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Karel Valansi, PhD, is an expert with the Global Academy and assistant editor at Global Panorama. She is a lecturer in the Department of International Relations at Istanbul Kültür University. A former journalist and political columnist for T24 and Şalom Newspaper, she specializes in Middle Eastern affairs. Her academic work focuses on Security Studies,…

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…

Erman Ermihan is the Online Operations Coordinator at Global Academy. Ermihan is currently a postdoctoral researcher at Bilkent University. Ermihan completed his doctorate in the Department of International Relations at Kadir Has University in 2025, after receiving his bachelor’s degree in the same department at Istanbul Bilgi University and his…

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…

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…

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…

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…

The last of three workshops to be organized within the scope of the project “Russia and Turkey in Global Perspective: The Limits of Convergence” was held on 5 June 2024 at Kadir Has University with the title ” Public Perceptions and Hybrid Influences between Russia and Turkey“. The project aims…