Prof. Dr. Funda GENÇOĞLU / Head of Department

/ +90 (312) 586 8212


Bachelor's, Master's: Bilkent University PhD: Middle East Technical University

Research Interests : Political Theory, History of Political Thought, Social Movements, Civil Society, Democracy, Democratisation, Gender, Political/Collective Identities, Anti-intellectualism, Populism.

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Asuman ÖZGÜR KEYSAN

/ +90 (312) 586 8627


Bachelor's, Master's: Middle East Technical University Master's: University of Strathclyde PhD: University of Strathclyde

Research Interests : Migration and Refugee Studies, Civil Society Theories and Social Movements, Turkish Politics, Gender & Politics, Qualitative Research Methods.

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Asst. Prof. Dr. Tuğba GÜRÇEL AKDEMİR

/ +90 (312) 586 8231


Bachelor's, Master's, PhD: Bilkent University

Research Interests : Comparative politics, Europeanization, Turkish politics.

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Asst. Prof. Dr. Ümmühan Eda BEKTAŞ

/ +90 (312) 586 8271


Bachelor's: Bilkent University Master's: Koç University PhD: Bilkent University

Research Interests : Comparative political institutions, formal and informal institutions, Legislative politics, executive-legislature relations, parliaments, Responsiveness, accountability, representation, clientelism, Democratization, democratic backsliding.

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Asst. Prof. Dr. Korhan MÜHÜRCÜOĞLU

/ +90 (312) 586 8271/8840


Bachelor's, Master's, PhD: Bilkent University

Research Interests : The Late Ottoman and Turkish Modernizations, Ethical and Political Philosophy.

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Res. Asst. Hazal GÖÇMEN

/ +90 (312) 586 8969


Bachelor's: Middle East Technical University Master's: Bilkent University (ongoing)

Research Interests : Labor Market, Sociology of Work, Trade Union Democracy.

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Res. Asst. Aygün KARLI

/ +90 (312) 586 8298


Bachelor's, Master's: Ankara University Master's: PhD: Hacettepe University (ongoing)

Research Interests : Sustainable Blue Economy, Climate Change, Marine Policy, Public Policy, Technology Policy.

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Asst. Prof. Dr. Zelal ÖZDEMİR

/ +90 (312) 586 8231


Part Time Instructors

Instructor Dr. Vural ŞAHBENDEROĞLU

/ +90 (312) 586 80 00


Bachelor's: Anadolu University Master's: Atılım University PhD: St.Clements University

Research Interests : Public Administration and Political Science relationship, The Effect of the Election System on the Parliamentary Elections in Turkey.

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Instructor İbrahim Kemal ÖNAL

/ +90 (312) 586 80 00


Bachelor's: Ankara University

Research Interests : Constitutional Law, Administrative Law.

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Instructor Deniz Faruk ERKAN

/ +90 (312) 586 80 00