Dr. Oguzhan Goksel is Assistant Professor of Political Economy & IR at Marmara University, Faculty of Economics, Turkey. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of New Middle Eastern Studies (NMES) journal based in the UK. He completed his multi-disciplinary Ph.D. degree on Political Science and Political Economy at Durham University, UK in 2015. Goksel’s works have been published in various edited books and SSCI-indexed international peer-reviewed journals such as Mediterranean Politics, British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies and Turkish Studies. He is the co-editor of the books entitled "Türkiye-Britain Relations: Two Hundred Years of an Intertwined Conflict and Cooperation" (New York: Lexington Books, 2024) and "Turkey’s Relations with the Middle East: Political Encounters after the Arab Spring" (New York: Springer, 2018) and ". Goksel's main areas of research are modernisation and non-Western modernities, political economy of development, historical sociology, foreign policy analysis and comparative politics.

Küreselleşme , Göç, Uluslararası İlişkiler Kuramları, Uluslararası Kuruluşlar , Çin Dış Politikası, Amerikan Dış Politikası

Dr. Oguzhan Goksel is Assistant Professor of Political Economy & IR at Marmara University, Faculty of Economics, Turkey. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of New Middle Eastern Studies (NMES) journal based in the UK. He completed his multi-disciplinary Ph.D. degree on Political Science and Political Economy at Durham University, UK in 2015. Goksel’s works have been published in various edited books and SSCI-indexed international peer-reviewed journals such as Mediterranean Politics, British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies and Turkish Studies. He is the co-editor of the books entitled "Türkiye-Britain Relations: Two Hundred Years of an Intertwined Conflict and Cooperation" (New York: Lexington Books, 2024) and "Turkey’s Relations with the Middle East: Political Encounters after the Arab Spring" (New York: Springer, 2018) and ". Goksel's main areas of research are modernisation and non-Western modernities, political economy of development, historical sociology, foreign policy analysis and comparative politics.

Küreselleşme , Göç, Uluslararası İlişkiler Kuramları, Uluslararası Kuruluşlar , Çin Dış Politikası, Amerikan Dış Politikası

Prof. Dr. Hakan Mehmet Kiriş, Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi öğretim üyesidir. Siyaset bilimi ve Kamu Yönetimi Bölümünde, siyasal ve sosyal bilimler alanında çalışır. Siyaset Bilimi, Türk Siyasal Hayatı, İnsanlık Tarihi, İnsanlığın Geleceği başlıca dersleridir. Yükseköğretim araştırmalarıyla ilgilenir, kişisel gelişime önem verir ve kafa yorar, dünyayı ve insanlığı anlama ve hayatı anlamlandırma sanatını öğrenmeye ve öğrendiklerini paylaşmaya çalışır. Pek çok akademik makale ve kitaplarının yanında "Yaşam ve Kariyer Sahnesinde Kendine Başrol Yaz" okur katılımlı e-kitabın ortak yazarı ve "The Role of Strategy Games on Personal Development" e-kitabının yazarıdır. 

Dr. Oguzhan Goksel is Assistant Professor of Political Economy & IR at Marmara University, Faculty of Economics, Turkey. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of New Middle Eastern Studies (NMES) journal based in the UK. He completed his multi-disciplinary Ph.D. degree on Political Science and Political Economy at Durham University, UK in 2015. Goksel’s works have been published in various edited books and SSCI-indexed international peer-reviewed journals such as Mediterranean Politics, British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies and Turkish Studies. He is the co-editor of the books entitled "Türkiye-Britain Relations: Two Hundred Years of an Intertwined Conflict and Cooperation" (New York: Lexington Books, 2024) and "Turkey’s Relations with the Middle East: Political Encounters after the Arab Spring" (New York: Springer, 2018) and ". Goksel's main areas of research are modernisation and non-Western modernities, political economy of development, historical sociology, foreign policy analysis and comparative politics.

Küreselleşme , Göç, Uluslararası İlişkiler Kuramları, Uluslararası Kuruluşlar , Çin Dış Politikası, Amerikan Dış Politikası

Sedat Aybar, Professor of Economics and Finance, BSc. (Econ), MA (London), PhD (London), is the Director of Asia-Pacific-Africa Research Center at Bahçeşehir University where he also teaches at the Department of Economics. He was the Director of African Studies Centre and Director of China Study Center at Istanbul Aydin University. In Türkiye, he has started the first Africa Research Center and China Research Center that are incorporated within a university structure. He taught, researched and published on a variety of topics that includes, International Economics, Banking and Finance in Economic Development, Development Economics, Central Bank Independence, African economies and Political Economy of Turkey. He has taught in South Korea, Poland, Republic of China, Lithuania, United States, as well as in the UK and Turkiye. He has worked as a consultant to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Overseas Development Agency (ODA) and the UNDP. He was the Director of joint Executive MBA Program of Kadir Has University with Fordham University of New York. He teaches distant study courses at graduate level at University of London’s (SOAS), Centre for Finance and International Management (CeFiMS). He worked in the banking industry in London at managerial level for almost ten years. He also worked for the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), in London, England. He is currently the country team leader (Turkey) for a joint research project, Emerging Markets Global Players (EMGP) with the Vale Columbia Centre of the Columbia University in New York. He is the founder editor of Florya Chronicles of Political Economy, an academic periodical published in English.

1980 yılında iktisat anabilim dalında Kara Harp Okulundan mezun olmuştur. Sosyoloji ve Uluslararası İlişkiler dalında lisans, Ulusal ve Uluslararası Güvenlik, Eğitim Yönetimi ve Denetimi, İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği alanında Yüksek Lisansını, İnsan Kaynakları Yönetimi Bilim Dalında Doktorasını tamamlamıştır.1980-2010 yılları arasında Türk Silahlı Kuvvetlerinin çeşitli kademelerinde görev yapmıştır.B sınıfı iş güvenlik uzmanıdır.2017 yılında Yönetim ve Strateji alanında Doçent 2023 yılı9nda Profesör olmuştur.
Altınbaş ve Kent Üniversitelerinde idari ve akademik kadrolarda çeşitli görevlerde bulunmuştur. Halen İstinye Üniversitesinde Siyaset Bilimi ve Kamu Yönetimi Bölümü Öğretim Üyesi olarak görev yapmaktadır.
“Aklın Akılla Savaşı”, “Kritik Tesis ve Altyapıların Korunması”, “Savunma Kaynaklarının Planlanması ve Yönetimi”, “Türkiye’de Yeni Bir Yönetim Modeli: Cumhurbaşkanlığı Hükümet Sistemi”, “Acil Durum ve Afet Yönetimine Güncel Yaklaşımlar” ve “Gazilerden Anılar” adlı kitapları bulunmaktadır. Global ve Savunma Dergisi Haber Müdürü olarak görev yapmakta, Yeni Birlik Gazetesinde haftalık yazılar yazmaktadır. 

Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Gül: 1991 yılında Ankara Üniversitesi Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi Kamu Yönetimi Bölümü’nden mezun oldu. Hacettepe Üniversitesi, İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi, Kamu Yönetimi Bölümü’nde yüksek lisans çalışmaları yaparken, YÖK bursu kazanarak lisansüstü eğitimi için Amerika Birleşik Devletleri’ne gitti. Teksas Üniversitesi’nde Kentsel Çalışmalar ve Kamu Yönetimi alanlarında iki yüksek lisans, Kent ve Kamu Yönetimi alanında ise doktora derecesi aldı. 1999 ve 2000 yıllarında, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri’nde gerçekleştirilen 1996-refah devleti reformu üzerine Rockefeller Enstitüsü’nce yürütülen araştırma projesinin Teksas ayağında araştırma görevlisi olarak çalıştı. Halen Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi, İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi, Siyaset Bilimi ve Kamu Yönetimi Bölümü’nde öğretim üyesi olarak çalışmaktadır. Hüseyin Gül, kentsel yoksullukla ve kent ve kamu politikalarıyla ilgili değişik araştırma projelerinde yer almıştır. Bu alanların yanı sıra, kamu yönetimi ve sosyal devlet reformu, yerel yönetimler, kentleşme, kent ve kamu politikası, yerel kalkınma ve yönetişim, kentsel yoksullukla mücadele, kariyer planlaması gibi alanlarda ulusal ve uluslararası çalışmaları bulunmaktadır.

1962 Yılında Samsun’da doğdu. Samsun Anadolu Lisesi’ni 1980, Gazi Üniversitesi, İktisadi İdari Bilimler Fakültesi, Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümü’nü 1985, İstanbul Üniversitesi, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü’nde Yüksek Lisansını tamamladı. 1995 yılında aynı kurumda “Ulusal ve Uluslararası Düzeyde Etnik Gruplar ve Devlet” adlı teziyle Doktor Unvanını aldı. 1991 yılından itibaren İstanbul Üniversitesi İktisat Fakültesi’nde Araştırma Görevlisi ve aynı kurumda 1995 ile 2005 yılları arasında Yardımcı Doçent olarak çalıştı. 2005 yılında Siyasi Tarih alanında Doçent olan Levent Ürer, 2013 yılında İstanbul Üniversitesi, İktisat Fakültesinde, Siyaset Bilimi Anabilim Dalında Profesör unvanını aldı. 2014 yılında emekli oldu., Beykent Üniversitesi, Siyaset Bilimi ve Kamu Yönetimi Bölümünde 2014-2020 yılları arasında çalıştı. Halen İstinye Üniversitesi, İktisadi ve İdari Sosyal Bilimler Fakültesi, Siyaset Bilimi ve Kamu Yönetimi Bölümünde çalışmaktadır. İ.Ü. İktisat Fakültesinde Dekan Yardımcılığı, Siyaset Bilimi Anabilim Dalı Başkanlığı 2005-2013 yılları arasında yapmıştır. Beykent Üniversitesi’nde 2014-2016 yılları arasında Rektör Yardımcılığı, Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi ve İletişim Fakültesi Vekil dekanlığı gibi farklı idari görevlerde bulunmuştur.
Türk Dış Politikası, Siyasi Tarih, Siyasi Olaylar Tarihi, Siyaset Bilimi, Uluslararası İlişkiler, Uluslararası Göç ve Nüfus Hareketleri, Milliyetçilik ve Azınlık Hakları üzerine Lisans, Yüksek Lisans ve Doktora dersleri vermiştir. Azınlıklar ve Lozan Tartışmaları (2003), Mondros’tan Mudanya Mütarekesi’ne Türk Dış Politikası (2005), Soysal Devletten Sosyal Devlete, Ulusçuluk Tartışmaları (2012), 2012 yılında derlemiş olduğu, Roman Olup Çingene Kalmak adlı kitapları vardır. Milliyetçilik, azınlık hakları, siyaset bilimi, tarih sosyolojisi alanları temelinde yayınlanmış, çeşitli makaleleri vardır. 

Matthew Weiss is a professor of Political Science at the College of Southern Nevada (USA),
located in Las Vegas. Previously, he was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public
Affairs and Security Studies at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, where he taught
classes for both the undergraduate minor and the Masters of Public Affairs program in Global
Security Studies. From 2011-2012, he served as a post-doctoral research fellow at the Middle
East Institute of the National University of Singapore. He obtained his Ph.D. in Political Science
from the University of California Davis (USA) in 2011. Dr. Weiss has published articles in a
variety of journals concerning Turkish foreign policy, Turkish-Kurdish relations, water scarcity
and conflict in Yemen, and cooperation and conflict over international river basins. His primary
research and teaching interests center around international relations, Middle East politics,
American government and non-traditional security issues.

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

(R) Ambassador Asst. Prof Dr. Hasibe Vehbi Şahoğlu was born in Cyprus in 1953. She is married, has two children and three grandchildren. She studied primary, secondary and high school at Cyprus and at United States. She completed his university education in Ankara University, Faculty of Political Sciences, Department of Business Administration; masters in Near East University and his Ph.D. in International Relations at Girne American University.
She was awarded a certificate by participating in "Interactive Management" courses with Casp and Fullbright scholarships. She received the “Trainer” certificate by receiving Conflict Resolution training from Cyprus Consortium. In the year 1992-97, she participated in various bi-communal work-shops between Turkish and Greek Cypriots. She worked as a diplomat in TRNC Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He completed his first overseas duty in Baku-Azerbaijan. In the Foreign Ministry of Turkish Republic of Cyprus, she became the Protocol Manager. She then served as the Ambassador of the TRNC first to Islamabad and then to Abu Dhabi, respectively.
Currently, she is an academician at Faculty of Political Sciences of Girne American University. Hasibe Şahoğlu is also a poet and a writer. She has two poetry books, two memoirs and a novel. One of the poetry books has been translated into English. Various articles have been published in newspapers and magazines. Şahoğlu is a member of Cyprus Turkish Writers Union, TRNC University Women Association and General Coordinator of Beşparmak Think Tank Group.

2017 yılında Galatasaray Üniversitesi Siyaset Bilimi Ana Bilim Dalı'ndan doktora derecesini aldı. Aynı yıl Nişantaşı Üniversitesi'nde yardımcı doçent olarak görev yapmaya başladı. 2018-2024 yılları arasında İstanbul Gedik Üniversitesi'nde görev yaptı. Halen İstanbul Sabahattin Zaim Üniversitesi Siyaset Bilimi ve Uluslararası İlişkiler bölümünde öğretim üyesidir. Türk Siyasal Hayatı ve Ortadoğu siyaseti üzerine, 2025 yılı başı itibariyle ikisi uluslararası (SSCI) olmak üzere 10'a yakın makale, bir kitap ve dört kitap bölümü yayınlamıştır. 

MESUT OZEL

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

E-Mail Address : mesut.ozel@kent.edu.tr
Phone (Work) : 2126101010-
:
Address NO:24, 34406 Kâğıthane/Istanbul



Education



Doctoral KADIR HAS UNIVERSITY->INSTITUTE OF GRADUATE PROGRAMS->INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (PhD) (ENGLISH)

2017
11/March/2021 Thesis name: Turkish Navy's Move 'Towards Blue Waters': Its Origins, development and implementation (2021) Thesis Advisor:(Mitat Çelikpala; Nurhan Kahyaoglu; Serhat Guvenc)





Master (Non-thesis) NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY->JOINT WAR INSTITUTE

2000
25/July/2000





Master (Non-thesis) NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY->NAVAL WAR COLLEGE->SECURITY STRATEGIES AND NAVAL FORCE (MASTER) (WITHOUT THESIS)

1997
25/July/1999





Master (Thesis) US Naval Postgraduate School/Mechanical Engineering

1988
20/Dec/1990 (1990) Thesis Advisor: (Prof. Dr. Turgut Sarpkaya)





Bachelor's Degree ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY->FACULTY OF OPEN AND DISTANCE EDUCATION->DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND TURKISH LANGUAGE TEACHING->HISTORY PR.

