özbudun, Prof. Ayşe Güneş Ayata, and Dr. Nur Bilge Criss. He worked as a Lecturer in Uşak University’s Public Administration Department between 2009 and 2012. Between October 2012 and January 2016, he worked as an Assistant Professor and headed the Department of Political Science and Public Administration (English) at Girne American University (GAU) in North Cyprus (TRNC). He then returned to Turkey (Türkiye) and served as a faculty member and department chair at various universities, including Beykent University (2016-18), Gedik University (2018-20), Istanbul Kent University (2020-23, 2024-25), and Istanbul Aydın University (2023-24). He became an Associate Professor in Political Science in 2018 and was appointed as a Full Professor at Istanbul Kent University for the first time in 2024. He has previously published many scientific books and articles in Turkey and abroad. He is the editor of some academic books specialising in Turkish Foreign Policy, including Turkish Foreign Policy in the New Millennium (Peter Lang, 2015), Mavi Elma: Türkiye-Avrupa İlişkileri (Gazi Kitabevi, 2016), Historical Examinations and Current Issues in Turkish-American Relations (Peter Lang, 2020), Turkish-French Relations: History, Present, and the Future (Springer, 2022), Cumhuriyet’in 100. Yılında Nasıl Bir Dış Politika? (Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık, 2023), Turkish-American Relations in the 21st Century (Lexington Books, 2024), Türkiye-Britain Relations: Two Hundred Years of an Intertwined Conflict and Cooperation (Lexington Books, 2024), Contemporary Turkish-Russian Relations in the 21st Century Global Geopolitics (TPLondon, 2025), and From Bosporus to Mount Fuji: Political, Economic, and Cultural Relations between Türkiye and Japan (Bloomsbury, 2026) and the author of Türk-Amerikan İlişkileri (Urzeni Yayıncılık, 2021), Türkiye-Fransa İlişkileri (Urzeni Yayıncılık, 2022), 2023 Turkish Elections in All Aspects (Peter Lang, 2023), İngiliz Jeopolitik Yaklaşımları ve Türk-İngiliz İlişkileri (Sarmal Kitabevi, 2025), and The Dynamics of Turkish Foreign Policy: Key Concepts and Strategic Approaches (Peter Lang, 2026). In addition, he wrote books in the Turkish language analysing the political system and foreign policy of countries, including the United States, the Russian Federation, the People’s Republic of China, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, the European Union, and Japan. He can speak and write fluently in both French and English. Örmeci is also the Founding Coordinator of the International Policy Academy (UPA), the owner and editor-in-chief of the UPA Strategic Affairs academic journal, and an expert on European Studies at the BİLGESAM think-tank. His primary research interests include International Politics, Comparative Politics, Great Power Politics, Political Psychology, Turkish Political History, Leftist Movements in Turkey, and Turkish Foreign Policy. He is also a member of the Congress of Karşıyaka Sports Club (KSK) and a fan of Beşiktaş (BJK).
Comparative Political Movement, International Relations, European and Region Studies, Political Science, Turkish Foreign Policy, International Politics, Turkish Political Life
Tolga Öztürk
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tolga ÖZTÜRK Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi

Tolga ÖZTÜRK, Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi'nde İktisadi, İdari ve Sosyal Bilimler Fakültesi'nde öğretim üyesi olarak çalışmaktadır. 2019'dan bu yana ALKÜ - Siyaset Bilimi ve Uluslararası İlişkiler Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi  kurucu müdürü olarak görev yapmaktadır. 2008’de Akdeniz Üniversitesi Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümü’nden mezun olmuştur. Lisans eğitimi esansında Brüksel NATO Merkez Karargah Kamu Diplomasisi departmanında bulunmuştur. 2013 yılında Akdeniz Üniversitesi Uluslararası İlişkiler Ana bilim dalından mezun olmuştur. Yüksek lisans eğitiminin tez aşamasını ise Facultés Universitaires Saint-Louis'de (UC Louvain-Saint Louis Bruxelles) tamamlamıştır. 2014 senesinde doktora esnasında bir yıl, Birleşik Krallık, Leicester'da akademik çalışmalarda bulunmuştur.  2017’de Akdeniz Üniversitesi’nde Uluslararası İlişkiler ana bilim dalında doktora çalışmalarını tamamlamıştır. 2018 ve 2019 yıllarında T.C.  Dışişleri Bakanlığı Stratejik Araştırmalar Merkezi işbirliği ile akademik çalışmalar gerçekleştirmiştir. Bunun yanında T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı bünyesinde çeşitli akademik projelerde yer almıştır. Akademik ilgi ve çalışma alanları arasında uluslararası siyaset, jeopolitik, uluslararası güvenlik ve bölge çalışmaları gibi konular yer almaktadır.

International Relations Theories, International Relations, International Security, Politics in International Relations, Terrorism in International Relations
Zeynep Deniz Altınsoy
Asst. Prof. Dr. Zeynep Deniz ALTINSOY Bilecik Şeyh Edebali Üniversitesi
Regional Studies, International Relations Theories, International Migration, International Law

The Journal of International Relations and Politics (ULIPOD); It aims to contribute to the literature by preparing non-profit, free, accessible, double-blind peer-reviewed studies in the fields of International Relations and Political Science, which are in the public interest. In addition to original articles in the field, book and article reviews are also published in our journal.

