{"id":867,"date":"2023-04-26T12:16:25","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T09:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/?page_id=867"},"modified":"2026-02-11T02:24:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T23:24:17","slug":"ph-d-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/?page_id=867","title":{"rendered":"Ph.D. Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:18% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/arda-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3805 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/arda-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/arda-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/arda-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/arda.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 style=\"text-transform:capitalize\">Arda \u00d6ke<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Field of Study<\/strong>: Critical Security Studies, Nuclear Nonproliferation, Middle East<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Title of Thesis<\/strong>: Framing Iran&#8217;s nuclear program: a critical constructivist approach to Iran&#8217;s 2019 uranium enrichment (Master&#8217;s Thesis)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mail<\/strong>: arda.oke@bilkent.edu.tr<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-container-8 wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:16.67%\">\n<p><strong>Contact<\/strong>: <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:16.67%\">\n<ul class=\"is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-2 wp-block-social-links has-small-icon-size is-style-default\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:16.67%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:16.67%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:16.67%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:16.67%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:110px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:18% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"811\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ed-811x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3436 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ed-811x1024.jpeg 811w, https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ed-238x300.jpeg 238w, https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ed-768x970.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ed.jpeg 899w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 811px) 100vw, 811px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 style=\"text-transform:capitalize\">Asl\u0131han Ezgi Dereli<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Field of Study<\/strong>: Foreign Policy Analysis, Political Psychology, Political Leadership, Mediation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Title of Thesis<\/strong>: Foreign Policy Beliefs of Victory Party Chairman \u00dcmit \u00d6zda\u011f: An Operational Code Analysis (Master&#8217;s Thesis)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mail:<\/strong> ezgi.dereli@bilkent.edu.tr<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-container-16 wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:16.67%\">\n<p><strong>Contact<\/strong>: <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:16.67%\">\n<ul class=\"is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-10 wp-block-social-links has-small-icon-size is-style-default\">\n\n<li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-linkedin wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/asl%C4%B1han-ezgi-dereli-25a552172\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M19.7,3H4.3C3.582,3,3,3.582,3,4.3v15.4C3,20.418,3.582,21,4.3,21h15.4c0.718,0,1.3-0.582,1.3-1.3V4.3 C21,3.582,20.418,3,19.7,3z M8.339,18.338H5.667v-8.59h2.672V18.338z M7.004,8.574c-0.857,0-1.549-0.694-1.549-1.548 c0-0.855,0.691-1.548,1.549-1.548c0.854,0,1.547,0.694,1.547,1.548C8.551,7.881,7.858,8.574,7.004,8.574z M18.339,18.338h-2.669 v-4.177c0-0.996-0.017-2.278-1.387-2.278c-1.389,0-1.601,1.086-1.601,2.206v4.249h-2.667v-8.59h2.559v1.174h0.037 c0.356-0.675,1.227-1.387,2.526-1.387c2.703,0,3.203,1.779,3.203,4.092V18.338z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:16.67%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:16.67%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:16.67%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:16.67%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:110px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:18% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG-20240831-WA0004-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2676 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG-20240831-WA0004-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG-20240831-WA0004-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG-20240831-WA0004-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG-20240831-WA0004-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG-20240831-WA0004-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 style=\"text-transform:capitalize\">Batuhan Ay<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Field of Study<\/strong>: &nbsp;International Political Economy, Political Economy of East Asia, Rising Powers, Political Economy of Money and Finance<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Title of Thesis<\/strong>: Beyond Decoupling and Recoupling: Financial Cooperation in East Asia (Master&#8217;s Thesis)<br><strong>Mail:<\/strong> batuhan.ay@bilkent.edu.tr<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-container-24 wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:16.67%\">\n<p><strong>Contact<\/strong>: <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:16.67%\">\n<ul class=\"is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-18 wp-block-social-links has-small-icon-size is-style-default\"><li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-linkedin wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/batuhan-ay-2055a721b\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M19.7,3H4.3C3.582,3,3,3.582,3,4.3v15.4C3,20.418,3.582,21,4.3,21h15.4c0.718,0,1.3-0.582,1.3-1.3V4.3 C21,3.582,20.418,3,19.7,3z M8.339,18.338H5.667v-8.59h2.672V18.338z