Current teaching responsibilities
- Black Sea Basin and Regionalism
- Nationalism and World Politics
- War, Identity, and Society
- Rising Powers and World Politics
- Wars, New Wars, and the Geopolitics of Warfare
Current Supervision
Currently supervising 8 PhD and 2 MA students at Karadeniz Technical University.
| Name | Thesis Title | Degree Subject | Degree type | Awarded date |
| Dilek Karadeniz | Çin-Hindistan Rekabeti Bağlamında Güvenlik İkilemi’nin Yeniden Doğuşu (The Revival of the Security Dilemma in the Context of Sino-Indian Rivalry) | International Relations | Doctor of Philosophy | (expected graduation: June 2024) |
| Ekrem Ok | Transformation of Humanitarian Intervention: A Comparative Perspective, 1945-2020 | International Relations | Doctor of Philosophy | (expected graduation: June 2024) |
| Metehan Can |
Arktik Bölgesinde Kıta Sahanlığından Kaynaklı Anlaşmazlıkların Çözümü: Lomonosov sırtı Örneği | International Relations | Doctor of Philosophy | (expected graduation: June 2024) |
| Fevzi Kirbasoglu | Avrupa Birliği’nin Ortak Dış ve Güvenlik Politikası Oluşturma Çabası Açısından Devletlerin Egemen Eşitliği İlkesinin Değerlendirilmesi | International Relations | Doctor of Philosophy | (expected graduation: June 2025) |
| Iryna Tkatchuk | Small States and Diasporas: Ukrainian and Armenian Approaches of Diaspora | International Relations | Doctor of Philosophy | (expected graduation: June 2024) |
| Ceren Hakyemez | Yeniden Asya Girişimi Üzerinden Türkiye’nin Kıtacılık Söyleminin Analizi | International Relations | Doctor of Philosophy | (expected graduation: June 2024) |
| Hakan Küçük | — | International Relations | Doctor of Philosophy | (expected graduation: June 2026) |
| Meltem Hasançebi | — | International Relations | Doctor of Philosophy | (expected graduation: June 2026) |
| Rukiye Patan | International Relations | Master of Arts | (expected graduation: June 2023) | |
| Betül Tiryaki | — | Women and Family Studies | Master of Arts | (expected graduation: June 2024) |
Previous Supervision
Successfully supervised 3 PhD and 4 MA students at Karadeniz Technical University.
| Name | Thesis Title | Degree Subject | Degree type | Awarded date |
| Zehra Aksu |
Yeni Bir Bölgeselcilik Yaklaşımı Olarak Enerji Bölgeselciliği: Şanghay İşbirliği Örgütü ve Avrasya Ekonomik Birliği | International Relations | Doctor of Philosophy | January 2023 |
| Hulya Kinik | Yükselen Güçlerin Uluslararası Sisteme Entegrasyonu: Türkiye Örneği (Rising Powers’ Integration into the International System: The Case of Türkiye) | International Relations | Doctor of Philosophy | November 2022 |
| Mohammed Hashiru | Hydropolitics of River Nile: Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia in Contention | International Relations | Doctor of Philosophy | June 2022 |
| Ruhullah Afshar | The Impact of Türkiye’s Role As A Rising Power in Afghanistan Peacebuilding Process | International Relations | Master of Arts | October 2022 |
| Sedanur Yildiz | Brexit and the Small States in the EU: the Case of Slovakia | International Relations | Master of Arts | July 2019 |
| Fevzi Kirbasoglu | Avrupa Birliği’nin Yükselen Güçlere Yönelik Politikası: Türkiye Örneği (The EU’s Response to Rising Powers: The case of Turkey) | International Relations | Master of Arts | July 2019 |
| Idrissa Tamba Bindi | Liberal Peace and Peacebuilding: The Case of Sierra Leone | International Relations | Master of Arts | February 2017 |