ABOUT THE AUTHORS
In Alphabetical Order
Erhan AKDEMİR
He graduated from Atılım University Department of International Relations in 2003. He completed his master degree in
2006 at Ankara University Institute of Social Sciences Department of International Relations. He is currently a doctorate student at the same University and department. He is
also still working for European Union Research Center of Ankara University as a EU Research Fellow.
Gökçe ARSLAN
She graduated from the department of English Language and
Literature- Hacettepe University in 2006. Currently she is attending the internship programme of International Strategic
Research Organization (ISRO) while continuing her academic
preparation with regard to post-graduate studies of ‘International Relations and Terrorism’.
Nermin AYDEMİR
She graduated from Political Science and International Relations department of Marmara University in 2004. Since 2005,
she has been doing her MA in political science in the University
of Leiden and writing her thesis on “Dual Identities among
Turkish Youth in the Netherlands". Her main research areas
are interethnic/group relations, ethnicity, identity, migration,
Turkish Diaspora, transnational terrorism, counterterrorism
and Dutch Politics.
İhsan BAL
He is currently an Associate Professor at Turkish Police Academy, Institute of Security Sciences, Ankara. Beside this he is
Head of the International Security, Terrorism and Ethnic
Studies Centre at International Strategic Research Organization / Ankara. (PhD / University of Leicester, Department of
Social Sciences (England), MA / University of Leicester, Department of Social Sciences. (England), BA / Turkish Police
Academy). Dr. Bal is a security and terror expert and have
many publications in relation with his expertise field.
Arzu CELALİFER
She completed her undergraduate education at Ankara University, Faculty of Political Science in 1998. In the same year
she had started her post graduate education at Ankara University, Institute of Social Science, European UnionInternational Relations Department and graduated in 2001
after submitting her thesis titled “Refugees and Immigrants in
The European Union”. She has started her PhD education in
2003 and she is still studying on her thesis. Currently, she is
working as a researcher at International Strategic Research
Organization (ISRO), Middle East Research Center and she is
the assisting editor of Review of International Law and Politics at the same time.
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Efe ÇAMAN
He is currently an Assist. Professor at the Department of International Relations of the University of Kocaeli. He studied
Political Science at the University of Augsburg in Germany,
copleted his MA degree as a Friedrich-Ebert-Scholar in 1998
and his Ph.D. degree with summa cum laude at the same university as scholar of Bavarian State Elite Researcher Scholar
in 2005. In 2005-2006 he lectured at the University of Augsburg. Dr. Efe Çaman is the author of many publications in
European Union politics, Turkish-European relations, theories of international relations and Turkish foreign policy.
Cenap ÇAKMAK
He graduated from the Department of International Relations
at Ege University. He has worked as a Foreign Trade Expert for
a while. He received an MS degree in Global Affairs from Rutgers University, NJ, USA, in 2004, where he is currently a Doctoral Candidate as well. Besides academic studies, he also
works in Turkish-Asia Center for Strategic Studies as a Policy
Expert. He is the author of about thirty pamphlets, chapters in
books and articles. Some of his works have appeared in such
scholarly journals as Perceptions, Alternatives, Insight Turkey,
Journal of Civil Society, Journal of Liberal Thought, Journal of
Strategic Insight, and Journal of Academic Studies.
Sedat LAÇİNER
Director, International Strategic Research Organization
(ISRO) and IR lecturer in Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University.
BA (Ankara University, Political Science Faculty,International
Relations Department), post graduate (Sheffield University,
School of Politics, International Politics, UK), PhD (King’s
College London, University of London). Dr Laçiner is the author of many books and articles on Turkish foreign policy
and international relations. His research interests: Turkish
foreign policy, international security and terrorism, integration and dis-integration studies, Middle Eastern and Caucasian studies.
Gürhan MUSLUOĞLU Gürhan Musluoğlu graduated from the department of Economics at Gazi University in 2005. He started his MA in international relations at Middle East Technical University that
same year. He is in the army now and will finish his MA after
the army duty.
Emre ÖZKAN
Emre Özkan has graduated from METU, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, International Relations Department in 2004. In the same year, he started his post
graduate education at Ankara University, Institute of Social
Sciences, European Communities-International Relations
Department. He is still continuing his post graduate studies.
He worked at International Strategic Research Organization
as the editor of Online Journal of Turkish Weekly for about
one year and has begun to his new job in Ministry of Foreign
Affairs as a diplomat.
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Noyan ÖZKAYA
He graduated from the department of Business Administration/
Middle East Technical University (METU) in 2001. He started his
MA in International Relations at METU that same year and obtained his degree in 2005 with the submission of his thesis on
“The Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon: The Policies of the Lebanese State and the Role of the UNRWA”. He is currently working
as an assistant at International Strategic Research Organization
/ Middle East Studies Centre.
Murat SARAÇLI
He graduated from the Department of International Relations,
Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, at Gazi University in 2004. Then, he took his master degree from the Department of International Relations, Institute of Social Sciences,
Gazi University in 2006. Murat SARAÇLI, who still studies in the
same University as a PhD candidate, works as a research assistant
at the Department of International Relations, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences since 2005.
Hakan TAŞDEMİR
He graduated from the Department of International Relations, Faculty of Political Sciences, Ankara University, in 1990. Then, he took
his master degree from Ankara University and doctorate degree
from Gazi University in 1999. He became associate professor in
2004.
He still works at the Department of International Relations,
Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at Gazi
University since 1993.Study Areas: International Law, Humanitarian Law, Human Rights Law and European Union Law.
Merve İrem YAPICI
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She graduated from Ege University Faculty of Economics and
Administrative Sciences, Department of International Relations
in 2001. She wrote her MA thesis on EU-US Relations on the
axis of European Security and Defence Policy at the Social Science Institute of Dokuz Eylül University. Merve İrem Yapıcı
started her PhD education in Ankara University Social Sciences
Institute, Department of International Relations in 2003. She
works as a research assistant at the same institute.