The Whole Special Issue co-edited by Assoc Prof Dr Ebru Turhan in German Politics has been published
The issue titled “Germany's Central Role in EU-Turkey Relations and its Implications for EU Foreign Policy,” edited by Assoc Prof Dr Ebru Turhan, is the first special issue on German-Turkish relations published in an SSCI-indexed journal...
European Islamophobia Report 2024
The “European Islamophobia Report 2024” (EIR 2024), edited by Prof. Dr. Enes Bayraklı, Head of the Department of Political Science and International Relations, and Prof. Farid Hafez (Georgetown University), has been published...
Research assistant Ozan Emin Halhallı has successfully defended his doctoral thesis
Ozan Emin Halhallı, research assistant in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at our faculty, has earned his doctorate with his dissertation entitled “Sustainable Fisheries from the Perspective of International Law: The Connection between Freedom of Fishing and the Disappearance of Fish Stocks,” which he wrote under the supervision of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tolga Candan as part of his doctoral studies in public law at the Institute of Social Sciences at TDU.
First Forum of Turkish-Azerbaijani Think Tanks
Professor Enes Bayraklı, Head of the Department of Political Science and International Relations, participated in the First Forum of Turkish-Azerbaijani Think Tanks held in the city of Shusha, Azerbaijan.
Dr. Hüseyin Nuroğlu conducted a research project titled "From Migration to Innovation: A Comparative Analysis of Immigrant Entrepreneurs in Türkiye and Germany" at the University of Hohenheim.
As part of a two-month DAAD-funded research stay, Dr. Hüseyin Nuroğlu from the Turkish-German University in Istanbul conducted a project at the University of Hohenheim during the summer of 2025. Under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Bernd Ebersberger (Chair of Innovation Management), he explored the role of migrant entrepreneurs as drivers of innovation and economic integration.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Semih Emre Çekin Conducted a DAAD-Supported Research Visit in Germany
Associate Professor Dr. Semih Emre Çekin, member of the Department of Economics, carried out a research visit to Germany between July and September 2025, supported by the DAAD.
Dr. Hüseyin Nuroğlu Delivered a Keynote at the 10th European Conference on Tobacco Control
Representing the Turkish Green Crescent Society (Yeşilay), Dr. Hüseyin Nuroğlu participated as a Keynote Speaker at the 10th European Conference on Tobacco Control (ECTC), organized by the European Network for Smoking and Tobacco Prevention (ENSP).
New Publication: "Prediction of the gender inequality index based on data-driven interpretable ensemble learning methods"
The article "Prediction of the gender inequality index based on data-driven interpretable ensemble learning methods", authored by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Hakan ÖZDEMİR from the Department of Business Administration along with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Batin Latif AYLAK from the Turkish-German University, Dr. Celal ÇAKIROĞLU from Eastern Michigan University, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mahmut BAĞCI from Marmara University, was published in the Socio-Economic Planning Sciences journal, which is indexed in SSCI and SCI-Expanded and falls into the Q1 category.
The Faculty Held the Academic Board Meeting for the Winter Semester 2025–2026
The Academic Board Meeting of our Faculty for the Winter Semester 2025–2026 was held on October 13, 2025, at the School of Foreign Languages Conference Hall, with the participation of our Rector Prof. Dr. Cemal YILDIZ and General Coordinator Prof. Dr. Ferit KÜÇÜKAY.
“Turkish–EU Relations and Strategic Autonomy in an Emerging Multipolar World” Conference Series
Prof. Dr. Enes Bayraklı, the Head of the Department of Political Science and International Relations, successfully completed the conference series titled “Turkish–EU Relations and Strategic Autonomy in an Emerging Multipolar World,” organized with the contributions of the European Union Directorate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye.
Sixth Annual Business Administration Conference: Current Issues in Business Management
The Sixth Annual Business Administration Conference (ABAC) on Current Issues in Business Management, organized by the Turkish-German University and Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences and Arts, with the sponsorship of Siemens and DAAD, will take place at the campus of the Turkish-German University in Istanbul on October 24, 2025.
“Turkish–EU Relations and Strategic Autonomy in an Emerging Multipolar World” Conference Series
The international conference series titled “Turkish–EU Relations and Strategic Autonomy in an Emerging Multipolar World,” organized with the support of the European Union Directorate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey and with the participation of Prof. Dr. Enes Bayraklı, Head of the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the Turkish-German University, will be held in Spain between October 7–10, 2025.
TGU Economics Conference 2025 Successfully Held
TGU Economics Conference 2025 successfully held with valuable participants
Assoc Prof Dr Ebru Turhan‘s DAAD Research Stay at the TU Chemnitz
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ebru Turhan, faculty member at the Department of Political Science and International Relations, undertakes a research stay funded by the DAAD in collaboration with Prof. Dr. Kai Oppermann at TU Chemnitz, Germany, during July-September 2025.
European individuals’ satisfaction with national governments during the COVID-19 pandemic
Research Assistant Erdal Eren Kızılırmak and Assoc. Prof. Erdem Kılıç from the Department of Economics have published an article entitled "European individuals’ satisfaction with national governments during the COVID-19 pandemic" in Discover Global Society.
Opening Lecture of the Department of Political Science and International Relations
The Department of Political Science and International Relations' opening lecture will be held on October 2, 2025, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM in the School of Foreign Languages Conference Hall. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ali Aslan will deliver the opening lecture, "Strategic Autonomy in Turkish, EU, and German Foreign Policy." The event is open to university staff and students.
Joint Research by Prof. Dr. Elif Nuroğlu and University of Hohenheim Published in European Planning Studies
Our Faculty Dean and Economics Department faculty member, Prof. Dr. Elif Nuroğlu, has published the results of her research project, carried out with the support of the DAAD in collaboration with the Chair of Innovation Economics at the University of Hohenheim and Prof. Dr. Andreas Pyka, as an open-access article titled “Towards a Sustainable Bioeconomy in Türkiye: Challenges, Opportunities, and Pathways for EU Collaboration” in the journal European Planning Studies.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ebru Turhan's Article is Published in the "European Journal of Risk Regulation"
The article titled “Turkey as a “Geopolitical Other”: The Construction of European Identities in the Geopolitical Era and its Implications for EU–Turkey Relations” by Associate Professor Dr. Ebru Turhan, Department of Political Science and International Relations, has been published open access in the Q1 ranked “European Journal of Risk Regulation” published by Cambridge University Press.
Artificial Intelligence Literacy Training
The "Artificial Intelligence Literacy Training," organized in collaboration between the Turkish-German University (TAU) and AHK Turkey, was successfully held on July 21–22, 2025.
Academic Visit to Munich
With the contributions of the Theo Münch Foundation, from June 23 to June 28, 2025, an academic visit to Munich was made by Prof. Dr. Müge KLEIN, Prof. Dr. Ela Sibel BAYRAK MEYDANOĞLU, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Hakan ÖZDEMİR, Res. Asst. Dr. Selin KARACA VARİNLİOĞLU, Res. Asst. Merve Ahter DEDE, Res. Asst. Ömer HURMACI, Res. Asst. Seyfullah SELİMEFENDİGİL from the Department of Business Administration, and Res. Asst. İbrahim BAŞARAN from the Department of Economics. On June 23, the group was welcomed by Prof. Dr. Derya UYSAL from the Faculty of Economics at Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU). Prof. Dr. Müge KLEIN gave a presentation introducing our University, the Department of Business Administration, and the Department of Economics. Later, the main building of LMU was toured.
