Zeyno Keçecioğlu, PhD,International Relations & Political Science Research Interest: human rights, political violence, state repression and its possible effects on different actors in domestic and international politics Marmara University, Political Science and International Relations BA
Sabancı University, Political Science MA
Email: zkececioglu20@ku.edu.tr
Batur Ozan Togay, PhD,International Relations & Political Science Research Interest: Turkish foreign policy, the relationship between domestic politics and international affairs, discourse analysis, european studies Durham University, Politics BA
London School of Economics, History of International Relations MSc
Email: btogay20@ku.edu.tr
Alia Kıran, PhD,International Relations & Political Science Research Interest: Civil society and its effect on democratic attitudes, relationships between citizens and institutions, how economic systems affect citizens’ perceptions of belonging in local communities, the nation-state and the globalized world order NYU, Global Liberal Studies / History and Philosophy BA
European Studies: Ideas, Identities, Ideologies LSE’s European Institute, MSc
Email: akiran20@ku.edu.tr
Ardahan Özkan Gedikli, PhD,International Relations & Political Science Research Interest: International development, Foreign Aid, Interventionism, Political Economy and Turkish Foreign Policy University of Sussex, Conflict, Security and Development, MA
Email: agedikli19@ku.edu.tr
Aylin Yardımcı, PhD,International Relations & Political Science Research Interest: Emerging donors, Turkish foreign policy, political economy of foreign aid European Political Economy, London School of Economics and Political Science M.Sc.
Email: ayardimci@ku.edu.tr
Birce Altıok, PhD, International Relations & Political Science Research Interest: Forced migration, activism, human rights Columbia University, Human Rights Studies, MA
Bogazici and Binghamton University, BA
email: baltiok@ku.edu.tr
Bijan Tafazzoli, PhD, International Relations & Political Science Research Interest: International relations and media, media and negotiations, political communications, social movements and security, terrorism and media, non-governmental armed groups in Middle East, peace and conflict studies, media framing, critical discourse analysis and media, political philosophy (critical theory) Norwegian University of Life Sciences, International Relations, MS
University of Tehran, Communications, MA
University of Tehran, Archaeology, BA
email: btafazzoli14@ku.edu.tr
Burak Ağalday, PhD, International Relations & Political Science Research Interest:Refugee, identity, political theory Bilkent University, International Relations, M.A.
email: bagalday18@ku.edu.tr
Cansu Paksoy, PhD, International Relations & Political Science Research Interest:Political psychology, inter-group behavior (prejudice, tolerance, polarization) Middle East Technical University, Social Psychology, M.S.
Middle East Technical University Northern Cyprus Campus, Psychology, B.S. - Political Science and International Relations, Minor
Duygu Merve Uysal, PhD, International Relations & Political Science Research Interest: Political Psychology, Migration, Intergroup Relations, Political Behavior Yeditepe University Political Science and International Relations M.A
Yeditepe University Political Science and International Relations
- Psychology (Double Major) B.A
Email: duysal18@ku.edu.tr
Erhan Arslan, PhD, International Relations & Political Science Research Interest: Foreign Policy, Europeanization, European Union, Political Theory Queen Mary University of Lonfon, International Relations, Master of Arts
email: earslan14@ku.edu.tr
Emine Arı, PhD, International Relations & Political Science Research Interest: Research Methods: Qualitative Research Methods (Concept Formation, Fuzzy Sets, and Typological Theory) and Quantitative Research Methods (Fixed/Random Effect Models, Ordinary Least Squares, Structural Equation Modelling, and Survival Analysis); and International Relations and Comparative Politics: Civil Conflict, Inter-state and Intra-state Conflicts, Political Violence, Terrorism, State of Emergencies, Electoral Behavior Political Science, Sabancı University, M.A.
International Relations, Koç University, B.A

Email: eari15@ku.edu.tr

Ezgi Elçi PhD, International Relations&Political Science Research Interest:Political Behavior, Content Analysis, Populism, Democratization, Civil-Military Relations, Turkish Politics Email: eelci14@ku.edu.tr
Fatih Erol, PhD, International Relations & Political Science Research Interest: Research Methods (Mixed-Effects Models, Categorical Dependent Variable Analysis, Structural Equation Modeling, and Experimental Analysis); Comparative Politics (Voting Behavior, Political Psychology `{`Personality and Politics`}`, Electoral and Party Systems) Political Science and International Relations, Boğaziçi University, B.A.
International Relations, Bilkent University, M.A.
email: ferol15@ku.edu.tr
Firuze Simay Sezgin Namlı, PhD, International Relations & Political Science Research Interest:United Nations, peacekeeping operations, international cooperation and conflict. Sabancı University, Conflict Analysis and Resolution, MA
Sabancı University, Social and Political Sciences, BA
email: fsezgin16@ku.edu.tr
Gizem Türkarslan, PhD, International Relations & Political Science Research Interest: Women's movements, citizenship, gender and politics, Middle Eastern politics UCL, Development Administration and Planning, MSc
Email: gturkarslan13@ku.edu.tr
Nezih Onur Kuru, PhD, International Relations & Political Science Research Interest:Political Psychology, Intergroup Conflict, Comparative Politics, Political Economy, Turkish Politics. Koç University, Political Science and International Relations, PhD (ongoing).
METU, Political Science and Public Administration, Master of Science
Galatasaray University, Political Science, BA.
Email: nkuru16@ku.edu.tr
Özge Yüksekkaya, PhD, International Relations & Political Science Research Interest: Social Policy, welfare state, political economy, economic sociology, economic and social history, world-systems analysis, gender. MSc. Social Policy, Middle East Technical University.
BSc. International Relations, Middle East Technical University.
Email: oyuksekkaya19@ku.edu.tr
Yury Katliarou, PhD, International Relations & Political Science Research Interest: International Relations Middle East Technical University, Ankara, M.A. Eurasian Studies
European Humanities University, Vilnius, B.A. Political Science and European Studies
Email: ykatliarou15@ku.edu.tr