Applications for the Master's Program in Political Science and International Relations
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Our Faculty Held the 2024-2025 Spring Semester Academic Board Meeting
The 2024-2025 Spring Semester Academic Board Meeting of our faculty was held on June 11, 2025, at the Conference Hall of the School of Foreign Languages. During the meeting, our Dean, Prof. Dr. Elif Nuroğlu provided information about academic and administrative processes. Following a speech by Faculty Coordinator Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zaur Gasimov, faculty members exchanged views to ensure a more productive academic term. The meeting concluded with well wishes for a successful and fruitful 2025-2026 academic year
Selin Karaca Varinlioğlu's Doctoral Success
Selin Karaca Varinlioğlu, a faculty member of the Department of Business Administration at the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, has earned her Doctorate degree from the Doctorate Programme in Business Administration at the Institute of Social Sciences at Yıldız Technical University with the thesis titled ‘The Relationship Between CEOs' Impression Management Tactics in Traditional and Digital Communication Channels and Corporate Sustainability Performance.’
The introductory article of the special issue, co-edited by Associate Professor Dr. Ebru Turhan, has been published in German Politics.
The introductory article titled "Germany's Central Role in EU-Turkey Relations and Its Implications for EU Foreign Policy: An Introduction," co-edited by Associate Professor Ebru Turhan, has been published in *German Politics*, the leading SSCI-indexed journal in the field of German Studies. The article was ca-authored by Ebru Turhan, Julie Smith, Funda Tekin and Senem Aydın-Düzgit.
Turkish-German University Scholars Present at the First Spring Meeting of the Turkish Economic Association (SMTEA2025)
The conference, hosted by the Turkish Economic Association (TEA), brought together leading economists and early-career scholars from Türkiye and abroad to engage in discussions on a wide range of topics in economics. Featuring keynote addresses by renowned economists such as Daron Acemoğlu, Ufuk Akçiğit, and Jeffrey D. Sachs, the event offered a vibrant platform for academic exchange.
Workshop on Economic Mobility Unites Young Scholars from Across Istanbul
On May 28, 2025, the Turkish-German University (TGU) hosted a successful workshop on Economic Mobility, organised in close collaboration with Bogazici University, Istanbul University, and ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research Mannheim. The event was made possible with funding from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
International Presentation by Research Assistant Nur Banu Kartal: “ Stick and Stay, Make it Pay? Marginal Disutility of Relative Income ”
Nur Banu Kartal, Research Assistant at the Department of Economics, attended the International Week 2025 event hosted by Hochschule Bielefeld in Germany between 12-16 May 2025 with the invitation of Prof. Dr. Vivian Carstensen.
Dr. Moritz M. Botts and Research Assistant Ömer Hurmacı presented the results of their studies at the 4th Bielefeld International Conference on Applied Business in Bielefeld, Germany.
Dr. Moritz M. Botts and Research Assistant Ömer Hurmacı presented the study “Automated Consumption and Autonomous Consumers – Towards a New Concept of Consumer Agency” (co-authored with Prof. Dr. Ela Sibel Bayrak Meydanoğlu) at the 4th Bielefeld International Conference on Applied Business (BiCAB), held in Bielefeld, Germany.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ebru Turhan participated in Panels and Discussions on the EU Presidency in Warsaw, Poland with the Economic Development Foundation (IKV)
On May 6, 2025, Associate Professor Ebru Turhan, faculty member at the Department of Political Science and International Relations, participated as a panelist in the event titled “EU and Geopolitical Challenges: The Role of EU-Turkey Interaction” organized by the Economic Development Foundation (IKV), the Polish Institute of International Relations (PISM) and the Center for Eastern Studies (OSW) in Warsaw on the occasion of Poland’s EU Presidency, with the participation of academics and experts.
The article by Associate Professor Dr. Ebru Turhan was published in "German Politics”
The article "Germany and the Rule of Law Support in Turkey: A Status Quo Power?", co-authored by Associate Professor Dr. Ebru Turhan, Department of Political Science and International Relations, and Professor Dr. Senem Aydın-Düzgit, faculty member at Sabancı University, was published in the journal "German Politics," the leading SSCI-indexed journal in the field of German Studies.
