Issue: 26 , 9/30/25

Year: 2025

Editorial

Decision Review

Research Article

Uluslararası Suçlar Ve Tarih / International Crimes And History (UST / ICH) is an annual bilingual (English and Turkish) peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the study of inter-communal, inter-ethnic, inter-religious, and international conflicts, crimes, and conflict resolution practices in the past and the present.
The UST / ICH is a platform for the scholarly investigation of conflicts, crimes, and conflict resolution practices that have occurred in the Balkans, the Caucasus, the Eurasia region, and the Middle East.
The UST / ICH is a forum for hypothetical and analytic genuine studies, the Journal provides genuine Cases Before International Courts, reports, compilations, brief assertions, translations, and letter-to-the-editor-style writings, as well as notes that examine current events under the name agenda.
The primary objective of the UST/ICH is to provide an academic foundation for both scientific research on published issues and the creation of new opportunities by facilitating the exchange of relevant perspectives.
In addition, to be able to contribute to the domestic and international literature of the social sciences through the synergy of writers with diverse perspectives.
UST/ICH wants to appeal to national and international public opinion, generate new ideas, have a structure that can be used as a reference at every stage by employees and practitioners of the decision-making mechanism, and become widespread.

Uluslararası Suçlar Ve Tarih / International Crimes And History (UST / ICH) is an annual bilingual (English and Turkish) peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the study of inter-communal, inter-ethnic, inter-religious, and international conflicts, crimes, and conflict resolution practices in the past and the present.

Manuscripts submitted to International Crimes and History (ICH) should follow Templates below :

For REASEARCH ARTICLE guidelines please click here.

For REPORT guidelines please click here.

For CASES BEFORE INTERNATIONAL COURTS guidelines please click here.

For BOOK REVIEW guidelines please click here.

PUBLICATION POLICY :

Manuscripts submitted for publication are subject to peer review. The UST / ICH accepts academic research that has not been previously submitted to another journal for publication. Submissions must be written in accordance with the standards put forward by the journal, and with a clear and concise language. Manuscripts that are submitted to the UST / ICH must be in accordance to national and international ethical rules and standards. Authors who submit their manuscripts to the UST / ICH bear the legal and other responsibilities that may arise from failing to observe these rules and standards.


ETHICAL RULES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :


Please click here to access the International Crimes And History (ICH) Journal, declaration form stating that the study does not require ETHICAL CONSENT FORM.



ICMJE (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors) recommendations and COPE’s (Committee on Publication Ethics) International Standards for Editors and Authors will be used in the evaluation of the scientific articles sent to the Uluslararası Suçlar ve Tarih (UST)/International Crimes(ICH) journal.



Ethical Tasks and Responsibilities of Authors and Co-authors

1. Studies that require ethics committee decisions;

1.1.1. For research conducted in all scientific fields and for the clinical and experimental cases below on people and animals which require ethics committee decisions;

1.1.2. All kinds of research that are conducted with qualitative or quantitative approaches which require gathering data from participants using questionnaires, interviews, focus group work, observation, experiments, discussion/negotiation techniques

1.1.3. Use of humans and animals (including material/data) for experimental or other scientific purposes,

1.2.1. Clinical studies conducted on humans,

1.2.2. Research conducted on animals,

1.2.3. Retrospective studies in conformity with the law on the protection of personal data, ethics committee approval must be acquired separately, this approval must be indicated in the article and documented.

1.3. Information regarding permission/authorization (committee name, date and issue no/number) must be included in the article’s “Method” section and additionally in the first/last page.

1.4. During the article upload, the Ethics Committee Approval file must also be uploaded to the system in addition to the article file.

1.5. Moreover, in case reports, information that the informed voluntary confirmation/consent form was signed must be included in the article.

2. It must be indicated in the article whether or not obtaining legal/exclusive permission is required. If the study contains a practice conducted in an institution, it must be clearly indicated on which date and which decision or issue number the permission was obtained from the relevant institution.

3. For the use of scales, questionnaires, photographs belonging to others, it is necessary that permission is obtained from the owners and that this is indicated in the article through providing the relevant references.

4. It must be stated that intellectual property rights regulations are complied with for the ideas and works of art used in the article.

5. All of the contributing resources of the study must be stated in the acknowledgement section of the article.

6. The authors of the articles submitted to the journal must certify that their articles are original and use citation methods for the citations made in their articles in accordance with ethical principles.

