{"id":4072,"date":"2026-04-20T14:41:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T11:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/?page_id=4072"},"modified":"2026-04-20T16:24:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T13:24:04","slug":"recent-phd-graduates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/?page_id=4072","title":{"rendered":"Recent PhD Graduates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Ali Volkan \u0130mamo\u011flu<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ayg\u00fcl La\u00e7in Art\u0131ko\u011flu Uygunt\u00fcrk<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mehmet \u00c7a\u011fatay G\u00fcler<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mehmet \u00c7a\u011fatay G\u00fcler graduated from the International Relations Department at Hacettepe University. He has also received an education in Political Science and International Relations at Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. He completed his master’s degree in Eurasian Studies at Middle East Technical University with top honors. G\u00fcler has conducted research for his master’s thesis in the Department of Social Sciences at Hamburg University. He completed his Ph.D. at Bilkent University’s Department of International Relations (2026). He served for two years at the National Defence University, Turkish Military Academy; teaching courses on the Russian Federation, Introduction to International Relations, and Turkish Geopolitics. During this time, he participated in two courses conducted under the auspices of NATO (Counter-Terrorism and Civil-Military Cooperation). Dr. G\u00fcler is currently working at the National Intelligence Academy of T\u00fcrkiye. His academic and other works have been published in Turkish, English, and Arabic. He is fluent in English and has intermediate proficiency in Russian and Italian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissertation Title:<\/strong> Glory to Motherland: Putin\u2019s Grand Strategy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Supervisor:<\/strong> A. Tudor Onea<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graduation Year:<\/strong> 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Affiliation: <\/strong>National Intelligence Academy<\/a> (Mill\u00ee \u0130stihbarat Akademisi)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Interests:<\/strong> Russia, Strategic Studies, Grand Strategy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n