2015
7/July/2019





Bachelor's Degree NAVAL ACADEMY COMMAND->NAVAL ACADEMY (DEAN'S OFFICE)->DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING->MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PR.

1980
30/Aug/1984



Academic Title


ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ISTANBUL KENT UNIVERSITY/FACULTY OF ECONOMICS, ADMINISTRATIVE AND SOCIAL SCIENCES/DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS/INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS PR. (ENGLISH)
28.05.2024

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ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ISTANBUL KENT UNIVERSITY/GRADUATE SCHOOL / POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (M.SC.) (THESIS) (ENGLISH)
11.09.2023


ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ISTANBUL KENT UNIVERSITY/FACULTY OF ECONOMICS, ADMINISTRATIVE AND SOCIAL SCIENCES/DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION/POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PR. (ENGLISH)
11.09.2023-28.05.2024

Supervised Theses:

Master
2025

1. SAFAEVA NODIRA, (2025). CHANGING POLITICAL AND MILITARY IMAGES OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE IN HIS FILMS SHOT IN DIFFERENT PERIODS, Istanbul Kent University->Institute of Graduate Studies->Department of Political Science and Public Administration (Ongoing)



2. ABDURAHIMOVA MAFTUNAHON, (2025). TERRITORIAL DISPUTES BETWEEN KYRGYZSTAN AND TAJIKISTAN: IMPLICATIONS FOR REGIONAL STABILITY, Istanbul Kent University->Institute of Graduate Studies->Department of Political Science and Public Administration (Ongoing)


Administrative Position
ISTANBUL KENT UNIVERSITY->FACULTY OF ECONOMICS, ADMINISTRATIVE AND SOCIAL SCIENCES->DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS->INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS PR. (ENGLISH)
INTERNATIONAL POLITICS ACADEMY STRATEGIC AFFAIRS




ISTANBUL KENT UNIVERSITY->FACULTY OF ECONOMICS, ADMINISTRATIVE AND SOCIAL SCIENCES->DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS->INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS PR. (ENGLISH)
Head of Department




ISTANBUL KENT UNIVERSITY->. /INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC STUDIES APPLICATION AND RESEARCH CENTER
International Center for Strategic Studies
05.03.2024

ISTANBUL KENT UNIVERSITY->FACULTY OF ECONOMICS, ADMINISTRATIVE AND SOCIAL SCIENCES/FACULTY OF ECONOMICS, ADMINISTRATIVE AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Istanbul Kent University Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Editor and
01.03.2024

ISTANBUL KENT UNIVERSITY->FACULTY OF ECONOMICS, ADMINISTRATIVE AND SOCIAL SCIENCES->DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS->INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS PR. (ENGLISH)
Faculty Board Member




ISTANBUL KENT UNIVERSITY->DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION->DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION->
EXEMPTION AND ADAPTATION COMMISSION SBKY (ENG)




ISTANBUL KENT UNIVERSITY->FACULTY OF ECONOMICS, ADMINISTRATIVE AND SOCIAL SCIENCES/FACULTY OF ECONOMICS, ADMINISTRATIVE AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Faculty Advisory Board
11.09.2023

ISTANBUL KENT UNIVERSITY->DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION->DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION->POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PR. (ENGLISH)
Social Sciences and Humanities Research and Publication Ethics Committee




ISTANBUL KENT UNIVERSITY->FACULTY OF ECONOMICS, ADMINISTRATIVE AND SOCIAL SCIENCES/FACULTY OF ECONOMICS, ADMINISTRATIVE AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Quality Council Membership
11.09.2023

ISTANBUL KENT UNIVERSITY->INSTITUTE OF GRADUATE PROGRAMS->POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (MA)
Head of Programme




ISTANBUL KENT UNIVERSITY->DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION->DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION->POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PR.
Head of Department




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ISTANBUL KENT UNIVERSITY->DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATION/POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PR.
Faculty Board Membership




ISTANBUL KENT UNIVERSITY->INSTITUTE OF GRADUATE PROGRAMS->POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (MASTER) (WITH THESIS) (ENGLISH
Institute Board Membership
11.09.2023-28.05.2024




NAVAL ACADEMY COMMAND
COMMANDER OF THE NAVAL ACADEMY (RECTOR Equivalent)
07.08.2013-29.07.2016


Courses * Language of Instruction Course Hour Semester

2023-2024
Bachelor's Degree Programme

Special Topics in Politics English 2
HISTORY OF TURKISH ADMINISTRATION English 3
Scientific Research Methods Turkish 3
Current Political Debates Turkish 2
ETHNIC ISSUES AND NATIONALISM English 2
HISTORY OF TURKISH ADMINISTRATION Turkish 3
Master Programme

INTERNATIONAL CURRENT PROBLEMS English 3
Regional Studies English 3



B. Papers presented at international scientific meetings and published in proceedings:
ÖZEL MESUT (2019). Maritime Security: An Analysis of Its Conceptual Development and Reflection on National and International Implementation and Strategy Documents. New Marine Security Ecosystem and Eastern Mediterranean, 94-125. (Full Text Publication/Guest Speaker) (Publication No: 8662988)
1.


ÖZEL MESUT (2020). Chinese Presence in the Eastern Mediterranean: The Interaction of the Belt and Road Initiative and Regional Energy and Sovereignty Problems. Building the Future from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean, 94-125. (Full Text Publication/Guest Speaker) (Publication No: 8662981)
2.


ÖZEL MESUT (2023). CHANGING NAVAL BALANCES IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN: A NEW NAVAL ARMS RACE OR PLANNED MODERNIZATION OF NAVIES?. 9th Istanbul Security Conference 5. Maritime Affairs and Maritime Security Forum (Abstract/Guest Speaker) (Publication No: 8663008)
3.


ÖZEL MESUT (2024). Global Geopolitical Risks in the Near Future and Their Reflections on Turkey. 1st International Global and Regional Risk Assessment Workshop (Full Text Publication/Guest Speaker) (Publication No: 8954900)
4.


C. Authored national/international books or chapters in books: C1. Authored national/international books:

The Law of Armed Conflict at Sea (1999)., OZEL MESUT, Kurumahmut Ali, Harp Academies Printing House, Edition No:1, Pages 180, ISBN:00000000000, Turkish (Scientific Book) (Publication No: 8720257)
1.


C. Authored national/international books or chapters in books: C2. Chapters written in national/international books:

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LATIN AMERICAN GEOPOLITICS, Chapter name:(THE FATE OF REGIONALIZATION IN SOUTH AMERICA: EPHEMERAL REGIONAL INITIATIVES) (2024)., OZEL MESUT, Nobel Academic Publishing Education Consultancy Trade Ltd. Şti., Editor: ÇOMAK HASRET, Arslan Bozkuş Çağla, ŞEKER BURAK ŞAKİR, Edition no:1, Pages 332, ISBN:978-625-371-479-6, English(Scientific Book) (Publication No: 9047152)
1.


