Faculty Academic Council Meeting for the 2025–2026 Spring Semester Held
The Academic Council Meeting of our Faculty for the Spring Semester of the 2025–2026 Academic Year was held in the Conference Hall of the School of Foreign Languages with the participation of our Rector Prof. Dr. Cemal YILDIZ, our General Coordinator Prof. Dr. Ferit KÜÇÜKAY, our Dean Prof. Dr. Elif NUROĞLU, our Faculty Coordinator Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zaur GASİMOV, and our academic and administrative staff.
Research Assistant Dr. Nur Banu Kartal’s Co-authored Article with Prof. Dr. Alpaslan Akay Published in Social Indicators Research
The article titled “Stick and Stay, Make it Pay? Time Preferences and Marginal (Dis)Utility of Relative Concerns,” co-authored by Research Assistant Nur Banu Kartal and Prof. Dr. Alpaslan Akay, has been published in Social Indicators Research.
Academic Visit to Munich by Our Faculty Members
Prof. Dr. Müge Klein and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Çiydem Çatak, faculty members of the Department of Business Administration at the Turkish-German University; Research Assistants Merve Ahter Dede, Umur Ejder Halhallı, and Esra Eraslan from the Department of Business Administration; and Zehra Halhallı, Research Assistant in the Department of Political Science and International Relations; along with Associate Professor Dr. Ayşe Elif Posos Devrani and Research Assistant İrem Dölen from the Department of Culture and Communication Sciences at the Faculty of Culture and Social Sciences, engaged in academic exchanges with various universities and institutions in Munich, Germany, from June 2–5, 2026, to discuss the development of international collaborations.
TAÜ Faculty Members Took Part in HSBI International Week 2026 with Their Presentations
Faculty members of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at the Turkish-German University contributed to the international programme of HSBI International Week 2026, hosted by Hochschule Bielefeld, with presentations across different academic fields.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ebru Turhan Participated in a Delegation Visit to Berlin on EU–Turkey Relations
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ebru Turhan, a faculty member of our Department of Political Science and International Relations, participated in a delegation visit held between 17–23 May 2026 by the German Federal Foreign Office and the Goethe-Institute. Within the framework of the visit, she joined leading Turkish academics and journalists working on EU–Turkey relations in meetings with prominent German institutions.
Prof. Dr. Ela Sibel Bayrak Meydanoğlu’s Study Receives “Best Paper Award” at an International Conference
A scientific paper co-authored by Prof. Dr. Ela Sibel Bayrak Meydanoğlu, a faculty member in the Department of Business Administration at the Turkish-German University, has been honored with the Best Paper Award at the BiCAB Conference 2026 held in Germany.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Erdem Kılıç's Article Published in the Journal of Applied Economics
An article by our faculty member, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Erdem Kılıç, titled “Institutional and macroeconomic determinants of defense spending: evidence from a global panel,” has been published in Applied Economics, a prestigious economics journal indexed in SSCI.
Conflict Management, Peacebuilding and Reconstruction: Opportunities and Challenges for Cooperation between Türkiye, Germany and the EU
Co-organized by the Department of Political Science and International Relations, Turkish-German University, and the University of Cologne, the conference titled “Conflict Management, Peacebuilding, and Reconstruction: Opportunities and Challenges for Cooperation between Turkey, Germany, and the EU” will take place on May 7, 2026, at the Turkish-German University Campus.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ebru Turhan Chaired a Session on EU-Turkey Relations in Brussels
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ebru Turhan, faculty member, attended the scenario workshop "Future Options for EU-Türkiye Relations" organised by the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies in Brussels on 14 April 2026, which brought together leading scholars and experts in the field of EU-Turkey Relations. She chaired the session on the "Transactional Scenario".
An Interdisciplinary Initiative by Academics from Turkish–German University
Through the collaboration of Prof. Dr. Müge Klein (Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences) and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ayşe Elif Posos Devrani (Faculty of Cultural and Social Sciences), faculty members of Turkish–German University, KLEOS Information Technologies and Consultancy Limited Company has been established within the framework of Dijitalpark Technopark, of which the university is a partner.
Vice Dean of Our Faculty, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Soytürk, Evaluated EU Development Policies at TİKA
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Soytürk, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at Turkish–German University and a faculty member of the Department of Political Science and International Relations, participated as a speaker in the panel titled “Development,” organized on 31 March 2026 in cooperation with Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) and the Foundation for Turkish Studies (TAV).
Associate Professor Dr Ebru Turhan Elected to the Executive Committee of the University Association for Contemporary European Studies
Associate Professor Dr Ebru Turhan, faculty member in the Department of Political Science and International Relations, has been elected to the Executive Committee of the University Association for Contemporary European Studies (UACES), the UK-based leading international academic association in the field of European Studies, through the votes of members from around the world...
The TGU PhD in Business Administration Program Successfully Held the Forschungskolleg 2026
Organized in collaboration with the Turkish-German University (TGU), Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences (Hochschule Bielefeld - HSBI), and the University of Bielefeld, the “Forschungskolleg 2026” academic exchange program for doctoral students was successfully held on March 26–27, 2026, at the Turkish-German University campus.
Research Assistant Nur Banu Kartal has successfully defended her doctoral thesis
Research Assistant Nur Banu Kartal from the Department of Economics at our Faculty has been awarded the title of Doctor (PhD) with her dissertation entitled “Essays on Behavioral Economics: Non-Cognitive Skills, Relative and Environmental Concerns” The dissertation was prepared within the English Economics PhD program of the Institute of Social Sciences at Yıldız Technical University, under the supervision of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tolga Aksoy.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Semih Emre Çekin Delivered a Presentation within the Scope of the “360° Perspective on Global Development” Training Program Organized under TİKA
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Semih Emre Çekin, member of the Economics Department in our faculty, delivered a presentation titled "Theoretical Examination of the Relationship Between Economic Development and Development Aid" on February 26, 2026, within "360° Perspective on Global Development Training Program" of the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA).
New Publication: “The role of intellectual capital in the ESG-firm risk relationship: empirical evidence from European companies”
New Publication: “The role of intellectual capital in the ESG-firm risk relationship: empirical evidence from European companies”
We hosted Prof. Dr. Jesús Crespo Cuaresma from WU Vienna University of Economics and Business
As part of the “TGU Masterclass in Economics 2026,” organized by the Department of Economics at the Turkish-German University, the internationally recognized economist and faculty member at WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Jesús Crespo Cuaresma, visited our university.
Turkish Diaspora in Austria in the 60th Year of Migration
“Turkish Diaspora in Austria in the 60th Year of Migration”, edited by Prof. Dr. Enes Bayraklı, Head of the Department of Political Science and International Relations, was published. Department of Political Science and International Relations faculty member Asst. Prof. Dr. Ayşegül Dinçkan contributed to the work with the chapter “Participation in Social Life and Politics”.
TGU Masterclass in Economics 2026: The Past and Future of Economic Growth and Poverty
We are very pleased to announce the TGU Masterclass in Economics 2026 at the Turkish-German University. The Past and Future of Economic Growth and Poverty Lecture by Prof. Jesús Crespo Cuaresma, WU (Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien)
Research assistant Fatih Demir has successfully defended his doctoral thesis
Research Assistant Fatih Demir from the Department of Political Science and International Relations at our Faculty has been awarded the title of Doctor (PhD) with his dissertation entitled “From Geopolitical Power to Geo-economic Power: Germany and German Naval Strategy”. The dissertation was prepared within the International Relations program of the Atatürk Strategic Studies and Graduate Education Institute at the National Defence University, under the supervision of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Evren Mercan.
