Research and Projects

Areas of expertise

Middle Eastern politics, political Islam, far-right parties, civil-military relations, modernization in Central Asia, Iran, Islamic bourgeoisie, electoral systems, voter behavior, cyber security, e-government and e-democracy, local democracy, comparative counterterrorism, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, political participation, democratization, Turkey-EU relations, Turkish-American relations, feminist politics, Turkish political history, Turkish foreign policy.

Academic activities organized

• Middle East, Turkey and Democracy, April 16, 2018
• “The New Middle East: Society, Politics and Economy” conference, March 24-25, 2016.
• “Syrian Crisis and Regional Reflections” conference, December 2015.
• Prof. Dr. Michael C. Desch “The Complex Triangle: America, Israel and Turkey” conference, October, 2010.
• International Relations Council Association Security Academy, June 2010, in cooperation with UIK.
• Iran in the New Era: Domestic and Foreign Policy, December 2007, in cooperation with TIKA.
• 2008 US Presidential Election Tour, November 2008, 4 students and 3 faculty members from Işık. Sponsored by IEEC.
• 4th Cultural Research Symposium, Internal/External/Migration and Culture, September 15-17, 2007, in cooperation with the Cultural Research Association.
• Congress on the Future of Iraq: Political System, Security and Foreign Policy, November 1-4, 2006, in cooperation with TEPAV and TIKA.
• Election work and observation in Georgia, Hungary, Belarus, Iran, USA, Brazil.