Ali Balcı, Dr., is professor at the Department of International Relations in Sakarya University, Turkey. He graduated from the Department of International Relations at Uludağ University (2002) and obtained his MA (2004) and PhD (2010) degrees from the Department of International Relations at Sakarya University. He has been in the University of Manchester (the UK), and Columbia University (the US) as visiting scholar respectively. Books Birleşmiş Milletler Güvenlik Konseyi: Eleştirel Bir Giriş, (İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2022) The PKK-Kurdistan Workers'...

Kemal İnat graduated from Ankara University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Sciences in 1992 and from Siegen University with a Ph.D. through his dissertation "Turkey's Middle East Policy in the Inception of 21st Century " in 2000. Editing Middle East Yearbook which is published since 2005 and Turkish Foreign Policy Yearbook that is published since 2009, Inat published articles in several national and international books as Dünya Çatışmaları and peer-reviewed journals such as Blaetter für Deutsche und international Politik, Bilgi, Turkish Journal of Middle Eastern Studies. An...

Tuncay Kardas is professor of International Politics and director of the Middle East Institute in Sakarya University. He received his B.A. and M.A degrees from Bilkent University, Ankara. He also holds MsEcon and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. His main research areas are critical security studies, sociology of war, international relations theory and visual semiotics. He has coordinated the following projects: 'Inter-Societal Security Dilemma in Turkey' (Sakarya University) and 'Inter-Societal Security Dilemmas in the Middle East' (Marmara University). His recent...

Aytaç Kadıoğlu is associate professor of international relations at the Middle East Institute and head of the Department of Middle Eastern Studies. He is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Middle Eastern Studies. He received his PhD in International Relations at the University of Nottingham (UK). He holds a master's in international relations at the University of Leicester (UK), and a BA in the School of Political Sciences at Istanbul University. His main research areas are conflict resolution, ethno-nationalist conflicts, war and peace studies, security in the Middle East, international...

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Ismail Numan Telci is the Deputy Director of the Middle East Institute (ORMER) and an Assistant Professor at the Department of International Relations at Sakarya University. He also works as a researcher at the Foreign Policy Department at SETA Foundation. His research focuses on Egyptian politics, Arab revolutions and politics in the Gulf region. Ismail Numan Telci was a visiting researcher at the Center for Civilizations and Dialogue of Cultures at Cairo University from November 2012 to August 2013. He is the author of Dictionary of the Egyptian Revolution and editor of Turkish Journal of...

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YildirimTuran, Dr.,is an assistant professor of International Relations. He received his Ph.D. from Sakarya University. His main research areas are Middle Eastern politics, Democratization in the Middle East and war studies. His recent works have been published in Turkish Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, and International Journal of Political Studies. Phone 1: + 90 264 295 (6376) (Political Science) Phone 2: + 90 264 295 (3620) (Middle East Institute) E-Mail:...

Dr. Elsadig Elfaqih is a former Ambassador of Sudan to Ethiopia as well as to Jordan and the State of Palestine, former permanent representative to the African Union, and former Chairman of the Board of UNECA. Dr. Elfaqih was also the former Secretary-General of the Arab Thought Forum in Amman, Jordan. He assumed many leadership positions in political, diplomatic, media, academic, research, and advisory tasks, in many places including Khartoum, Washington, London, Istanbul, Doha, Amman, Jordan and Addis Ababa. He was also a long-time media adviser at the office of President, the Council of...

Al-Zawawi is a PhD lecturer at the Middle East Institute. His PhD degree from Middle East Institute, Sakarya University, Master's degree from Euro-Mediterranean Studies Department, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, BA from same university 2002. Worked as a Senior Researcher and head of International Relations Unit at Arab Center for Humanitarian Studies in Cairo from 2009 – 2015, have 5 published books in different areas of specializations, among them are Political Islam, Strategic and National Security issues, and Regional Politics of the Middle East. Education:...

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He graduated from the Department of Public Administration at Uludağ University in 2010. In the same year, started his master education in Politics and Social Sciences Department of Uludag University. In 2012, he started his career as a research assistant at Sakarya University. In 2013 he received his master's degree and began his PhD program at Sakarya University Middle East Studies EABD. He is still working on his doctorate. Academic Employment & Posıtıons Sept 2012 – Jan 2014 Res. Asst., Institute of Social Sciences, Sakarya University Jan 2014 - Present Res. Asst., Middle East...

After graduating from the Political Science and Public Administration at Hacettepe University, she started her postgraduate education at Marmara University's Institute of Middle East Studies in Middle East Political History and International Relations. In 2011, Özdemirci-Cinal received an Arabic language education scholarship at the Language Center at the University of Jordan (II-TASOL). After Arabic training, she started working as a research assistant at Sakarya University's Institute of Social Sciences in 2013 and took part in various field studies in Lebanon. She completed her doctoral...

Abdüssamet Pulat completed his undergraduate degree in Economics Department of Istanbul University in 2010 and then started his master's degree in Marmara University Middle East Research Center Middle East Economy-Politics Department in 2011. He completed his master's degree in 2014 with his thesis entitled "Turkey-Iran Energy Relations" and began his PhD education in the field of Middle East Studies. Pulat, who started working as a research assistant at the Institute of Social Sciences of Sakarya University in 2014, is still working on the Economy at the Middle East Institute. Research...

Berkan Öğür graduated from Sociology Department at Sakarya University in 2011. He started his MA degree in same department of Sakarya University in 2012. In following year, he started to work as a research assistant at the Institute of Social Sciences of Sakarya University. He has started his doctorate in 2013 and his studies focus on the Kurdish Question, Geopolitics of Kurdistan Geography, Diaspora Movements and the secular movements in the Middle East. He speaks English and French. Master Thesis Kurdistan Representations in PKK's texts as a Dissident Geopolitical Discourses (1982 –...

