Lawyer Assoc. Dr. Hakkı Hakan Erkiner is a faculty member at Marmara University, Faculty of Law, Department of International Law. He also gives lectures at other faculties and institutes with assignments. He is a graduate of Galatasaray High School, Galatasaray University Faculty of Law, Galatasaray University Social Sciences Institute and Marmara University Social Sciences Institute. He has three scientific books titled 1) International Responsibility of the State for Wrongful Act, 2) Self-Defense Against International Terrorism, 3) Introduction to the Sociology of International Law and to the History of International Law with Articles and numerous articles and papers published in Turkish, French or English in peer-reviewed national and international publications. His scientific books on international law have gone through a total of 12 editions as of the end of 2025. His more than 80 published scientific studies have been cited hundreds of times both domestically and internationally. He has presented over a hundred conference papers and delivered speeches at symposiums and panels on issues and topics related to international law.
 

1993–1997 yılları arasında Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi İİBF Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümü’nde lisans, 1997–2000 yılları arasında da İstanbul Üniversitesi SBE Uluslararası İlişkiler Anabilim Dalı’nda yüksek lisans eğitimini tamamlayan ÖZDAL, “Avrupa Güvenlik ve Savunma Politikası ve Türkiye” konulu tezi ile Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi SBE Uluslararası İlişkiler Anabilim Dalı’nda doktor unvanını almıştır.


Ocak 2011’de Siyasi Tarih alanında Doçent unvanını alan Barış ÖZDAL, Ağustos 2016’dan itibaren Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi İİBF Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümü Siyasi Tarih Anabilim Dalı’nda Profesör öğretim üyesi olarak görev yapmaktadır ve Anabilim Dalı Başkanlığını yürütmektedir.


Diplomasi Tarihi, Dünya Tarihi, Avrupa Güvenliği, Türkiye-Avrupa Birliği İlişkileri, Uluslararası Göç ve Nüfus Hareketleri, Türkiye-Ermenistan İlişkileri ile Kıbrıs Sorunu üzerine ulusal ve uluslararası düzeyde çok sayıda makale, bildiri ve kitap bölümü tarafından yayımlanmıştır.

Prof. Dr. Ali Asker 1968 doğumludur. 1986-1993 yılları Azerbaycan Teknik Üniversitesinde Radyoteknik Fakültesinde lisans ve yüksek lisans (bileşik) eğitime başlamıştır. 1987-1989 yıllarında SSCB Silahlı Kuvvetleri Transkafkasya Askeri Dairesinde askerlik görevini bitirdikten sonra eğitimine devam etmiştir. Şubat 1992’de Hocalı Soykırımı’nın ardından, gönüllü olarak Azerbaycan Milli Ordusuna yazılmış ve Birinci Karabağ Savaşı’na iştirak etmiştir. Öğrenim sebebiyle terhis edildikten eğitimine devam etmiş, 1993’te eğitimini tamamlayarak uzman mühendis derecesi almıştır. Ali Asker, 1993’te Bakü Devlet Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesini kazanarak 1997’de yüksek onur diplomasıyla bu eğitim kurumundan mezun olmuştur. 1997-1998 yıllarında Ege Üniversitesi Türk Dünyası Araştırmaları Enstitüsünde bir sene hazırlık eğitiminin ardından Marmara Üniversitesi SBE Kamu Hukuku Anabilim dalında yüksek lisans eğitimine başlamış, 2000 yılında Azerbaycan Cumhuriyeti Anayasasında Devlet Sistemi ve Temel Öğeleri konulu tezini savunmuştur. Ali Asker, Genel Kamu Hukuku dalında başladığı doktora programından “Eski Sosyalist Ülkelerde Siyasi Rejim Değişmeleri” tezini savunarak 2007 yılında mezun olmuştur. Değişik düşünce kuruluşlarında Kafkasya, Rus-Slav, Orta Asya ve Türk Dünyası üzerine çalışmalar yapmış, birçok yayına ve tercüme esere imza atmıştır. 2011 yılından Karabük Üniversitesi İİBF Siyaset Bilimi ve Kamu Yönetimi Bölümünde öğretim üyesi olarak göreve başlamıştır. 2016’da Bölge Çalışmaları alanında doçent unvanı almıştır. Dünya anayasalarını Türkçeye kazandırması nedeniyle kendisine 2019 yılında Hukuk Ansiklopedisi Özel Ödülü tevcih edilmiştir. 2021’de aynı fakültenin Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümünde Uluslararası Siyaset Profesörü kadrosuna atanmıştır. Ali Asker’in Rusya ve Avrasya ülkeleriyle ilgili bölge çalışmaları, hukuk, tarih, düşünce tarihi ve kültür üzerine çok sayıda yayını bulunmaktadır.

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

1


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




2

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:

3

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


4

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)


5


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)


6

ASSOC.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.