7. All authors are responsible for all sections of the article.

8. Authors must clearly state any kind of conflict of interest or overlap of interest in their articles. In cases where there is no conflict of interest or overlap of interest regarding the subject of the articles, this statement must nevertheless be present in the article. The most common types of conflict of interest are: financial support, education or other funding types, personal or institutional relations and memberships.

9. The articles submitted must not have been previously submitted to any other journal. They may be submitted to another journal for evaluation when the process is complete in a journal and the relevant article is rejected. Simultaneously submitting the same article to more than one journal constitutes unethical publishing behaviour. Moreover, the authors’ article must not been previously published elsewhere.

10. When an author encounters an important error or misstatement or inaccuracy in his/her published work, s/he is responsible for immediately informing the journal editor or publisher of this case and cooperating with the editor in order to withdraw or correct the article.

11. Researchers who have made significant contribution to the concept, design, performance, data collection and/or analyses in a study, researchers who have participated in the preparation of the articles or in their critical revision, and researchers who have approved of the final state of the articles and approved of their submission must be included into the study as responsible authors. Apart from this, authors who have made other contributions (for instance technical support, facilitators in writing and editing, general contributions etc.) must not be included to the authors list. However, the contributions by these people must be stated in the acknowledgement section.

12. In the case of a need for processes such as adding an author, changing the author order, removing an author for an article for which the evaluation process has started, an application may be made to the journal board with the approval of all of the authors. The journal board will the application and inform the author responsible of the decision.



Ethical Tasks and Responsibilities of the Editor

1. The editor must come to a decision on the article according to the its original value, the objectives of the journal, and ethical rules.

2. The editor should only put articles wih high original value and which adhere to the journal objectives and ethical rules into the evaluation process.

3. So long as there is no significant reason, the editor and field editors must pay regard to the positive views of the reviewer/referee.

4. The requests and views from the authors must be replied to through feedback.

5. Referees must be selected in accordance with the article’s subject.

6. Attention must be paid to preventing conflict of interest and self-interest relationships between the referees and the authors.

7. The editor is responsible for guiding the referees during the article evaluation process and providing the requested information.

8. The editor is responsible for hiding the credentials of the author and referee based on the blind review practice.

9. The necessary warnings must be made and measures must be taken so that the referees evaluate the article in a timely, objective, and scientific manner.

10. Effort must be made to increase the number of referees.

11. The editor must pay regard to the opinions and recommendations of the advisory committee regarding the articles.

12. The editor’s decisions regarding the article must be independent from the journal owner and the publisher.

13. The editors is responsible for paying regard to the journal publication guidelines, journal objectives and international standards regarding the articles of the journal that will be published.

14. The editor is responsible for not conveying the personal information of the article authors to third parties outside of the authors’ consent.

15. The editor is responsible for the protection of human and animal rights in the case of studies being conducted on humans and animals present in the contents of the article. The editor is responsible for declining an article in the case of an ethics committee approval not being sent for studies in which an ethics committee report is required.

16. The editor is responsible for protecting the intellectual property rights of all of the articles that were submiteed to and published by the journal.

17. The editor is responsible for providing clear and illuminating responses to the complaints from Referees, authors, and readers.

18. The editor is responsible for taking precautions against conflict of interest and self-interest relationships that may occur between authors, Referees and third parties in order for the completion of the evaluation processes in an objective and autonomous manner.

19. The editor is responsible for the consideration of the feedback from readers, researchers, and implementers regarding the published studies and making the necessary responses and applying the necessary procedures.



Ethical Responsibilities of the Referees

1. Referees are responsible for not evaluating the article in the case of conflict of interest and self-interest relationships.

2. Referees are responsible for the evaluation of the article by paying attention to the guidelines of confidentiality and objectivity.

3. Referees cannot use the study delivered to them for any purpose until the evaluation process is complete and the study is sent for publication.

4. While evaluating the article, referees are responsible for not allowing the authors’ gender, nationality, religious beliefs, or political views to influence the evaluation.

5. Referees must use polite and constructive language while reviewing the article. Comments and statements containing insults, slander, and enmity must be avoided.

6. Referees are responsible for reviewing the article in a timely manner and in accordance with the ethical rules.



TR Index 2021 Criteria

Under the ethical rules title, the aspects below are also abided.

• Ethics committee approvals must be separately acquired for research conducted in all scientific fields including social sciences and for clinical and experimental studies on humans and animals which require an ethics committee decision, this approval must be indicated in the article and documented.

