Staff
Directors
Director
Dr. Mensur Akgün
Dr. Mensur Akgün is the director of the Global Political Trends Center (GPoT) and the former chair of the Department of International Relations at Istanbul Kültür University, where he is a faculty member.
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Deputy Director
Dr. Sylvia Tiryaki
Dr. Sylvia Tiryaki is founding partner and the Deputy Director of the Global Political Trends Center (GPoT). She also holds position of Vice-Chair of the International Relations Department of Istanbul Kültür University.
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Current Staff
Projects Officer / Researcher
Can Yirik
Can Yirik is a project officer and researcher specializing on Israel, Turkey’s Middle East policy and the modern Arab world at the Global Political Trends Center.
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Project Assistant
Lenka Peťková
Lenka Peťková holds a MA degree in European studies from the Comenius University in Bratislava. During her bachelor studies at the same university she majored in international relations.
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Project Assistant
Narod Maraşlıyan
Narod Maraşlıyan holds a BA degree in Sociology from Istanbul University and she studied English Language and Literature as a minor program at the same university.
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Project Assistant
Susae Elanchenny
Susae Elanchenny received her bachelor’s degree in 2009 from Wellesley College in political science and history.
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Administrative Assistant
Meltem Abalı
Meltem Abalı received her bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Istanbul Kültür University in 2011. She also studied “Peace and Conflict Studies” at Malmö Höghskola, Sweden in 2009.
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Project Assistant
Onur Bayramoğlu
Onur Bayramoğlu holds a M.A. degree from Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) with a concentration on International Economics and European Studies.
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Associates
Associate Researcher
Sabiha S. Gündoğar
Sabiha Senyücel Gündoğar received her bachelor's degree in International Relations and master's degree in European Studies from Istanbul Bilgi University.
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