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Assoc. Prof. Murat ASLAN Faculty Member of Hasan Kalyoncu University, SETA Researcher, Director of KALMEC (Security, Defense, Foreign Policy) He graduated from War College in the field of Management in 1991. He assumed varying tasks and appointments in the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF). He graduated with Master’s (2010) and Ph.D. programs (2017) in the International Relations Department of the Middle Eastern Technical University. He scrutinized the Chinese soft power practices through cultural diffusion efforts and African policy for a Master’s degree. His Ph. D. research was about intelligence and propaganda efforts in peace-oriented undertakings based on the UN and NATO practices in Bosnia and Afghanistan. His studies are primarily on security and defense studies, the conceptualization of power, intelligence and propaganda practices. He had been commissioned to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Bosnia, facilitating the comparison of theory and practice when he was in Service. The primary region he has been interested in is the Middle East; he had monitored wider Afghanistan, the Balkans, the USA, and China as a secondary academic effort. He was a faculty member of the Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University of Turkey after teaching as a visiting scholar at Başkent University. He is currently a faculty member at Hasan Kalyoncu University and a Researcher at SETA Foundation. Meanwhile, he is the director of the Kalyoncu Middle East Center. Aslan is the author of the books - Security Sector Reform for Libya: A Crucial Step Towards State Building, Intelligence and Propaganda: The Cases of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Afghanistan, other than academic articles. He edited the books Afghanistan: the Hundred Years’ Crisis (with Prof. Ramazan Erdag) and Turkiye’s Counter Terrorism: Concept, Procedures, and Methodology.

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Dr. Ates is an associate professor with particular interest in social innovation, social entrepreneurship, sustainable development, socio-technical transformation, design thinking, blockchain for social impact and gamification. Dr. Ates has obtained graduate and undergraduate degrees from Vienna University of Economics and PhD degree (Doktor der Sozial- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften) from Vienna University of Technology in 2011. He was a visiting scholar at Harvard University in 2016-2017. Along with teaching and research activities, he has been involved in projects at UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization) and EBRD (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) as investigator and country expert. With the belief that social innovation is key to overcome so called "middle welfare trap" by sustaining and improving the wellbeing of the people beyond increasing the monetary term welfare, Dr. Ates has founded Bostan Institute for Social Innovation in 2015 ( www.sosyal-inovasyon.com ).

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Bilgehan Öztürk is a foreign policy researcher at SETA Foundation. His research interests include Turkish foreign and security policies towards the MENA region, non-state armed actors, civil war, countering violent extremism, and Turkish-Russian relations. He is the co-author of the report "Countering Violent Extremism in Libya."

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Graduated from the Department of International Relations of Hacettepe University. I have completed my master’s degree in Eurasian studies at the Middle East Technical University. I have studied political science at the La Sapienza University of Rome and conducted research for my master’s thesis at the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy (IFSH) at the University of Hamburg. I continue my doctoral studies at the Department of International Relations, Bilkent University. I am the author of Building a Nuclear Empire: Nuclear Energy as a Russian Foreign Policy Tool in the Case of Turkey (Cinius Publishing, 2020). I have command of English, Turkish, Italian and Russian.

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My personal and professional experience spans numerous regions of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkey, Greece, Latvia, and Belgium. My professional experience ranges from conducting original research and analysis in companies and NGOs to working at senior policy and management positions in the public sector. All in all, I see myself as capable to work in different regions and environments as far as the job opportunities help me gain more experience and strengthen my career.

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Director of the ORSAM Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Turkey / Professor at the Istanbul University. Interested in Turkish and Arab affairs, MENA issues and international relations. Speaks English and Arabic along with his native Turkish and comments on relevant events in major global media outlets in three languages.

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Freelance translator and subtitle expert English-Turkish, Turkis English, French-Turkish, Spanish-Turkish in various establishements mainly in TRT and Sferas studios now became Deluxe, Netflix, Kanal D, Atv, Star TV, NTV, NTV Sport, TLC, D Max and many others

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I'm a linguistics student at Hacettepe University. I'm bilingual (Turkish-English). I'm interested in international relations, social justice, environmental issues and technological developments. I'm also interested in the arts.

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I am a dedicated editor and correspondent with a rich background. Over the course of two years, I honed my skills as an editor in the newsroom, specializing in international news and crafting reports on various regional issues, such as the Russo-Ukrainian war and the Eastern Mediterranean gas crisis, along with exploring intricate international relations. My journey also led me to serve as a correspondent for Palestine Today, where I extensively covered matters pertaining to Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon. Notably, I reported on the aftermath of the earthquake in southeastern Turkey. Later, I embarked on a new chapter as a correspondent in Ankara for Ro'ya TV, where I reported on the 2023 presidential elections and prepared field reports that delved into Turkey's foreign policies and the Arab community in the country. I hold a Bachelor's degree in Computer Network Security Engineering from the University of Science and Technology in Jordan. To further enhance my capabilities, I pursued a Master's degree in Journalism and Media from the Arab University of Beirut. This academic background empowers me to bring depth and insight to my reporting, allowing me to contribute meaningfully to the dynamic world of journalism.