• Under this title, under separate titles for Referees, authors and editors, information must be provided regarding the ethical rules.

• A statement of accordance with the Research and Publication Ethics must be included in the articles.

• Ethical principles must be stated in the journal and/or the website under separate titles while refering to national and international standards. For instance; in scientific articles submitted to journals, ICMJE (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors) recommendations and COPE’s (Committee on Publication Ethics) International Standards for Editors and Authors must be paid attention to.

• In studies that require ethics committee permission/authorization, information regarding the permission (committee name, date and issue number) must be included in the method section and additionally in the first/last page. In case reports, information that the informed voluntary confirmation/consent form was signed must be included in the article.

• The copyright regulations for the ideas and works of art used must be abided.

• At the end of the article; the Researchers’ statement of Contribution Ratio, Statement of Support and Appreciation if available, Conflict Statement must be included.

Note : Retrospective ethics committee permission is not required for articles that have used research data from before 2020, prepared from post graduate/doctorate studies (must be indicated in the article), applied for publication in the journal the previous year, were approved but not yet published. Please indicate in the declaration form that your study constitutes this case.

The journal does not charge for submission, handling, processing, and publication of manuscripts.

Editor In Chief

Teoman Ertuğrul Tulun
Dr. Teoman Ertuğrul TULUN Avrasya İncelemeleri Merkezi Web
International Politics, Political Sociology, International Migration, International Law

Editor In Chief

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Alev KILIÇ Avrasya İncelemeleri Merkezi (AVİM)

E. Büyükelçi Alev Kılıç, Ankara Üniversitesi Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesinden 1968 yılında mezun olmuştur. 1969 yılında, Dışişleri Bakanlığı’na meslek memuru olarak giren E. Büyükelçi Alev Kılıç, Ürdün (1972-1974), Münih-Almanya (1974-1977), Dışişleri Bakanlığı Ankara (1977-1979), Bonn-Almanya (1979-1983), Dışişleri Bakanlığı Ankara (1983-1985)’da çeşitli görevlerde bulunmuştur. Sofya Büyükelçiliği’nde Birinci Müsteşar (1985-1991), Orta Asya, Kafkasya ve Slav Ülkeleri Dairesi’nde Genel Müdür Yardımcısı (1991-1996), Yugoslavya Federal Cumhuriyeti Türkiye Büyükelçisi (1996-1998), Avrupa Konseyi Daimi Temsilciliği’nde Daimi Temsilci (1998-2002), Ekonomi İşleri Müsteşar Yardımcısı. (2002-2004), Bern Türkiye Büyükelçisi (2004-2009), Meksika Türkiye Büyükelçisi (2009-2011) görevlerinde bulunmuştur. E. Büyükelçi Alev Kılıç, Dışişleri Bakanlığı’ndan 2011 yılında emekli olmuştur.
2013 yılından bu yana AVİM Başkanıdır.

International Politics

ASSOCIATE EDITOR

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Dr. Onur URAZ HACETTEPE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, HUKUK FAKÜLTESİ, HUKUK PR.
International Law

Editor Assistants

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Doctoral Burak TEKİN YAŞAR ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Yaşar Üniversitesi Kamu Hukuku Doktora Programı Öğrencisi


Constitutional Law, International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law
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Doctoral Tuğce TECİMER İSTANBUL ÜNİVERSİTESİ, EDEBİYAT FAKÜLTESİ, TARİH BÖLÜMÜ, GENEL TÜRK TARİHİ ANABİLİM DALI
Armenian Language, Literature and Culture, General Turkish History (Other)
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Post Graduate Gülperi GÜNGÖR Avrasya İncelemeleri Merkezi

Gülperi Güngör, 2015 yılında Ankara Üniversitesi Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi Uluslararası İlişkiler bölümünden mezun olmuş, 2020 yılında ODTÜ Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümü’nden yüksek lisans derecesini almıştır. Ankara Üniversitesi Uluslararası İlişkiler bölümünde doktor adayıdır.

International Relations, Politics in International Relations
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Erva YALÇIN Avrasya İncelemeleri Merkezi

Selenay Erva YALÇIN, 2020 yılında başladığı Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesinden 2024 yılında mezun olmuştur. 2023 yılının Aralık ayında Avrasya İncelemeleri Merkezinin (AVİM) uygulamalı eğitim programını tamamladı. Ocak 2024’te AVİM’de misafir araştırmacı olarak çalışmaya başladı. Halihazırda AVİM’de soykırım hukuku ve Türk-Ermeni ilişkileri alanında çalışmalarına devam etmektedir. 

