ERC Consolidator Grant for COUNSTER Project

Assoc. Prof. Efe Tokdemir, of the Department of International Relations, has been awarded the highly competitive ERC-2025 Consolidator Grant for his groundbreaking project COUNSTER.

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ASEEES Marshall Shulman Book Prize

“Against the Liberal Order”, Bilkent IR faculty member Dr. Samuel J. Hirst’s book has been awarded the ASEEES Marshall Shulman Book Prize.

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American Historical Association Prize

Bilkent IR faculty member Dr. Samuel J. Hirst’s book “Against the Liberal Order” has won the European International History Prize from the American Historical Association (AHA).

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APSA Conflict Processes Section Best Paper Award

“Unique Offerings: Ideological Competition and Rebel Governance,” a recent article co-authored by Bilkent IR faculty member Dr. Efe Tokdemir, has received the best article award of the Conflict Processes Section of the American Political Science Association (APSA) in September 2025.

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