{"id":74,"date":"2022-07-19T18:42:12","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T18:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pols.bilkent.edu.tr\/?page_id=74"},"modified":"2026-04-01T18:46:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T15:46:10","slug":"full-time-faculty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pols.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php\/full-time-faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Full-Time Faculty Members"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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John James Alexander<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associate Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ph.D., Political Theory, Trinity College, Cambridge, 2000. Modern political thought<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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E-Mail:<\/strong> jalexand@bilkent.edu.tr
Phone:<\/strong> 0312 290 1896
Office:<\/strong> T373<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Bar\u0131\u015f Alpertan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instructor (Science, Technology and Society)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ph.D., Political Science, Bilkent University, 2020. New media studies, biopolitics, cultural studies, politics of music, aestheticization of everyday life, sociology of work<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

E-Mail:<\/strong> baris.alpertan@bilkent.edu.tr
Phone:<\/strong> 0312 290 1503
Office:<\/strong> T376<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u0130hsan \u0130lker Ayt\u00fcrk<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associate Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ph.D., Near Eastern and Judaic Studies, Brandeis University, 2005. Nationalism, intellectual history<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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E-Mail:<\/strong> ayturk@bilkent.edu.tr
Phone:<\/strong> 0312 290 1502
Office:<\/strong> T265<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Hatice P\u0131nar Bilgin<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ph.D., International Politics, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, 2000. Security studies, critical international relations theory, critical security studies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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E-Mail:<\/strong> pbilgin@bilkent.edu.tr
Phone:<\/strong> 0312 290 2164
Office:<\/strong> A315<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Hasan Tolga B\u00f6l\u00fckba\u015f\u0131<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associate Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ph.D., Sociology, McGill University, 2007. Political economy, public policy, comparative politics<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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E-Mail:<\/strong> bolukbasi@bilkent.edu.tr
Phone:<\/strong> 0312 290 1850
Office:<\/strong> A225<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Berrak Bur\u00e7ak<\/strong><\/strong> Della Fave<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lecturer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ph.D., Near Eastern Studies, Princeton University, 2005. Ottoman history, the political history of modern Turkey<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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E-Mail:<\/strong> berrak@bilkent.edu.tr
Phone:<\/strong> 0312 290 1455
Office:<\/strong> HZ-32C   <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u00c7era\u011f Esra \u00c7uhadar<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associate Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ph.D., International Relations, Syracuse University, 2004. Negotiations and third party intervention, foreign policy analysis, political psychology<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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E-Mail:<\/strong> esracg@bilkent.edu.tr
Phone:<\/strong> 0312 290 1091
Office:<\/strong> H350 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ioannis N. Grigoriadis<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associate Professor, Erasmus+ Coordinator<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ph.D., Turkish Politics, University of London, 2005. Turkish politics, European politics<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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E-Mail:<\/strong> ioannis@bilkent.edu.tr
Phone:<\/strong> 0312 290 1856
Office:<\/strong> T364<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Caner Hazar<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instructor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ph.D., Sociology, University of Connecticut, 2021. Social movements, international norms, gender<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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E-Mail:<\/strong> caner.hazar@bilkent.edu.tr
Phone:<\/strong> 0312 290 2254
Office:<\/strong> T366<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ba\u015fak \u0130nce<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lecturer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ph.D., Political Science, University of London, 2008. Turkish politics, comparative politics<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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E-Mail:<\/strong> basakince@bilkent.edu.tr
Phone:<\/strong> 0312 290 1122
Office:<\/strong> H351<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Esra \u0130\u015fsever-Ekinci<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assistant Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ph.D., Political Science, Syracuse University, 2019. Comparative politics, political institutions, electoral systems and reforms, representation, women and gender politics<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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E-Mail:<\/strong> esra.ekinci@bilkent.edu.tr
Phone:<\/strong> 0312 290 1767