International Law

Field Editors -Law

Gözde Kılıç Yaşın
Asst. Prof. Dr. Gözde KILIÇ YAŞIN Bilecik Şeyh Edebali Üniversitesi
Public Law, Public Law (Other), International Politics, Turkish Foreign Policy

Field Editors - International Relations

Zeynep Deniz Altınsoy
Asst. Prof. Dr. Zeynep Deniz ALTINSOY Bilecik Şeyh Edebali Üniversitesi
Regional Studies, International Migration, International Law, International Relations Theories
Murat Demirel
Assoc. Prof. Murat DEMİREL NEVŞEHİR HACI BEKTAŞ VELİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İKTİSADİ VE İDARİ BİLİMLER FAKÜLTESİ, ULUSLARARASI İLİŞKİLER BÖLÜMÜ
European Union, European Union-Turkiye Relations, International Security, International Relations Theories, Politics in International Relations, Terrorism in International Relations

Field Editors - Sociology

Merve Önenli Güven
Asst. Prof. Dr. Merve ÖNENLİ GÜVEN Milli İstihbarat Akademisi

Merve ÖNENLİ GÜVEN, is an assistant professor at the National Intelligence Academy in Türkiye. She got her bachelor’s degree from the International Relations department of Bilkent University. She obtained her master’s degree from Conflict Analysis and Resolution department of Sabanci University with her thesis “Mirror Images of Terrorist Incidents in the News: News Coverage and Problem-Solving Attitudes Towards Conflicts”. She obtained her PhD from the department of Political Science and Public Administration at the Middle East Technical University with her thesis “Construction and Re-Construction of Cultural Codes through Political Violence: The Case of Kurdish Nationalism”. She has 20 years work experience, including in government, think-tanks and academia. Her research areas include political sociology and psychology with the analysis of the practice of politics on social life through cultural dimensions with conflict analysis and management, radicalization, de-radicalization, terrorism, countering terrorism and intelligence studies. On her research areas she has published book, book chapters, articles, and presentations at international and national platforms with the projects and field studies that she has carried out.

Discourse and Pragmatics, Textlinguistics, Political Science, Political Theory and Political Philosophy, Conflict Resolution, Migration Sociology, Sociology of Culture, Political Sociology, Terrorism in International Relations, Political Psychology

Editorial Board

Oğuz Demiralp
Professional Oğuz DEMİRALP Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Dışişleri Bakanlığı
International Law, Politics in International Relations
Sadi Çaycı
Prof. Dr. Sadi ÇAYCI BAŞKENT ÜNİVERSİTESİ, HUKUK FAKÜLTESİ Web
Chair, Department of Public International Law,  Baskent University, Faculty of Law, Ankara.
Military Law and Justice, Migration, Asylum and Refugee Law, International Criminal Law, International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law, Public International Law, International Law
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Prof. Dr. Ömer TURAN ORTA DOĞU TEKNİK ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Tarih Bölümü'nde öğretim üyesidir.

Contemporary Balkan History, History of The Republic of Turkiye, Türkish Political Hİstory, Late Modern Balkan History, Late Modern Ottoman History
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Dr. Rafet AKGÜNAY Ankara Politikalar Merkezi

Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi (ODTÜ) İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Kamu Yönetimi Bölümü mezunu. ABD’de Yüksek Lisans, ODTÜ Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümü’nde doktora yaptı. 1977-1978 yılları arasında Dışişleri Bakanlığı Kıbrıs-Yunanistan İşleri Dairesi’nde Aday Meslek memuru olarak çalıştı. 1978-1979 yılları arasında askerlik görevini ifa etti. 1980-1985 yılları arasında Dışişleri Bakanlığı bünyesinde Lefkoşa, Tel Aviv ve Atina'da çeşitli görevlerde bulundu. 1985-1988 yıllarında Dışişleri Bakanlığı Uluslararası Güvenlik Dairesi’nde görev yaptı. 1988-1992 yılları arasında Roma NATO Savunma Koleji'nde Kıdemli Türk Temsilcisi ve Fakülte Danışmanlığı, 1992-1995 yılları arasında Dışişleri Bakanlığı Güvenlik Uluslararası Dairesi Başkanlığı görevlerini yürüttü. 1995-1998 yılları arasında Washington'da Misyon Şefi Yardımcısı, 1998-2000 yılları arasında Cumhurbaşkanlığı özel kalem müdürü, 2000-2004 yıllarında Pekin Büyükelçisi olarak çalıştı. 2004-2005 Başbakanlık Dışişleri Başdanışmanı, 2005-2007 yıllarında Çok Taraflı Siyasi İşlerden ve Uluslararası Kuruluşlardan sorumlu Müsteşar Yardımcısı, 2007-2008 yıllarında Terörle Mücadele Özel Temsilcisi, 2008-2012 yılları arasında ise Ottawa Büyükelçisi olarak görev yaptı. Ottawa hizmetinin ardından emekliliğini isteyen Akgünay, Eylül 2012'- 2022 arası Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Kuzey Kıbrıs Kampüs’ünde Rektör Danışmanı ve tam zamanlı Öğretim Üyesi, o tarihten bu yana ise yarı zamanlı olarak çalışmaktadır.