Global Risks and Their Impact on Türkiye, Chapter name:(Global Geopolitical Risks in the Near Future and Their Reflections on Türkiye) (2024)., OZEL MESUT, Transnational Press London, Editor: OZEL MESUT, ŞEKER BURAK ŞAKİR, POLAT DOĞAN ŞAFAK, KORAY NİYAZİ MURAT, Edition no:1, Pages 493, ISBN:9781801353090, English(Scientific Book) (Publication No: 9188013)
2.


D. Articles published in national refereed journals:
PRIVATE MESUT (2023). The Republican Navy's Attempts to Acquire a New Yavuz: Operational Needs or Navy Symbolism?. Turkish Journal of War Studies, 4(1), 1-26., Doi: 10.52792/tws.1286538 (Control No: 8662952)
1.


PRIVATE MESUT (2022). NAVAL SOCIETIES IN TURKEY: DEVELOPMENT AND DONATION CAMPAIGNS IN THE HISTORICAL PROCESS. Journal of Academic History and Research, 5(7), 20-57., Doi: 10.56448/ataddergi.1181349 (Control No: 8662964)
2.


E. Papers presented at national scientific meetings and published in
ÖZEL MESUT (2024). POWER COMPETITION IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN:
A NEW NAVY/AIR FORCE ARMS RACE BEYOND MODERNIZATION PLANS. STRATEGY, TACTICS AND TECHNIQUES IN THE WARS OF THE 21ST CENTURY: DETERMINATIONS AND EVALUATIONS, 181-199. (Full Text Publication/Guest Speaker) (Publication No: 8954895)
1.


Editor Position

1.
Global Risks and Their Impact On Türkiye, Book, Editor, Transnational Press London, 25.11.2024


Non-academic Experience
07.08.2012-07.08.2013 Naval Forces-Dardanelles Bosphorus and Garrison Commander
MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE, Bosphorus Defense and Control, Garrison Command, (Public)
07.08.2011-07.08.2015 Chief of Naval Forces Plan Principles
MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE, Strategic planning, Force and resource planning, International relations, Standardization and agreements, Law of the Sea, (Public)
09.08.2009-07.08.2011 Naval Forces Force Plan and Resource Management Department
MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE, Defence and Force Planning, Resource Management, Project Management, (Public)
01.02.2005-19.09.2005 TURKISH LIAISON OFFICER
UNITED STATES EUROPEAN COMMAND, COOPERATION AND COORDINATION IN INTERNATIONAL COUNTER-TERRORISM OPERATIONS, (Other)
01.09.2004-07.08.2006 Director of the Command-and-Control Branch of the Naval Forces
MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE, Command and Control Systems, Crisis Management, Operations Management, C4ISR, (Public)
19.08.2001-19.08.2004 Turkish National Military Representative Naval Plans Officer
NATO EUROPEAN COMMAND OF OPERATIONS (ACO)-SHAPE, International Operations Planning, Crisis Management, Personnel Management, (Other)
09.08.1999-01.08.2001 Chief of General Staff NATO Force Planning Officer
MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE, National/International Defense and Force Planning, (Public)

Certificate

635082 The World Nuclear Industry Today-World Nuclear University, The recent developments in the Nuclear Industry and th future of Nuclear Industry in Turkey, Istanbul, Certificate, 24.04.2019 -26.04.2019 (International)



635088 Human Security in Difficult Times-Center for Trust, Peace & Social Relations-Coventry University, The role of international organisations in post-conflict settlements. Panels will include address themes


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including how to adapt human security for the 21st century, how to respond to non-state armed groups, the challenges of mass migration and displacement, and the role of human security in the Middle East. We anticipate that this year's conference will provide a unique forum for hearing the latest cutting edge research in the field as well as networking with leading scholars interested in human security from around the world., Istanbul Kadir Has University, Certificate, 17.10.2017 -20.10.2017 (International)


635097 Higher Dispatch and Administration Program-National Security Academy, To provide the members of the Armed Forces and senior managers in public administration with knowledge and planning skills on National Security issues; to reinforce the spirit of coordination and cooperation between military and civilian regulars, National Security Academy National Security Council Ankara, Certificate, 11.03.2011 -17.06.2011 (National)


Interview Article

650716 ON THE 485TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NAVAL VICTORY OF PREVEZA, WHILE REMEMBERING BARBAROS HAYREDDIN PASHA WITH "BLUE HOMELAND", Naval Warfare History and Naval Strategy, Public Relations, http://www.tesud.org.tr/makaleler, Interview Article, 27.09.2023 -27.09.2023 (National)



635140 485 of the Preveza Victory. Year: Barbaros Hayrettin Pasha Your Name Was Written Jewel Suya, 485th anniversary of the Preveza Victory. Year: Barbaros Hayrettin Pasha Your Name Was Written Jewel Suya, #tarih Magazine, Issue 105, September 2023, Interview Article, 04.09.2023 -04.09.2023 (National)



650724 TODAY IS ONE OF THE GLORIOUS DAYS... (E) MAJOR DR. MESUT ÖZEL WROTE... YAVUZ WAS REMOVED FROM THE NAVY, Turkish Navy's Great Warship Aspiration, Deniz Kartalı https://denizkartali.com/bugun-gunlerden-sanli-yavuz-e-tumamiral-dr-mesut-ozel-yazdi-yavuz-donanmadan-kopartildi.html, Interview Article, 07.06.2023 -07.06.2023 (National)



650725 TURKISH NAVAL FORCES' FOUNDATION DAY PREVEZA NAVAL VICTORY, BARBAROS HAYRETTIN PASHA AND PREVEZA NAVAL VICTORY COMMEMORATION EVENTS FROM PAST TO PRESENT, https://denizkartali.com/turk-deniz-kuvvetlerinin-kurulus-gunu-preveze-deniz-zaferi.html, Interview Article, 27.09.2022 -27.09.2022 (National)


Seminar

635137 The Maritime Implications of the Russian-Ukraine Conflict on Türkiye & The Implementation of the Montreux Convention was presented at Türkiye's Relations with NATO, Russia and the Black Sea Region organized by the American University of Paris and Istanbul Kent University on 10 November 2023., Istanbul Kent University, Seminar, 10.11.2023 -10.11.2023 (International)


My Speeches

652837 The Geostrategic and Geoeconomic Importance of the Island of Cyprus on the Historical Plane: The Development of the Turkish Naval Forces and the Policies of the USA and England, On the Historical Plane ? Geo-strategic and Geo-economic Importance of the Island of Cyprus: -The Development of the Turkish Naval Forces and the Policies of the USA and the UK, Marmara Sailing Club, My Speeches, 04.05.2024 -04.05.2024 (National)



650719 It was the 109th anniversary of his victory. Çanakkale on the Anniversary: The War That Led and Created the Nation, Istanbul Bar Association Center for Republican Studies (CUMER) Çanakkale and Atatürk Event 23 March 2024, Istanbul Bar Association Conference Hall, My Speeches, 23.03.2024 -23.03.2024 (National)



650717 Çanakkale on the 109th Anniversary of its Victory: The War That Created a Leader and a Nation, 18 March Çanakkale Victory and Martyrs' Remembrance Day, Istanbul Kent University, My Speeches, 18.03.2024 -18.03.2024 (National)