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İlk orta ve lise eğitimini Türkiye’de tamamladıktan sonra Almanya’da yabancı öğrenciler için üniversiteye hazırlık okulu “Studienkolleg”i birincilikle bitirdi. Ruhr Bochum Üniversitesi’nde Oryantalistik (Şarkiyat) ve Siyaset Bilimi bölümlerinden mezun olan Zeliha Eliaçık, “İsrail Devletinin Kuruluşundan Günümüze Yemen Yahudilerinin Sosyal ve Hukuki Statüleri” isimli saha çalışmasıyla aynı üniversitede yüksek lisansını tamamladı. Alman Akademik Değişim Servisi’nin (DAAD) burs ve teşvikleriyle Suriye, Yemen ve Ürdün’de beş yıl süreyle alan çalışmalarında ve akademik görevlerde bulundu. Son olarak Alman-Ürdün Üniversitesi’nde öğretim görevlisi ve kültür işleri sorumlusu olarak çalıştı. Eliaçık ağırlıklı olarak Şarkiyat (Oryantalistik), Müslüman ve Avrupa toplumlarında azınlıklar, Irkçılık ve Almanya’nın İslam siyaseti alanlarında çalışmalar yapmaktadır. SETA İstanbul Avrupa Araştırmaları Direktörlüğü’nde Araştırmacı olarak görev yapan Zeliha Eliaçık Almanca, İngilizce ve Arapça biliyor.

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Mehmet Alaca is engaged with academic studies on Iraq, regional Kurdish politics, and Shia militias in the Middle East. He has worked for various media organizations and think-tanks. He received his bachelor's degree from the Istanbul University Department of International Relations, Faculty of Political Sciences, and his master's degree in Politics and International Relations of the Middle East at Exeter University in Great Britain. His works have been published in many national and international media organs, particularly The Washington Institute, The German Marshall Fund, LSE Middle East Center, The New Arab, Fair Observer, E-International Relations, Anadolu Agency-Analysis, and Daily Sabah. He is currently a diplomatic correspondent, and a non-resident fellow at ORSAM

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Sudanese journalist residing in Ankara. He was awarded the Arab Journalism Award for the 2012 press interview. Master of Sociology 2014 Areas of interest: migration, religious phenomenon, daily life and politics in Turkey, education, Horn of Africa affairs. صحفي سوداني فائز بجائزة الصحافة العربية عن فئة الحوار الصحفي ٢٠١٢م، ومراسل سابق لوكالة أنباء الأناضول التركية وشبكة إسلام أون لاين، وشارك في تأليف وتحرير عدد من الكتب عن الحركات الإسلامية والنسوية . مجالات الاهتمام: الهجرة، الظاهرة الدينية، الحياة اليومية والسياسة في تركيا، التعليم، شئون القرن الأفريقي،

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I speak Arabic, English and Turkish. I have four years of experience on writing and editing news as well as translating news from Turkish to English and Arabic and from Turkish and Arabic to English . I can use video editing programs such as adobe premiere and after effects. I can also use photoshop. I have more than four years of experience of writing and translating news on defense industry. During that I got the chance to work with Turkey and the world's top defense industry companies.

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Cihat Battaloglu is a political researcher, and the author of the book titled “Political Reforms in Qatar: from Authoritarianism to the Political Grey Zone”. He also pursues his doctoral degree at Middle East Technical University, Department of International Relations. He previously worked at Qatar University- Gulf Studies Center. His work centers on the Gulf Politics, particularly political transition in the region.

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Gökhan Ereli is Ph.D. Candidate in International Relations at Middle East Technical University (METU). He is also the Gulf Studies Coordinator at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies (ORSAM). He has published articles or appeared in BBC World Service, VOA News, Al Jazeera, Anadolu Agency, China Daily, Sputnik, South China Morning Post, TRT Arabi, and TRT Kurdi.

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Director of the Arabic Studies Department at ORSAM since 2020. Iraq Studies expert at ORSAM since 2018. A faculty member on the permanent staffing in University of Mosul in Iraq 2008-2018. Lecturer and senior researcher in the Regional Studies Center in University of Mosul 2008-2018. Ph.D. in History of International Relations, Master's degree in Strategic and Military Science.

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Othman Al-Sabbagh He is Research Assistant at SETA Foreign Policy Department. He had a BA from the Business Administration Department of Tikrit University – Iraq and MBA degree -Crisis Management- from Middle East University - Jordan. Interested in Iraqi affairs.

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Omer Ozkizilcik is an analyst for the SETA Foundation and is the editor in chief of Suriye Gundemi.

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making short film, director and writer

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