International Politics
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Prof. Dr. Hasan ÜNAL BAŞKENT UNIVERSITY
Political History (Other)

ADVISORY BOARD

International and Development Communication, Regional Studies, Turkish Foreign Policy, International Relations (Other)
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Prof. Dr. Osman Can ÜNVER İstinye Üniversitesi
International Politics
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Esra ÖZSÜER İSTANBUL ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Political History (Other)
Ramazan Erhan Güllü
Prof. Dr. Ramazan Erhan GÜLLÜ İSTANBUL ÜNİVERSİTESİ Web
History of The Republic of Turkiye, Ottoman Society
Nilüfer Erdem
Prof. Dr. Nilüfer ERDEM İstanbul Üniversitesi Atatürk İlkeleri ve İnkılap Tarihi Enstitüsü


History of The Republic of Turkiye
International Law
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Prof. Dr. Barış ÖZDAL ULUDAĞ ÜNİVERSİTESİ

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.

Migrant Cultural Studies, European Union, International Migration, Security Studies, Political History, Migration History
Public Law, Constitutional Law, Public Law (Other)
Hakkı Hakan Erkiner
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hakkı Hakan ERKİNER MARMARA ÜNİVERSİTESİ, HUKUK FAKÜLTESİ Web

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.

Law and Legal Studies, Legal Theory, Jurisprudence and Legal Interpretation, Law and Humanities, Law and Religion, Law and Society and Socio-Legal Research, European Union Law, International Criminal Law, International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law, Public International Law, Space, Maritime and Aviation Law, Peace Studies, International Foundation, European Union, International Security, International Law, Terrorism in International Relations, Conflict Resolution in International Relations, International Institutions, History of Law and Justice, Legal History
Turkish Political Life, Middle East Studies, Turkish Foreign Policy, Studies of the Turkic World, Urban History, History of The Republic of Turkiye, Modern Turkish History, Türkish Political Hİstory, Ataturk's Principles History of Revolution, Local History
Ali Asker
Prof. Dr. Ali ASKER Karabük Üniversitesi İİBF Web

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.

Constitutional Law, Regional Studies, Studies of the Turkic World, Security Studies
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Prof. Dr. Birgül DEMİRTAŞ TED ÜNİVERSİTESİ
European and Region Studies, European Studies, Turkish Foreign Policy
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Prof. Dr. Bünyamin KOCAOĞLU MİLLİ SAVUNMA ÜNİVERSİTESİ, FATİH HARP TARİHİ ARAŞTIRMALARI ENSTİTÜSÜ
Turkish Political Life, History of The Republic of Turkiye
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Anar SOMUNCUOĞLU HACETTEPE ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Studies of the Turkic World
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Prof. Dr. Çınar ÖZEN ANKARA UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
International Relations (Other)
Mesut Özel
Asst. Prof. Dr. Mesut ÖZEL İSTANBUL KENT ÜNİVERSİTESİ


MESUT OZEL

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

E-Mail Address : mesut.ozel@kent.edu.tr
Phone (Work) : 2126101010-
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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)
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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)
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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

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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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European and Region Studies, International Foundation, International Politics, International Relations, African Studies, International Security, Security Studies, War Studies, Contemporary Military History
Murat Koray
Asst. Prof. Dr. Murat KORAY İSTANBUL KENT ÜNİVERSİTESİ Web

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.

Maritime Business Administration, Marine Technology, Marine Transportation, Maritime Transportation Engineering, Ship Management, Ship Energy Efficiency, Maritime Transportation and Freight Services, Logistics

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