650718 Çanakkale on the 109th Anniversary of its Victory: The War That Created a Leader and a Nation, 18 March Çanakkale Victory and Martyrs' Remembrance Day, Maltepe University, My Speeches, 18.03.2024 -18.03.2024 (National)



650721 Atatürk and the Republic, Atatürk's Process of Establishing the Republic, Bosphorus Sea Culture Environment and Sports Platform, My Speeches, 13.11.2023 -13.11.2023 (National)


650720 The Republican Navy from Liberation to the Present, Istanbul Bar Association Center for Republican Studies Republican Achievements Event, Istanbul Bar Association Conference Hall, My Speeches, 01.12.2023 -01.11.2023 (National)



650722 Why the Republican Navy, The Importance of the Republican Navy, Bosphorus Sea Culture Environment and Sports Platform, My Speeches, 30.10.2023 -30.10.2023 (National)


650723 BARBAROS BAYRAMI, ON THE 485TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PREVEZA NAVAL VICTORY, WHILE REMEMBERING BARBAROS HAYRETTIN PASHA WITH "BLUE HOMELAND"History of the Naval War, Bosphorus Sea Culture Environment and Sports Platform, My Speeches, 25.09.2023 -25.09.2023 (National)



635135 Atatürk and the Republic, Analytical examination of the stages of the birth, development and implementation of the idea of establishing a republic in Atatürk's personal and professional education and duty processes., Maltepe University, My Speeches, 27.10.2022 -27.10.2022 (National)



635133 18 March Martyrs' Day and the 107th Anniversary of the Çanakkale Naval Victory, Analytical Analysis of the Strategic and Political Causes and Consequences of the Çanakkale Wars, Maltepe University, My Speeches, 18.03.2022 -18.03.2022 (National)



635128 Versatile Leader Atatürk, Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's Leadership characteristics are conveyed to students through the development process and practical examples., Maltepe University, My Speeches, 13.11.2019 -13.11.2019 (National)


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635130 18 March Martyrs' Day and the 104th Anniversary of the Çanakkale Naval Victory, Transferring the political and strategic development processes of the Çanakkale Wars and their effects on history with an analytical approach., Maltepe University, My Speeches, 20.03.2019 -20.03.2019 (National)


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ASST.PROF.DR. MURAT KORAY; He graduated from the Turkish Naval Academy with a degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering in 1989. In 2021, he earned a second bachelor’s degree in international trade and logistics from the Faculty of Business Administration at Anadolu University. He completed his master’s degree in international affairs and security studies at the Turkish Naval War College between 2001 and 2003 and obtained an MBA from the Institute of Social Sciences at Kocaeli University in 2006. In 2019, he received his Ph.D. in Maritime Transportation Management Engineering (MTME) from the Institute of Graduate Studies at Piri Reis University. He was awarded the title of Assistant Professor in 2020 and currently serves as a full-time faculty member at Kent University, Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences. He is the Head of both the International Trade and Logistics Department and the International Trade and Business Department. Additionally, he lectures part-time at Piri Reis University. Asst.Prof.Dr. Koray is an expert in submarines and MTME. His research interests include ship valuation, international affairs and security studies, green technologies, sustainable ship and shipyard design, decarbonization strategies, and smart fuels. He focuses particularly on energy, exergy, and entropy management in the context of maritime transportation.

Matthew S. Cohen is an Assistant Professor of Practice in the Honors Program specializing in political science at Merrimack College in North Andover, Massachusetts. He has previously published on Turkish politics, Turkish-Israeli relations, cyber-security policy, Russian foreign policy, international relations theory, delegitimization and lawfare, and Israeli security policy. Before entering academia, Matthew worked at the local, state, and federal levels of American government. He is additionally a local elected official. 

İspanyolca, Fransızca

Dr. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak is a Turkey expert at the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security (JISS) and the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies (MDC) at Tel Aviv University. He received his Ph.D. from Tel Aviv University’s School of History and is a lecturer there, as well as at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Ariel University. Dr. Cohen Yanarocak is the editor of Turkeyscope: Insights on Turkish Affairs. In May 2015, he was awarded the Dan David Prize Scholarship in the category of “Past: Retrieving the Past, Historians and Their Sources.” He is the author of The Evolution of the Turkish School Textbooks from Atatürk to Erdoğan, published by Lexington Books, Rowman & Littlefield, in September 2022.

Dr. Hacı Mehmet Boyraz 1993 yılında İzmir’de doğdu. 2016 yılında Gediz Üniversitesi Uluslararası İlişkiler (ana dal) ile Siyaset Bilimi ve Kamu Yönetimi (çift ana dal) İngilizce bölümlerinden birincilikle mezun oldu. İki yıl sonra İngiltere’deki aşırı sağ oluşumlar üzerine hazırladığı tezle Türk Alman Üniversitesi’nde yüksek lisansını tamamladı. Sakarya Üniversitesi Uluslararası İlişkiler bölümünde hazırladığı “Avrupa Ülkelerinde Göçün Güvenlikleştirilmesi ve Aşırı Sağ Partiler: Macaristan ve Yunanistan Özelinde Karşılaştırmalı Bir Analiz” başlıklı tezle 2022 yılında doktorasını aldı. Bu süre zarfında ayrıca Anadolu Üniversitesi’nde Medya ve İletişim ile Adalet önlisans programlarını tamamladı. Bugüne kadar şu kitapların editörleri arasında yer aldı: “Avrupa Birliği Üzerine Tartışmalar” (3 cilt), “Bölgesel Aktörlerin Filistin Politikaları”, “The Palestinian Issue and Regional Actors”, “2021’de Türkiye”, “60 Yılın Ardından Türkiye-Almanya İlişkileri ve Almanya’daki Türkler”, “Uluslararası Örgütler: Tarih, Kuram ve Örnekler” ve “Merkel Dönemi Alman Dış Politikası”. Şu anda İstanbul Medipol Üniversitesi’nde lisans düzeyinde Türkçe ve İstanbul Esenyurt Üniversitesi'nde yüksek lisans düzeyinde İngilizce dersler veriyor.

Beata Piskorska, Ph.D, is an associate professor of Political science at the Institute of Political Science and Administration of the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin. In years 2021-2024 she has served as Vice-Rector of KUL for Students, Doctoral Students and Development and since 2024 she has served as Vice-Rector of KUL for Students and Internationalizations. She is an expert of Team Europe at the European Commission Representation in Poland, president of the ERIA Association for Education and International Research, a member of the Advisory Team of the Minister of Education and Science for the financing of international scientific cooperation, a member of the Council for Innovative Social and Economic Development of Lublin at the President of the City of Lublin. She is the head of the Center for Research on Diplomacy of the Catholic University of Lublin.
Her research interests encompass the international relations, European integration, foreign and security policy of the European Union, the eastern policy of the EU and the position and identity of the EU on the international arena, soft power and public diplomacy. She is the author of dozens of scientific publications. 

