Current Students
Political Science And International Relations
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
PhD, International Relations & Political Science
Research Interest:Refugee, identity, political theory
Bilkent University, International Relations, M.A.
email: bagalday18@ku.edu.tr
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
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
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
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
PhD, International Relations&Political Science
Research Interest:Political Behavior, Content Analysis, Populism, Democratization, Civil-Military Relations, Turkish Politics
Email: eelci14@ku.edu.tr
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
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
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
PhD, International Relations & Political Science
Research Interest: comparative politics; ethnic conflict; nationalism; regime transitio
ns; qualitative research methods; Southeast European politics
Middle East Technical University B.Sc. International Relations
Bilkent University M.A. International Relations
email: ilika15@ku.edu.tr
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
PhD, International Relations & Political Science
Research Interest:Indebtedness, social reproduction, labor and resistance, financialization and everyday life, feminist political economy, women and politics
Koç University, International Relations, MA,
Middle East Technical University, Gender and Women's Studies, MS
Bilkent University, Political Science, BA
email: pkilincarslan@ku.edu.tr
PhD, International Relations & Political Science
Research Interest:Critical border and security studies, migration studies, humanitarianism, sovereignty, social and political theory
Yale University, Political Science, Visiting Assistant Researcher
Koç University, Political Science and International Relations, PhD
London School of Economics and Political Science, Social Policy, M.Sc.
Sabancı University, European Studies, MA.
Sabancı University, Social and Political Science, BA
Email: skaradag13@ku.edu.tr
PhD, International Relations & Political Science
Research Interest: Nuclear Energy, Diversification in the GCC and Mediterranean, Energy Transition, Energy Politics, Policy Learning and Transfer, Policy Entrepreneurship in Sustainability, Alternative Energy Resources, Climate Change
Bilkent University M.A. in International Relations
Email: sever@ku.edu.tr
PhD, International Relations & Political Science
Research Interest: misinformation, social media, polarization, experimental methods
King's College London, European Studies, M.A.
Email: sandi14@ku.edu.tr
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
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