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Erman Ermihan

Arda Mevlütoğlu

Arda Mevlütoğlu holds a BSc degree in Astronautical Engineering from Istanbul Technical University (2003) and master’s degrees in Science and Technology Policy Studies (2015) and International Relations (2022) from Middle East Technical University. He is currently pursuing his doctorate in Science and Technology Policy Studies from Middle East Technical University.…
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Sıtkı Egeli

Associate Professor Sitki Egeli is a military and security studies analyst teaching at Izmir University of Economics. Between 1991 and 1999, he served in Turkey’s Undersecretariat for Defense Industries as Director for Foreign Relations, responsible among other things of arms and export controls. 2000 through 2015, he was hired as…
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S. Gülden Ayman

Dr. S. Gulden Ayman is a professor at the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Istanbul University. Her areas of interest include international security with its political, military, and psychological aspects, territorial problems, and radicalization. Her current studies focus on Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan. She has written extensively…
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Ece Doğa Ayan

Ece Doğa Ayan is an International Relations student at Kadir Has University with internship experience at Enerjisa Üretim and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom. Her academic interests include politics and sustainability, and she is actively engaged in international affairs and youth-oriented initiatives.
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17 Aug 25

Sevda Alankuş

Prof. Dr. Sevda Alankuş is a faculty member at Yaşar University’s Department of New Media and Communication. Her research and publications in the field of political communication focus on journalism and ethics, gender and rights-based journalism, and peace journalism. Her publications include a study comparing the experiences of female journalists…
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Pavel Baev

Dr. Pavel K. Baev is a Research Professor at the Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO). He is also Senior Non-Resident Fellow at the Center for the U.S. and Europe at the Brookings Institution (Washington D.C.), Senior Associate Researcher at the Institut Français des Relations Internationales(IFRI, Paris), and Senior Associate Research Fellow at…
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17 Aug 25

Paulina Lampsa

Paulina Lampsa is an international relations expert with extensive experience in conflict management and senior positions in the Greek administration. She has been a member of the Board for two consecutive terms of the U.K.-based charity, International Alert. Currently, she is Executive Vice-President of the Socialist International ,the larger global…
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Mehmet Öğütçü

Chairman, Global Resources Partners, UK, and The London Energy Club. Former diplomat, prime minister adviser, IEA and OECD senior executive, director and independent board member at British Gas, Genel Energy, Invensys, Şişecam, Yaşar Holding companies. Chairman of the Middle East Institute, Washington DC, Advisory Board. He can be contacted at [email protected]
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17 Aug 25

Kostas Ifantis

Kostas Ifantis is Professor of International Relations at Panteion University of Athens. He previously taught in the UK and held positions at the University of Athens and Kadir Has University (2012–2020). He has been a visiting scholar at institutions including the University of Michigan, Harvard Kennedy School, LSE, and the…
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Ahmet Aykut

Ahmet Işık Aykut was born on August 15, 1969, in Istanbul. He studied at Istanbul University Faculty of Law. He started working part-time in tourism during his school years and never left the industry. He lived in Japan. Japanese culture, travel, and wine have always been his hobbies. He holds…
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