Erman Ermihan

Pınar Göker

Pınar Göker, a graduate of Istanbul University’s International Relations program, coordinates content and communication strategies for Global Academy and its affiliated publications across social media, web, and publishing platforms. Pınar Göker contributes to the visibility of institutional work by developing digital content that ensures academic publications and projects reach a…
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Erman Ermihan

Erman Ermihan is the Online Operations Coordinator at Global Academy. Ermihan is currently working as Asst. Prof. at Istanbul Nişantaşı University International Relations department. Ermihan has worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Bilkent University during 2025 and 2026. Ermihan completed his doctorate in the Department of International Relations at Kadir…
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Sezen Kaya Sönmez

Sezen Kaya-Sönmez acts as the Executive Manager in Global Academy. Kaya-Sönmez holds a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Çukurova University and a master’s degree in International Relations from the same university. She is currently pursuing her doctorate at Kadir Has University in the International Relations (English) Program. Currently, as…
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Bezen Balamir Coşkun

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bezen Balamir Coşkun is an academic specializing in international relations. Coşkun, who conducts research on foreign policy and security issues, received her doctorate from Loughborough University. She has worked at many higher education institutions and research centers both in Turkey and abroad. Coşkun, who founded the Izmir…
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Birgül Demirtaş

Birgül Demirtaş earned her bachelor’s degree from Boğaziçi University, her master’s degree from Bilkent University, and her doctorate from the Free University of Berlin. She has taught at Başkent University, TOBB ETÜ, and the Turkish-German University. Demirtaş has also been a visiting lecturer at the University of Tübingen and the…
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Kick-Off Meeting Held for #SecureBlackSea Project

We are pleased to announce that the kick-off meeting for the “Revisiting the Regional Cooperation Structure in the Wider Black Sea: Security Building Through NATO” project supported by the NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme was successfully held at Kadir Has University on April 14–15, 2025. The event marked…
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South Asia Research Hub

In terms of the multipolarity trends increasingly felt in the international system today, South Asian countries need to be closely monitored and thoroughly examined, particularly in the context of their relations with the US and China. More importantly, South Asian authoritarian regimes, populist policies, religious nationalism, radicalization, separatism, and resorting…
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Russia and Türkiye in Global Perspective: The Limits of Convergence – November 1, 2024, Galata Auditorium, Kadir Has University, İstanbul

The Global Academy, in cooperation with the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung cordially invites you to a conference on “Russia and Türkiye in Global Perspective: The Limits of Convergence,” which will take place at Galata Auditorium, Kadir Has University, İstanbul on November 1, 2024 (Friday) at 10.00-15.00. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February…
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