The Journal of International Relations and Politics (ULIPOD); In line with the determined purpose, it publishes articles, book reviews and book reviews on subjects falling within the scope of international relations, international politics, political history, international law, terrorism and security studies, regional studies, migration studies, diplomacy, political economy, foreign policy and political science.

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Headings in the article
The article should have both Turkish and English titles. The title should be written in Book Antiqua font, 12 pt, single-spaced and justified. The Turkish title should be written first, followed by the English title. The internal headings in the article should be written with the first letters capitalized and bold, justified, and numbered. Subheadings should be numbered systematically. Abstract, Abstract, Introduction and Conclusion should be written without numbering.

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Abstract
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Sections
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Table, Figure and Visual
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APA 6th edition format and in-text citation method should be used. Direct quotations in the text should be written in quotation marks and italicized. Block quotations should start 1 cm from the right and left and should be written in 10 pt, italicized and in quotation marks using single line spacing.

For in-text citations, the reference system in which author's surname, date and page numbers are given should be preferred (Example: İnalcık, 1997: 53). In references to sources with more than two authors, the surname of the first author and the phrase "et al." should be used (Example: Morgan et al., 1994: 75). If more than one source is used within the same parenthesis, the sources should be separated by semicolons (;) (Example: Hassard ve Parker, 1994: 125; Boje, 1996: 146).  The same rule should be followed for in-text citations in compilations and editorial books (consisting of articles). In encyclopedia and law articles, the name of the publication, year and number of pages should be given (Example: Meydan Larousse, 1998: 1256; Türk Medeni Kanunu, 2015: 124). In quotations from a study published by the same author in the same year, the quotations should be separated as a and b. (Example: Kazgan, 2016a: 125; Kazgan, 2016b: 256).

Explanations about some issues that need to be explained in the text can be given in the form of footnotes and such footnotes must follow each other numerically. However, references cannot be given as footnotes or endnotes.

Bibliography Writing Rules

Books

Alkin, E. (1988). İktisadi Giriş, 4. Baskı, İstanbul: Kanaat Matbaası.
Tabakoğlu, A. (2016a). Türk Malî Tarihi, İstanbul: Dergâh Yayınları.
Tabakoğlu, A. (2016b). Türk İktisat Tarihi, İstanbul: Kitabevi Yayınları.
Kazgan, G. (1989). İktisadi Düşünce veya Politik İktisadın Evrimi, İstanbul: Remzi Kitabevi.
Wood, R.; Payne, T. (1998). Competency-Based Recruitment and Selection, London: Wiley Publication.
Noondy, R.; Noe, M.; Premeaux, S. R. (2002). Human Resource Management, 8th Ed., New Jersey: Prentice-Hall.

Collected Books and Encyclopedias

Toynbee, A. (2000). "Osmanlı İmparatorluğu'nun Dünya Tarihindeki Yeri", (Ed. K. Karpat), Osmanlı ve Dünya, İstanbul: Ufuk Kitapları: 49–67.
Pamuk, Ş.(2010a). “Monetary History of the Ottoman Empire”, Journal of Economic History, Vol. 15, No. 12: 256–285.
Pamuk, Ş. (2010b). “İstanbul’da 500 Yıllık Enflasyon ve Fiyatlar”, Financial Economic History of Ottoman Empire, (Ed. B. McGowan), Cambridge University Press: New York: 125–138.
Friedman, M. (2000). “Just Price in Medieval Europe”, Britannica, C. 9, Cambridge University Press: London: 1245–1249.
Britannica (2016). “Price Competition”, C. 12, Oxford University Press: USA: 2345–2350.

Articles

Paskaleva, V. (1967). "Osmanlı Balkan Eyaletlerinin Avrupalı Devletlerle Ticaretleri Tarihine Katkı 1700–1850", İÜ. İktisat Fakültesi Dergisi, C. 27, S. 1–2: 48–59.
İnalcık, H. (1967a). “Osmanlılarda Riyaset Rüsumu”, Belleten, Ankara: TTK. Yayınevi: 258–260.
İnalcık, H. (1967b). “Capital Accumulation of Ottoman Empire”, Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, Vol. 28, No. 13: 128–135.
Linch, T.; Calantona, J. (1998). "The Impact of Market Knowledge Competence on New Product Advantage: Conceptualization and Empirical Examination", Journal of Marketing, Vol. 61 No. 2: 13–29.

Newspaper and Law Books and Texts

Akat, A. S., “Türkiye Ekonomisinin Yirmi Yıllık Geleceği”, Dünya Gazetesi, 22 Nisan 2012: 14.
Dünya Gazetesi, “İhracatta Rekor Gelişme”, 17 Ocak 1998: 7.
TBMM, Meclis Tutanakları, 28 Mayıs 2010: 1458.
Türk Ticaret Kanunu, 2014, Mad. 15.
T.C. Anayasası, 2014, İkinci Baskı, Başbakanlık Matbaası, Mad. 95.

Internet Resources

Salmon, P. (2003). "Decentralization and Supranationalty: The Case of the European Union", http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/fiscal/salmon.pdf, (Erişim: 02.10.2003).
"Special Topic: Corporate İncome Taxation and FDİ in the EU-8", http://siteresources.worldbank.org/İNTLATVİA/Resources/QER3spec.doc,(Erişim:28.10.2004).
http://www.tcmb.gov.tr, (Erişim: 28.10.2004).

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Unpublished or not presented studies should not be cited as references.
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