Research Article
Aim & Scope
Ulisa: Journal of International Studies is published by Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Institute of International Relations and Strategic Research. Ulisa is a biannual academic journal. The publication language is Turkish, and English.
The publication principle of Ulisa depends on highlighting quality rather than quantity, contributing to the academic literature in Turkish and encouraging interdisciplinary studies. Ulisa supports open access to information.
The articles focusing on the topics which are within the scope of the discipline of International Relations are given priority in the journal. In addition, articles from the fields like Political Science, Economics, Public Administration, History, Law, Anthropology, Environment can also be published. In other words, Ulisa is open to all articles focusing on any dimensions of international relations.
Author Guidelines
* The articles should be submitted via e-mail
* The articles should be send to ulisa@ybu.edu.tr as e-mail attachment.
* Before submitting your article, please your article in accordance with the author guideline mentioned below.
2) If a submitted article is selected for publication, it’s copyright will be transferred to the Institute of International Relations and Strategic Studies (ULİSA). Published papers can be cited by providing appropriate bibliographical information.
3) The submitted manuscripts can be published only after at least one positive reports by the reviewers and decisions taken by the Editorial Board.
4) The legal and academic responsibilities for published material belong to the author(s) for their publications. Statements of opinion appearing in the articles are solely those of the authors and do not imply endorsement by the Journal.
5) Articles should be between 6500 and 7000 words including the footnotes.
6) The manuscripts should be written with Cambria and 1,5 space in one of the Word programs 12 points for the main text, and 10 points for the footnotes should be used.
7) The articles should include Turkish and English abstracts and keywords. Each abstract should be approximately 100 words. Turkish and English keywords should not exceed 5 words each.
8) A bibliography should be prepared in accordance with the Ulisa Reference Guideline, and sent as a separate word document together with the article.
9) Figures and Tables should be numbered, and their explanations should be prepared below. Example: “Figure 1. Ethnic Groups in Syria (Source: Anadolu Agency”, “Table 1. Annual Change in Electricity Consumption of Turkey (Source: Energy Market Regulatory Authority”.
10) A 750 words-long English summary should be included at the end of articles written in Turkish.
11) In articles, footnote citation system should be used.
12) The articles should include a cover page prepared in accordance with the Ulisa Cover Page which can bedownloaded here.
Ethical Principles and Publication Policy
Dergide, Uluslararası İlişkiler disiplininin akademik olarak ilgilendiği alanlardaki çalışmalara bilhassa öncelik verilmektedir. Ayrıca İktisat, Siyaset Bilimi, Kamu Yönetimi, Tarih, Hukuk, Antropoloji, Çevre ve Kent Çalışmaları veya uluslararası ilişkilere dair sosyal bir meseleyi ele alan fen ve mühendislik eserlerine de yer verilebilmektedir. Kısaca, Ulisa, uluslararası ilişkilerin herhangi bir boyutunu ele alan bütün makalelere açıktır.
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Ahmet Çolak, PhD in Instructional Technology, University of South Florida, is an EFL Instructor and instructional technology program coordinator in Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, and worked as an adjunct instructor at MEF University. His interests include online education, designing and developing courses and language learning motivation.
Editor Assistants
Editorial Board
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Kenan Aslanlı, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi (AYBÜ), Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümü öğretim üyesidir. 2018-2023 yıllarında İran Araştırmaları Merkezinde (İRAM) enerji ve politik ekonomi konularında uzman olarak çalışmalar yapmıştır. 2016 yılında Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi, Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümünde (İngilizce) başladığı doktora programını Rusya’nın dış enerji politikası ve enerji anlaşmazlıklarını konu alan tezini 2022 yılında savunarak tamamladı ve doktor (PhD) unvanı aldı. Bremen Üniversitesi Doğu Avrupa Araştırmaları Merkezinde (Forschungsstelle Osteuropa) araştırmacı (Almanya), Viyana BFI Uygulamalı Bilimler Üniversitesinde ise misafir öğretim görevlisi (Avusturya) olarak bulundu.
Scientific Board
His research priorities include digital public administration (e-government, artificial intelligence, smart cities, big data), governance (civil society and political participation), comparative studies (political systems and governments), organizational theories, migration (refugee and migrant rights), and strategic management (organizational capacity, performance, and human resources). He has published numerous articles, book chapters, and research projects, and has presented papers at international conferences. Currently, he has been serving as an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at Anadolu University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Eskişehir, Türkiye, since 2021. He teaches undergraduate as well as master’s (thesis and non-thesis), and PhD courses both in Turkish and English, not only at Anadolu University but also at international universities such as Sung Kyun Kwan University (Seoul, South Korea).
His academic work focuses on digital public administration, governance, comparative politics, organizational theory, migration, and strategic management. Within this scope, he has authored numerous national and international publications, carried out projects, and presented papers at scientific conferences. In 2025, his article, published in Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence (SCIE-Q1), made significant contributions to the sustainability and governance strategies of civil society organizations. Furthermore, his 2024 study, published in Facta Universitatis (SCIE-Q1), examined the selection of data conversion techniques in ranking small electric vans through the Probid method based on sensitivity-performance matching, offering interdisciplinary contributions to both public administration and engineering literature.
He has served as a consultant and evaluator in TÜBİTAK and ministry projects, and has also taken part in projects supported by the EU and UNDP. Due to his academic productivity, he has been consistently granted academic incentive awards every year since 2016.
Fluent in English and at a beginner level in German, Ayhan has studied, conducted research, and attended conferences in various countries. These multicultural experiences have provided him with a global perspective in his research.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Emrah Ayhan continues to contribute significantly to the fields of public administration, civil society, and digital transformation both in Türkiye and internationally, through his academic research and applied projects.
Omair Anas teaches International Relations at Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University. He did his PhD on Transnational Arab Media Culture and the Arab Diaspora in Germany from Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, India. From 2012 to 2013, he was a Visiting Fellow at the Freie University, Berlin, conducting extensive fieldwork on Arab communities in Berlin and other cities. He has contributed to many edited volumes and journals on the transnational Arab diaspora. Prior to joining Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University in 2018, he was a Research Fellow at the Indian Council of World Affairs in New Delhi from 2015-2018. His publications include edited volumes Turkey’s Asia Relations (Palgrave 2022) and India-Turkiye Relations: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives (APAM Ankara 2023). He teaches Non-Western International Relations, Middle Eastern IR, Religion and Politics, Globalisation and IR, and International Security. And Asian Politics. He is fluent in Arabic, Turkish, and Hindi. He has widely published his opinions on the Middle East Eye, Indian Express, First Post, Daily Sabah, Financial Express, The Diplomat, The Wire, and Qantara. He can be reached at omairanas@hotmail.com