M7.004,8.574c-0.857,0-1.549-0.694-1.549-1.548 c0-0.855,0.691-1.548,1.549-1.548c0.854,0,1.547,0.694,1.547,1.548C8.551,7.881,7.858,8.574,7.004,8.574z M18.339,18.338h-2.669 v-4.177c0-0.996-0.017-2.278-1.387-2.278c-1.389,0-1.601,1.086-1.601,2.206v4.249h-2.667v-8.59h2.559v1.174h0.037 c0.356-0.675,1.227-1.387,2.526-1.387c2.703,0,3.203,1.779,3.203,4.092V18.338z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:16.67%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:16.67%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:16.67%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:16.67%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:110px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:18% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_5205-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2057 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_5205-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_5205-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_5205-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_5205-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_5205-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 style=\"text-transform:capitalize\">Benan Soyda\u015f<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Field of Study<\/strong>: European Union Politics, Foreign Policy Analysis, European Union Foreign Policy, Environmental Politics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Title of Thesis<\/strong>: How influential are the interest groups during the ratification process of the Paris Agreement in the European Parliament? (Master&#8217;s Thesis)<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-container-32 wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:16.67%\">\n<p><strong>Contact<\/strong>: <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:16.67%\">\n<ul class=\"is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-26 wp-block-social-links has-small-icon-size is-style-default\"><li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-linkedin wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/benansoydas\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M19.7,3H4.3C3.582,3,3,3.582,3,4.3v15.4C3,20.418,3.582,21,4.3,21h15.4c0.718,0,1.3-0.582,1.3-1.3V4.3 C21,3.582,20.418,3,19.7,3z M8.339,18.338H5.667v-8.59h2.672V18.338z M7.004,8.574c-0.857,0-1.549-0.694-1.549-1.548 c0-0.855,0.691-1.548,1.549-1.548c0.854,0,1.547,0.694,1.547,1.548C8.551,7.881,7.858,8.574,7.004,8.574z M18.339,18.338h-2.669 v-4.177c0-0.996-0.017-2.278-1.387-2.278c-1.389,0-1.601,1.086-1.601,2.206v4.249h-2.667v-8.59h2.559v1.174h0.037 c0.356-0.675,1.227-1.387,2.526-1.387c2.703,0,3.203,1.779,3.203,4.092V18.338z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:16.67%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:16.67%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:16.67%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:16.67%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:110px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:18% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/burak-bulut-photo-853x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-878 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/burak-bulut-photo-853x1024.jpg 853w, https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/burak-bulut-photo-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/burak-bulut-photo-768x922.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/burak-bulut-photo-1280x1536.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/burak-bulut-photo.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 style=\"text-transform:capitalize\">Burak Bulut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Field of Study<\/strong>: International Security, Great Power Politics, Foreign Policy, Alliances<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Title of Thesis<\/strong>: Why does balancing fail? comparing U.S. balancing strategies against the Soviet Union and China (Master&#8217;s Thesis)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-container-38 wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:16.67%\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:16.67%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:16.67%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:16.67%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:16.67%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:62px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:18% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Elif-Merve-Dumankaya-Photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-884 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Elif-Merve-Dumankaya-Photo.jpg 400w, https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Elif-Merve-Dumankaya-Photo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Elif-Merve-Dumankaya-Photo-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 style=\"text-transform:capitalize\">Elif Merve Dumankaya<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Field of Study<\/strong>: International Security, Terrorism, Count-terrorism, Emerging Technologies<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Title of Thesis<\/strong>: Leadership-Oriented Approach in Counter-Terrorism: Turkey\u2019s Counterterrorism Strategy Against the PKK Terrorist Organization Between 2015-2020 (Master&#8217;s Thesis)<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-container-46 wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:16.67%\">\n<p><strong>Contact<\/strong>: <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:16.67%\">\n<ul class=\"is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-40 wp-block-social-links has-small-icon-size is-style-default\"><li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-linkedin wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/elifmervedumankaya\/%20\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" 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Strategy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Title of Thesis<\/strong>: How Does the Discovery Of Hydrocarbon Resources In Maritime Boundary Delimitation Zones Affect Interstate Conflict? 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