Bilal Yıldırım is research assistant of international relations in the Department of International Relations at Sakarya University, Middle East Institute. He received his BA degree from Kadir Has University (2007) and MA degree from İstanbul University (2011); he is also Ph. D. candidate in the Department of International Relations at Sakarya University (since 2011). He has attended various workshops and study groups (Diplomacy, Modern Political Thought, Secularization, World History, History of Social Thought, Political Philosophy, Strategic Depth Discussions) at Foundation for Sciences...

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Ayşe Hazar is a research assistant at the Middle East Institute in Sakarya University, Turkey. She studies the foreign policies of Arab states, decolonization, and postcolonial theory. Currently, she is writing her Ph.D. thesis on Arab solidarity in international politics. Research Areas: Decolonization Post-colonial Theory Solidarity in International Politics United Nations Bodies Egypt Publications: Book Chapters Ayşenur Hazar, "Mısır'da STK'ların Tarihsel Gelişimi ve Konumu", Ortadoğu'da Sivil Toplum: İmkanlar ve Kısıtlılıklar, (ed.) Filiz Cicioğlu, 2019, ss.381-404. Journal...

After graduating from English Language and Literature at Erciyes University, she studied master's degree in International Relationship at Sakarya University. She currently works as a Researcher at Middle East Studies Center. Her research interests are Palestine Studies, Palestinian Politics and Israel and Palestine Conflict. Thesis Subject: Turkey's Palestine and Hamas Policy During AK Party Era Contact Information fztocoglu@sakarya.edu.tr...

Furkan Halit YOLCU, Graduated from Political Sciences and International Relations department from Bahcesehir University which he studied with a full scholarship with stipends award in 2015. He studied his field in English throughout his Bachelor's and also learned Spanish in Barcelone where he spent 8 months with Erasmus exchange program. As the latest addition, he is mastering Arabic and he is currently on B2 grade. Currently, he is writing his MA thesis starting the academic profession at an early stage. Research interests Security Studies Armament Studies Conflict Zones in the Middle East...

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Mustafa Onur Yalçın is a research assistant at Middle East Institute (ORMER), Sakarya University. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees in International Relations at Eskişehir Osmangazi University. His MA thesis is titled as "The Effect of Japanese Strategic Culture on Foreign Policy-Making: Shinzo Abe Period". Now, he is studying his PhD in International Security and Terror at Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University. His research interests are IR Theory, Security Studies, FPA, East Asia and Middle East politics, Japan-Muslim World relations. Books / Book Sections "Türk Dış...

Recep Tayyip Gürler graduated from Department of International Relations at Sakarya University in 2012. At the same year he began his study for master degree in Department of Middle Eastern Studies at the same University. He also works as Research Assistant at Sakarya University since 2012. He is still studying on Iraq at Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Sakarya University. rtgurler@gmail.com (+90)0264 295 3607 Topic of Thesis: Master Thesis: "Role of Shia Actors in Iraqi Politics" (2013-2016) Research Fields Domestic Policy of Iraq Iraqi Shiite Political Actors Foreign Policy of Iraq...

Rumeysa Ayverdi is working as a Research Assistant at Middle East Institute (University of Sakarya) since May 2017. She started her Master program at the same Institute in 2016. She possesses her academic credentials of being graduated for Bachelor Degree from Department of International Relations, University of Sakarya in 2016 and Warsaw-Collegium Civitias University (for 1 semester Erasmus Program 2015). Study Interests Energy Security and energy policies in the Middle East The Gulf - Oman...

Rumeysa Köktaş graduated from department of Sociology at Istanbul University in 2012 and in the same year she began her post graduate studies in Middle East Institute in Sakarya University. She is now in her Phd process and at the same time working as a research assistant in Middle East Institute. Her working areas are Tunisia and post-colonial studies. Master Theses "The Representation of Muslim Brotherhood in the American Media: Examples of New York Times and Wall Street Journal", 2013-2014. Articles "Muslim Brotherhood in American Orientalism in Post-September 11", Türkiye Ortadoğu...

In 2014, Serra Can graduated from the faculty of theology of Sakarya University, where she currently pursues her master's studies at the Middle East Institute. Moreover, from 2015 on she began working as a research assistant at this department. Can, who held an internship for five months offered by the German Bundestag (IPS, International Parliamentary Scholarship), is interested in the European Union's Middle East politics and global jihad. Languages: German (advanced), English (advanced), French (intermediate), Arabic (intermediate) Publications Book Reviews Ufuk Ulutaş, The State of...

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Zana Baykal is a research assistant and PhD student in Middle East Institute of Sakarya University. He got his M.A. degree from Middle East Research Institute of Marmara University Istanbul. He is interested in Kurdish Studies and writes "The Kurds" in the Middle East Yearbook ever year. He has visited Iraqi Kurdish region for field researches. Thesis Energy relations of Turkey and Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) of Iraq (2002-2014) Interested in Turkey-KRG Energy Relations Turkey-KRG Relations Iraqi Foreign Policy...

Worked as a Lecturer of Arabic Language at Middle East institute, Sakarya University, and pursuing his PhD at Faculty of Islamic Sharia, Quran Interpretation Department. He previously worked as a lecturer and teacher of Arabic Language at many institutions in and outside Turkey. Beside Arabic Language, area of specialization includes Quran Interpretation, Sciences of Quran and Theology. Research Papers: Interpretation of Ibn Juzay' | objective study. Money in Surat al-Anfal and Surat Al-tawbah | objective study. Practical experience, courses and certificates: Teaching Arabic language for...

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