9th International Conference on Gender Studies - Tracing Gender: Exploring History and Shaping the Future
The faculty members of the Department of Political Science and International Relations, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ebru Turhan and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Selin Akyüz presented their paper titled “De-constructing Gender and Re-constructing Europe: Populism and Anti-gender Discourse in Germany” at the international conference titled “9th International Conference on Gender Studies - Tracing Gender: Exploring History and Shaping the Future” held at Eastern Mediterranean University on April 3, 2025.
Chief Advisor to the President Akif Çağatay Kılıç was a Guest in the Opening Lecture of our Political Science and International Relations Department
Ambassador Akif Çağatay Kılıç, Chief Advisor to the President on Foreign Policy and Security, met with the students of the Political Science and International Relations Department of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences of our University on February 28, 2025. The 2024-2025 Academic Year Spring Semester Opening Lecture entitled “The Future of Turkey-Germany Relations in the Age of Uncertainty” was held in the YDYO Conference Hall with the participation of our Rector Prof. Dr. Cemal Yıldız, Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Aysel Uzuntaş, Head of the Political Science and International Relations Department Assoc. Prof. Dr. Enes Bayraklı, our academicians as well as students.
2024-2025 Academic Year Spring Semester Opening Course
Ambassador Akif Çağatay Kılıç, Senior Advisor to the President on Foreign Policy and Security, will meet with the students of the Department of Political Science and International Relations of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences of the Turkish-German University on February 28, 2025 on the occasion of the Opening Course of the Spring Semester of the 2024-2025 Academic Semester.
GEBF 2025 – Mannheim, Germany (January 27-30, 2025)
From January 27 to 30, 2025, Dr. Guido Neidhöfer participated, as one of the main organizers, in the annual conference of the Gesellschaft für Empirische Bildungsforschung (GEBF), held in Mannheim, Germany.
The fourth meeting of the Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences Brown Bag seminars was held on 07.01.2025.
In the seminar, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Erdem Kılıç, Head of the Department of Economics, shared his study titled “BRICS+ Reshaping Global Economic Dynamics.” with the audience. Nur Banu Kartal, Research Assistant at the Department of Economics, shared her study titled “Non-Cognitive and Cognitive Skills on Labor Supply: Are They Complementary or Substitutes?” with the audience.
“European Islamophobia Report 2023” Edited by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Enes Bayraklı
“European Islamophobia Report 2023” co-edited by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Enes Bayraklı with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Farid Hafez has been published. Click here for details...
Associate Prof. Dr. Zaur Gasimov's Article titled “Regional Concepts in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries”
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zaur Gasimov's article “Regional Concepts in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries” was published in the book “Handbook on the History and Culture of the Black Sea Region”. Click for details...
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ebru Turhan held a Guest Lecture at the University of Tübingen On 4 December 2024.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ebru Turhan held a guest lecture titled “Germany’s Role in EU-Turkey Relations: A Status Quo Power” at the Departmental Seminar of the Institute for Political Science of the University of Tübingen. The discussion was moderated by Prof. Dr. Thomas Diez.
The third meeting of the Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences Brown Bag seminars was held on 11.12.2024.
Prof. Dr. Müge Klein, Head of the Department of Business Administration, introduced the project titled “Turkish-German University Digital Transformation and Center of Excellence” to the audience. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sevgin Batuk Ünlü, a faculty member of the Department of Business Administration, shared with the audience the study titled “What Goes Around Comes Around: Sentiments of Couriers During Covid-19 Pandemic”, which they conducted with Pınar Özbilen and Alev Özer Torgalöz.
Intergenerational Returns to Migration
At the workshop on Intergenerational Transmission of Inequalities held on December 2-3, 2024, at Católica-Lisbon, Dr. Guido Neidhöfer, representing the Turkish-German University, delivered a presentation titled "Intergenerational Returns to Migration".