Dr. Mark Meirowitz is a Professor at State University of New Tork (SUNY) Maritime College, a business lawyer, and an expert on Turkish Foreign Policy and International Relations. He holds a doctorate in Political Science from Fordham University and a JD, Summa Cum Laude (second in class and Law Review) from Brooklyn Law School.
Dr. Meirowitz specializes in Turkish Foreign Policy, U.S.-Turkish Relations, international Relations, American Foreign Policy and Constitutional Law. As the recipient of the SUNY Levin Fellowship, he taught English conversation to 25 Turkish professors while in residence at Istanbul Technical University. He also taught a graduate course in Turkish Foreign Policy to doctoral students at a Turkish University.
Last month, his chapter on “Challenges and Prospects in Turkish-US Relations” was included in a major new text on Turkish Foreign Policy. His doctoral dissertation was on the law of the sea.
He has been a panelist and moderator at numerous conferences and panels on Turkish Foreign Policy, including the Turkey Focus Group of the National Defense University, Institute of National Security Studies and at the annual conferences of the Transatlantic Studies Association (of which he serves as a member of the Management Committee).
Dr. Meirowitz is sought after and frequently appears in the US, Turkish and other international media as an expert on issues related to Turkish Politics, American Domestic Politics, American Law, international Relations and American Foreign Policy.

Ahmet İlkay Ceyhan undertook his undergraduate studies at Charles de Gaulle University in Lille, France, before progressing to the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Bahçeşehir University (Istanbul). He subsequently attained a Master’s degree in European Union and International Relations at L’Institut Européen Des Hautes Études Internationales in Nice, France. He then pursued a PhD at İstanbul University Faculty of Communication, with a thesis on “Public Diplomacy in Political Communication.” Between 2013 and 2015, he worked as a researcher at universities in the United States, Hungary, and Poland. He currently holds the position of Associate Professor of Political Communication and chairs the Public Relations and Advertising Department at İstanbul Kent University. His areas of expertise include political communication, nation-branding, digital communication, media diplomacy, public diplomacy, propaganda, agenda-setting, and digital politics. Additionally, he provides communication consultancy to various institutions in crisis communication, strategic communication, corporate communication, and political advertising.

Zuhal Mert Uzuner is a professor at the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Marmara University. She teaches Introduction to International Relations and Seminar on Southeast Europe, International Organizations, EU-Turkey Relations, and Greek-Turkish Relations. Uzuner studies foreign policy analysis, Greek foreign policy, Turkish foreign policy, Balkan and Mediterranean politics, and Greek-Turkish relations. She has a B.A., M.A., and PhD degrees from Marmara University International Relations and an M.A. from Southeast European Studies at Democritus University of Thrace, Law School, Greece. She knows English and Greek and has written several articles, books, and papers in Turkish and English. She is the author of Anapofeuktoi Sintrofoi o Ellino Italikos Polemos ston Tourkiko Tipo Oktovrios Dekemvrios 1940 (published by Epikentro in 2016) and editor of Role of Image in Greek Turkish Relations (published in 2018 by Peter Lang). Zuhal Mert Uzuner, who has been the Director of MURCIR (Marmara University International Relations Research Center) since 2023, also participates in Track II diplomacy initiatives and has been a member of the Eastern Mediterranean Initiative since 2021 and the Turkish Greek Forum since 2022.

Ata Atun, Orta eğitimini Ankara Koleji, Magosa Namık Kemal Lisesi ve Şişli Koleji’nde tamamlayarak, İnşaat Mühendisliği Lisans eğitimini Bağdat Üniversitesi'nde 1970 yılında, Lisansüstü eğitimini California’daki Century Üniversitesi’nde 1987 yılında ve Doktora eğitimini de Texas’daki Century Üniversitesinde 1989 yılında tamamlamış ve 1994 yılında Fulbright bursu ile Washington’da Doktora üstü çalışma yapmıştır. 2007 yılında, Prag’daki Charles Üniversitesinde, Avrupa Gazetecilik Enstitüsü eğitimlerine katılmıştır.
2012 yılında Girne Amerikan Üniversitesinde, Uluslararası İlişkiler Ana Bilim dalında ikinci Yüksek Lisansını ve 2018 yılında da ikinci Doktora eğitimini tamamlamıştır.
2020 yılında İngiltere’de Rhodec International School of Interior Design’da uzun süredir devam ettirdiği İç Mimarlık Lisans eğitimini tamamlamıştır.

Mücahitliğini 1970 yılında Magosa’da yapmış olup, Barış Harekatına Mücahit Havan Takım Komutanı olarak katılmıştır.

1976 yılında yapılan Kıbrıs Türk Federe Devleti (KTFD) Millet Meclisi seçimlerinde Magosa Milletvekili seçilmiştir. KTFD Meclisinde 5 yıl süre ile Hukuk ve Siyasi İşleri Komisyonu üyeliği, Başkan yardımcılığı ve Başkanlığı görevlerinde bulunmuştur. TBMM’de ortak Komisyon toplantılarına KTFD Meclisini temsilen katılmıştır.

Akademik hayatına 1991 yılında Yakın Doğu Üniversitesinde başlamış olup, İnşaat Mühendisliği dalında Yakın Doğu Üniversitesinde Yardımcı Doçent, Doçent ve Profesör, Uluslararası İlişkiler dalında Kıbrıs İlim Üniversitesinde Doktor Öğretim Üyesi ve Doçent olmuştur. Uzmanı olduğu İnşaat Mühendisliği, Uluslararası Politika ve Kıbrıs Tarihi konularında 10 adet Ders kitabı, 4 adet Ders-Notu, Tarih ve Politika-Siyaset içerikli 35 adet kitabı, 185 adet tez, bildiri ve makalesi bulunmaktadır. Makale ve çalışmalarına 100’den fazla uluslararası atıf yapılmıştır. Kıbrıs, Orta Doğu ve Doğu Akdeniz uzmanı olup 2002 yılından beri sürekli olarak Kıbrıs Siyaseti ve Uluslararası Politika üzerinde 2 bin sekiz yüzden fazla köşe yazısı KKTC, Türkiye, Almanya, İngiltere ve ABD’de basılan gazeteler ile haber sitelerinde yayınlanmış olup, köşe yazılarına devam etmektedir. Türkiye’de AVİM, SETAM, ASAM, TURAN-SAM ve benzeri “Düşünce Kuruluşları” ile bazı ortak çalışmalarda bulunmuştur.

KKTC I. Cumhurbaşkanı Rauf R. Denktaş’a, III. Cumhurbaşkanı Dr. Derviş Eroğlu’na, KKTC V. Cumhurbaşkanı Ersin Tatar’a, KKTC Başbakan Yardımcısı Serdar Denktaş’a ve Dış İşleri Bakanına Politik Danışmanlık görevi ifa etmiş, ortak çalışmalarda yer almıştır.

Annan Planı çerçevesince 2004 yılında yapılan toplumlararası görüşmelerde KKTC adına görüşmecilik görevini yapmış olup, Aralık 2005 tarihinde Türk Dünyası Araştırmaları, Uluslararası İlimler Akademisi Bilim Kurulu üyeliğine, 2013 yılında da Türk Dünyası Medya Formu Başkanlığına seçilmiştir.

2024 yılı Şubat ayına kadar Kıbrıs İlim Üniversitesi’nde Mühendislik Fakültesi Dekanlığı görevini ifa etmiştir. Halen Rauf Denktaş Üniversitesi Mütevelli heyeti Danışmanlığı görevini ifa etmektedir.