Office:<\/strong> T374<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Aida Just<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Profe<\/strong>ssor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ph.D., Political Science, State University of New York (SUNY), Binghamton, 2005. Comparative public opinion and political behavior<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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E-Mail:<\/strong> aidap@bilkent.edu.tr
Phone:<\/strong> 0312 290 2028
Office:<\/strong> A216<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Daniel Just<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associate Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ph.D., Comparative Literature, New York University, 2005. Literature and politics, Social theory<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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E-Mail:<\/strong> just@bilkent.edu.tr
Phone:<\/strong> 0312 290 1949
Office:<\/strong> T372<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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An\u0131l Kahvecio\u011flu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instructor (Science, Technology and Society)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ph.D., Political Science, Bilkent University, 2022. Social movements, pro-government mobilization, right-wing protests, authoritarianism, opposition strategies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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E-Mail:<\/strong> kahvecioglu@bilkent.edu.tr
Phone:<\/strong> 0312 290 2684
Office:<\/strong> T264<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mehmet Nedim Karakayal\u0131<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associate Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ph.D., Sociology, University of Toronto, 2003. Social theory, cultural studies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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E-Mail:<\/strong> nedim@bilkent.edu.tr
Phone:<\/strong> 0312 290 1855
Office:<\/strong> T375<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Emine \u00d6nc\u00fcler Yayalar<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lecturer (Science, Technology and Society)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ph.D., Sociology, Columbia University<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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E-Mail:<\/strong> emineonculer@bilkent.edu.tr
Phone:<\/strong> 0312 290 3486
Office:<\/strong> EA-301<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Onur \u00d6zg\u00f6de<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assistant Professor <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ph.D., Sociology, Columbia University, 2015. Economic sociology, public policy studies, international political economy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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E-Mail:<\/strong> onur.ozgode@bilkent.edu.tr
Phone:<\/strong> 0312 290 1671
Office:<\/strong> T262<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Zeki Sar\u0131gil<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> (On leave)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ph.D., Political Science, University of Pittsburgh, 2007. Turkish politics, comparative politics<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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E-Mail:<\/strong> sarigil@bilkent.edu.tr
Phone:<\/strong> 0312 290 1495
Office:<\/strong> H255<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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G\u00f6khan \u015eens\u00f6nmez<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instructor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ph.D., Political Science, Bilkent University, 2022. Social theory, Turkish politics, collective memory<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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E-Mail:<\/strong> gsensonmez@bilkent.edu.tr
Phone:<\/strong> 0312 290 1600
Office:<\/strong> T263<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Meral U\u011fur \u00c7\u0131nar<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associate Professor<\/strong>, Chair<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ph.D., Political Science, University of Pennsylvania, 2012. Turkish politics, comparative politics, political regimes, political institutions, populism, political narratives, collective memory, social movements, gender<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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E-Mail:<\/strong> meral.ugur@bilkent.edu.tr
Phone:<\/strong> 0312 290 2066
Office:<\/strong> T367\/T370<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Kerem Y\u0131ld\u0131r\u0131m<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assistant Professor<\/strong>, Deputy Chair (Graduate Programs)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ph.D., International Relations and Political Science, Ko\u00e7 University, 2016. Party politics, political behavior, political communication, Turkish politics, research methods<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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E-Mail:<\/strong> kyildirim@bilkent.edu.tr
Phone:<\/strong> 0312 290 1858
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Bar\u0131\u015f Alpertan Instructor (Science, Technology and Society) Ph.D., Political Science, Bilkent University, 2020. New media studies, biopolitics, cultural studies, politics of music, aestheticization of everyday life, sociology of work E-Mail: baris.alpertan@bilkent.edu.trPhone: 0312 290 1503Office: T376<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pols.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/74"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pols.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pols.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pols.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pols.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74"}],"version-history":[{"count":265,"href":"https:\/\/pols.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/74\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4385,"href":"https:\/\/pols.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/74\/revisions\/4385"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pols.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}