Political Science and International Relations

“Turkish Diaspora in Austria in the 60th Year of Migration”, edited by Prof. Dr. Enes Bayraklı, Head of the Department of Political Science and International Relations, was published. Department of Political Science and International Relations faculty member Asst. Prof. Dr. Ayşegül Dinçkan contributed to the work with the chapter “Participation in Social Life and Politics”.

Applications for the DAAD-YÖK Scholarship Program for the 2026/2027 Academic Year are now open. The deadline for application to the program, which is carried out in partnership with the Department of Political Science and International Relations of the Turkish-German University and Chemnitz University, is 20 February 2026.

Research Assistant Fatih Demir from the Department of Political Science and International Relations at our Faculty has been awarded the title of Doctor (PhD) with his dissertation entitled “From Geopolitical Power to Geo-economic Power: Germany and German Naval Strategy”. The dissertation was prepared within the International Relations program of the Atatürk Strategic Studies and Graduate Educatio…

The Department of Political Science and International Relations at the Turkish-German University organised a visit to the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS) Istanbul Office as part of the course ‘Organisation of Turkic States and Turkic States Integration’, accompanied by the course coordinator and tour organiser, Associate Professor Dr. Mehmet Soytürk.

On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Economic Development Foundation (IKV), the opening speeches of the meeting titled “Roadmap for Turkey-EU Relations and the Role of İKV” held on December 12 were delivered by İKV President Ayhan Zeytinoglu and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and EU Ambassador Mehmet Kemal Bozay.

The issue titled “Germany's Central Role in EU-Turkey Relations and its Implications for EU Foreign Policy,” edited by Assoc Prof Dr Ebru Turhan, is the first special issue on German-Turkish relations published in an SSCI-indexed journal...

The “European Islamophobia Report 2024” (EIR 2024), edited by Prof. Dr. Enes Bayraklı, Head of the Department of Political Science and International Relations, and Prof. Farid Hafez (Georgetown University), has been published...