Helin Sarı-Ertem, 1998 yılında Marmara Üniversitesi, İngilizce Siyaset Bilimi ve Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümü’nden mezun oldu. Yüksek Lisansını 1999’da British Council bursu ile Londra’da, City Üniversitesi, Gazetecilik bölümünde yaptı. 1999-2002 yılları arasında televizyon gazetecisi olarak çalıştıktan sonra, 2003 yılında kabul edildiği Marmara Üniversitesi, Uluslararası İlişkiler doktora programını 2010 yılında başarıyla tamamladı.
2005-2015 yılları arasında Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi, Siyaset Bilimi ve Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümü kadrosunda yer alan Sarı-Ertem, 2015 yılından bu yana İstanbul Medeniyet Üniversitesi, Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümü’nde önce Dr. Öğretim Üyesi; 2020’den bu yana da Doçent olarak görev yapmaktadır. Akademik ilgi alanları; Türk-Amerikan ilişkileri, Amerikan dış politikası, Ortadoğu, kimlik-güvenlik ilişkisi ve Uİ Teorileri üzerinde yoğunlaşmaktadır.
Sarı Ertem’in çeşitli dergi ve kitaplarda İngilizce ve Türkçe yayınlanan makale ve kitap bölümlerinin yanı sıra, Fuat Aksu ile Analyzing Foreign Policy Crises in Turkey: Conceptual, Theoretical and Practical Discussions (Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017), Özden Zeynep Oktav ile GCC -Turkey Relations: Dawn of a New Era (Cambridge: GRC Publishing, 2015) ve 2000’li Yıllarda Türk Dış Politikası: Fırsatlar, Riskler ve Krizler (İstanbul: Nobel Yayınları, 2015) adlı derleme kitapları; ayrıca Suna Gülfer Ihlamur-Öner ile Uluslararası Siyasetin Sosyal Politikası, (Social Theory of International Politics – Alexander Wendt) (Istanbul: Küre Yayınları, 2012) adlı çeviri kitabı bulunmaktadır. 

Soli Özel

Soli Özel holds a BA in Economics from Benningon College (1981) and an MA in International Relations from Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS-1983).

A senior lecturer at Istanbul Kadir Has University, Özel is now a fellow at Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) in Vienna where he was a “Europe’s Futures” fellow in 2021-2022. In the year of the pandemic, he taught a course at the American University in Central Asia (AUCA) and at the Menton campus of Sciences-Po. The same year he also hosted two series of webinars for Institut Montaigne on the American elections and the changing geopolitics of the Middle East. He was a Bernstein Fellow at the Schell Center for Human Rights at Yale Law School and a visiting lecturer in the Political Science Department of Yale. He has been a columnist at Nokta magazine and GazetePazar, Yeni Binyıl, Habertürk and Sabah newspapers. Currently he writes for Deutsche Welle-Turkish, Politikyol and does a weekly commentary on world affairs for GAzeteDuvar TV. He is also a contributor to the blog of Institut Montaigne. He held fellowships at Oxford, the EU Institute of Strategic Studies and was a Fisher Family Fellow of the “Future of Diplomacy Program” at the Belfer Center of the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He taught at UC Santa Cruz, SAIS, University of Washington, Northwestern University, Hebrew University, SciencesPo-PSIA, and Yale. In Turkey he taught at Boğaziçi Üniversitesi, Bilgi Üniversitesi and Kadir Has Universitesi. He was a Richard von Weizsacker fellow at the Robert Bosch Academy in Berlin between 2015-2017 and a visiting fellow at Institut Montaigne in Paris in 2018 where he is a non -resident senior fellow.

His co-authored book with Michael T. Rock, Elite Origins of Development and Democracy was published by Routledge in December 2023.

He is a member of the European Council on Foreign Relations.

Editor-in-Chief and Co-founder of the Adapt Institute is a PhD candidate at Masaryk University in the Czech Republic, specializing in Türkiye’s security environment. Since 2013,
he has conducted extensive research on Turkish foreign policy, bilateral and multilateral relations, and terrorism. In Türkiye he has cooperated with the Wise People
Center for Strategic Studies (BILGESAM). Matúš furthered his expertise by studying the Turkish language at Istanbul Medeniyet University. His insights into Turkish politics have made him a frequent contributor to Slovak and Czech television and media. He authored a comprehensive analysis titled "Turkey and the EU 2030: Prospects for the Development of
Relations from the Perspective of Slovak Interests" for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic. He remains an active publisher on Türkiye’s foreign policy and security, with a chapter in a book, "Turkish-American Relations in the 21 st Century," published in 2025 being the latest.  Besides that he published numerous scientific articles and research studies
on influence operations, such as “Business, Religion And Erdoğan: Influence Operations Of Türkiye In Bosnia And Herzegovina”, “Disinformation Resilience
Index in Central and Eastern Europe” , where he assessed Russia’s influence operations in Slovakia, or “Mapping Hungarian influence in Slovakia and Czech
Republic”. 

Doç. Dr. Murteza Ocaklı, ekonomi ve finans alanında uzmanlaşmış bir akademisyendir. Lisans eğitimini tamamladıktan sonra, yüksek lisansını 2015 yılında ve doktorasını 2019 yılında Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi İktisat Bölümü'nde tamamlamıştır. Akademik kariyeri boyunca makroekonomik modeller, sayısal finans, para politikaları, döviz kuru dinamikleri ve finansal piyasalar üzerine yoğunlaşmıştır.

Eğitimi süresince uluslararası akademik deneyim kazanan Doç. Dr. Ocaklı, 2014-2015 yıllarında Polonya’daki Warsaw School of Economics'te, 2015-2016 yıllarında Almanya’daki Berlin School of Economics and Law’da ve 2016-2017 yıllarında İtalya’daki Università degli Studi di Napoli Parthenope’de çalışmalar yürütmüştür. Bu süreçte uluslararası ekonomi ve finans konularında derinlemesine araştırmalar yaparak akademik bakış açısını genişletmiştir.

Şu anda İstanbul Aydın Üniversitesi Ekonomi ve Finans Bölüm Başkanı olarak görev yapmakta olan Doç. Dr. Ocaklı, ekonomi ve finans alanlarında dersler vermekte, lisans ve lisansüstü seviyede öğrencilere danışmanlık yapmaktadır. Araştırmalarında özellikle ARDL ve NARDL modelleri ile döviz kuru geçişkenliği, enflasyon dinamikleri, AR-GE harcamaları ve dış ticaret ilişkileri gibi konulara odaklanmaktadır.

Akademik çalışmaları uluslararası düzeyde de büyük ilgi görmüş olup, Q1 ve Q2 kategorisinde yer alan saygın bilimsel dergilerde yayımlanmıştır. Özellikle döviz kuru geçişkenliği ile enflasyon arasındaki teorik ve ampirik bağlantıları inceleyen çalışmaları ve hisse senedi piyasaları arasındaki oynaklık yayılmaları üzerine yaptığı araştırmalar, ekonomi literatürüne önemli katkılar sağlamaktadır.

Bilimsel katkılarının yanı sıra, akademik disiplinin gelişimine yönelik çeşitli konferans ve seminerlere katılmakta, ulusal ve uluslararası bilimsel dergilerde hakemlik yapmaktadır. Ekonomi teorilerini matematiksel modellerle birleştirerek politika yapıcılar ve uygulamacılar için somut öneriler sunmayı hedefleyen Doç. Dr. Murteza Ocaklı, akademik çalışmalarına devam etmekte ve ekonomi bilimine katkı sağlamaya devam etmektedir.

