Mehmet BABACAN was awarded his PhD degree in Middle East Studies from the Department of International Relations at Bursa Uludag University. With numerous national and international publications in the fields of international politics, Turkish foreign policy, Middle East Studies and Jerusalem and Palestinian studies, Babacan currently serves at Yıldız Technical University. Babacan, who has served as an expert and researcher on numerous YOK (Turkish Higher Education Council) and EU (European Union) projects, is married, has three children and speaks Turkish, English, Arabic.
DiplomacyForeign policyInternational relationsMiddle east studiesSecuriy studiesTurkish foreign policy
Recent publications
- Socioeconomic Dynamics Fostering Antidemocratic Regimes in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region: Ongoing Wars, Contemporary Issues, and Humanitarian Crises (2023, Dynamics of the Changing Global Security Order Emerging Trends and Key Issues in Asia)
- Ortadoğu'da Değişen Güç Merkezleri Ekseninde İsrail-Çin İlişkilerinin Seyri (2021, 4. Sosyal Bilimler Öğrenci Sempozyumu)
- Ortadoğu'da Bölgesel Kutuplaşma Dinamikleri ve Teorik Yansımaları (2021, ANASAM Anadolu Strateji Dergisi)
Lecturer · Yildiz Technical University · Türkiye