Teymur Şahin oğlu Gasimli, 30 Nisan 1988 tarihinde Azerbaycan Cumhuriyeti’nin Göyçay bölgesinde dünyaya gelmiştir. Azerbaycan vatandaşı olan Gasimli, temel eğitimini tamamladıktan sonra 2005 yılında Azerbaycan Uluslararası Üniversitesi’nin Tarih ve Toplum Fakültesine kabul edilmiş ve burada aldığı lisans eğitimi sonucunda 2009 yılında başarıyla mezun olmuştur. Lisans eğitimi süresince tarihsel süreçler, toplumsal yapı ve bölgesel jeopolitik dinamikler üzerine çalışmalar yürüterek akademik ilgi alanlarını şekillendirmiştir.
2015–2017 yılları arasında Türkiye’de İstanbul Aydın Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü bünyesinde Uluslararası İlişkiler ve Güvenlik Çalışmaları alanında yüksek lisans eğitimini tamamlamıştır. Yüksek lisans tezi kapsamında özellikle Güney Kafkasya bölgesindeki jeopolitik gelişmeler, Azerbaycan-İran ilişkileri ve bölgesel güvenlik konularına odaklanmış, bu süreçte saha araştırmaları ve literatür incelemeleri yaparak uzmanlığını derinleştirmiştir.
11 Şubat 2018 tarihinde İstanbul Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü bünyesinde Siyaset Bilimi ve Uluslararası İlişkiler Anabilim Dalı doktora programına kabul edilerek,“AZERBAYCAN -İRAN İLİŞKİLERİNDE (1991-2019) ERMENİSTAN MESELESİ” doktora tezi savunmuş doktora unvanını kazanmıştır (2025). Bu bağlamda, Güney Kafkasya’nın uluslararası sistemdeki rolü, bölgesel güvenlik mimarileri ve Azerbaycan-İran ilişkileri üzerine akademik araştırmalar yürütmektedir.Gasimli, çok iyi derecede Azerbaycan Türkçesi, Türkiye Türkçesi ve Rusça bilmekte; ayrıca İngilizceyi orta düzeyde kullanabilmektedir. Akademik çalışmaları, uluslararası ilişkiler, güvenlik çalışmaları ve bölgesel jeopolitik analizler çerçevesinde yoğunlaşmaktadır. Uluslararası sempozyum ve konferanslarda bildiriler sunmuş, çeşitli akademik makale ve projelerde yer alarak alanına katkı sağlamıştır.

Senem B. Çevik, Ph.D, is a communication scholar specializing in public diplomacy and strategic communication. Her research focuses on the intersection of identity, communication and psychology with an emphasis. Her recent publications examine the role of media content in Turkish politics from a lens of identity politics. She published in journals including Middle East Critique, Caucasus Survey, Turkish Studies, Southeast European and Black Sea Studies and International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies. She is the co-editor of Turkey’s Public Diplomacy (Palgrave MacMillan, 2015). 

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yusuf Sayın graduated from the Department of International Relations at Selcuk University in 2007 and completed his Master’s Degree Program at the same University as a science-expert of International Relations in 2011. His master thesis was on the role of religion in international relations and IR theories. He also completed his PhD thesis on “The Opportunities of Cooperation for Turkey and Iran in The Region of the Middle East at the same University”. In April of 2015, he was appointed to Department of International Relations of Economics and Administrative Faculty of Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University as an Assistant Professor Doctor and the Founder-Head of the Department. He is still a member of Faculty of Political Sciences, Department of International Relations of Necmettin Erbakan University in Konya/Turkey. He has many publications, articles, reviews, and translations works. On 15 May 2019, he was awarded the title of Associate Professor by the Interuniversity Board. For publications and a detailed CV: https://akademik.yok.gov.tr/AkademikArama/view/viewAuthor.jsp (Search on Yusuf SAYIN)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat Can PEHLİVANOĞLU, LL.M. is Associate Professor of Commercial Law, attorney at law and author. Dr. Pehlivanoğlu graduated from San Francisco Golden Gate University School of Law (S.J.D. (2018)), İstanbul Bilgi University (LL.M. (2015), LL.B. (2013)) and V.K.V. Koç High School (2009). Pehlivanoğlu is a former student at University of San Francisco School of Law (2016) and London School of Economics and Political Science School of Law (2011), and a former researcher at City University of Hong Kong (2016), Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf (2017) and University of Warwick Coventry (2024). He holds several administrative positions in universities, and received grants for his research.

Dr. Pehlivanoglu has published widely on commercial law, focusing primarily on shareholder disputes, commercial fraud, corporate finance and beneficial ownership. His leading monographs are Paravan Şirket (Shell Company) (On İki Levha Yayıncılık, 2023) and Non- Pecuniary Private Benefits in Publicly Traded Corporations: How Involuntary Dissolution Statute May Be the Solution (Brill Nijhoff, 2024). Pehlivanoğlu's academic articles have been published in leading peer- reviewed journals in Turkish and English. He teaches international corporate law, commercial law, European Union law and American law courses at several universities, including Istanbul Kent University and MEF University Faculty of Law.

Murat Can Pehlivanoğlu is a frequent speaker at academic conferences, and is hosted by Turkish media and various institutions, including Dubai Chamber of Commerce. He is a member of Society of Legal Scholars (United Kingdom) and Law and Society Association (United States) professional associations, and university representative at European Law Faculties Association (Belgium). Pehlivanoğlu is admitted to Istanbul Bar Association and Union of Turkish Bar Associations.

Selim Öterbülbül is a research assistant at the Department of International Relations, Faculty of Political Science, University of Ankara. He has a PhD from the Department of International Relations, Dokuz Eylul University, and MA degree from the Middle East Studies, Middle East Technical University. His research interests include China’s foreign policy, Sino-Middle Eastern relations, Sino-Turkish relations, foreign policy analysis, and the grand strategy concept.

She works as an associate professor at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin. She holds a PhD and a postdoctoral degree in social sciences in the discipline of sociology. Her areas of specialization include the sociology of technology, sociology of security, sociology of education, and cybersecurity.
For many years, she has collaborated with Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan, both in academic research and teaching. She has completed six research internships there and participated in several international scientific projects. Additionally, she has worked with other Italian universities, such as those in Bari, Udine, Teramo, Messina, and Venice. More recently, she has also begun collaborating with Universidade Lusófona in Lisbon and two universities in Spain—Universidad de Granada and Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
She regularly travels to deliver lectures as part of the Erasmus+ program, teaching in both English and Italian. She is fluent in both languages.
She is the author or co-author of several large-scale social studies conducted in cooperation with the business sector, focusing on Poles' attitudes toward new technologies and disinformation. For several years, she has actively collaborated with the Polish Chamber of Information Technology and Telecommunications (PIIT) and the Digital Poland Foundation.
At present, she is employed at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin at the Institute of Political Science and Administration. Since 2021, she has also been affiliated with the Academic Center for Cybersecurity Policy at the War Studies University, where she serves as the Head of the Center for Cybersecurity Strategy and Education. She is also currently collaborating with NASK – National Research Institute (Narodowa i Akademicka Sieć Komputerowa), a state research institute, where she conducts social research on the internet. Additionally, she serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the scientific journal dot.pl (journaldot.pl).

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