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Our department faculty member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zaur Gasimov participated in the program titled “The Intertwined History of Azerbaijani Culture in the 20th Century” organized by the IZU History Club

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zaur Gasimov, a faculty member of our department, participated in the program titled “The Intertwined History of Azerbaijani Culture in the 20th Century” organized by the History Club of Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University.

Marmara Political Science Congress 2025 “Interaction, Critique and Innovation”

Our department faculty member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Onur Ercan will participate in the panel titled “The Palestinian Issue: Representation, Solution, and Law” at the Marmara Political Science Congress. Click here for more information...

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zaur Gasimov's article titled “Das türkische Engagement in Afghanistan seit 2021: Humanitäre, wirtschaftliche und bildungspolitische Dimensionen” has been published.

A new article by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zaur Gasimov, a faculty member of our department, has been published. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zaur Gasimov's article is titled “Das türkische Engagement in Afghanistan seit 2021: Humanitäre, wirtschaftliche und bildungspolitische Dimensionen”.

“Turkish–EU Relations and Strategic Autonomy in an Emerging Multipolar World” Conference Series

Prof. Dr. Enes Bayraklı, the Head of the Department of Political Science and International Relations, successfully completed the conference series titled “Turkish–EU Relations and Strategic Autonomy in an Emerging Multipolar World,” organized with the contributions of the European Union Directorate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye.

2025-2026 Academic Year Autumn Term Student Class Representative Election Results

The 2025-2026 Academic Year Autumn Term Student Class Representative Election for the Department of Political Science and International Relations was held on 14 October 2025 at 14:30 in the Department meeting room.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ebru Turhan joined the Editorial Advisory Board of ‘German Politics’

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ebru Turhan, Member of the Department of Political Science and International Relations, joined the Editorial Advisory Board of German Politics, the leading SSCI-indexed journal in the field of German Studies.

Student Class Representative Election

Student Class Representative Election will take place on 14.10.2025 at 14:30 in the meeting room of the Department of Political Science and International Relations. It is aimed to elect a student representative from each class. Candidate students and students who want to vote for their friends should be present in the meeting room of the Department of Political Science and International Relations at 14:00. It is planned to hold regular meetings with Student Class Representatives representing their classes. Thus, it is aimed for you, our esteemed students, to participate in decision-making processes. We thank you all in advance for your contribution to the decision-making processes of our department.

“Turkish–EU Relations and Strategic Autonomy in an Emerging Multipolar World” Conference Series

The international conference series titled “Turkish–EU Relations and Strategic Autonomy in an Emerging Multipolar World,” organized with the support of the European Union Directorate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey and with the participation of Prof. Dr. Enes Bayraklı, Head of the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the Turkish-German University, will be held in Spain between October 7–10, 2025.

Student Satisfaction Survey

Dear students, your opinions are important to us. We would be delighted if you could share your satisfaction with us via the survey below. This will enable us to make our Department's activities more efficient. Thank you in advance for your participation.

The Department of Political Science and International Relations Held Its Orientation Program

With the start of the 2025-2026 Fall Semester, the Department of Political Science and International Relations of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences of our university has successfully completed its Orientation Program for new students.

Associate Professor Ali Aslan, was a guest lecturer at the opening lecture of our Department of Political Science and International Relations

On October 2, 2025, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ali Aslan, a faculty member at Ibn Haldun University, met with students from the Department of Political Science and International Relations in the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at our university.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zaur Gasimov's Book Chapter Titled “The Iranian Constitution in the Mirror of Russian Azerbaijani Press” Published

Our department faculty member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zaur Gasimov has contributed a chapter to the book Constitutional Dynamics and Political Transformation in the Ottoman and Qajar Lands in the Long Nineteenth Century, published by Brill Publishers and edited by Denise Hermann and Erdal Kaynar.

Our Department Ranks Second Among State Universities

According to the 2025 Higher Education Institutions Examination (YKS) placement results, our department has risen to second place in terms of preference rate and success ranking among similar programs offered by state universities.

Meeting with the Editorship of German Politics Journal

Our Rector, Prof. Dr. Cemal Yıldız, and our General Coordinator, Prof. Dr. Ferit Küçükay, met with Prof. Dr. Kai Oppermann, Chair of International Relations at Chemnitz Technical University and editor of German Politics. The meeting was also attended by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ebru Turhan and Dr. Dominic Heinz, faculty members the Department of Political Science and International Relations at our University.

Opening Lecture of the Department of Political Science and International Relations

The Department of Political Science and International Relations' opening lecture will be held on October 2, 2025, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM in the School of Foreign Languages ​​Conference Hall. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ali Aslan will deliver the opening lecture, "Strategic Autonomy in Turkish, EU, and German Foreign Policy." The event is open to university staff and students.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ebru Turhan's Article is Published in the "European Journal of Risk Regulation"

The article titled “Turkey as a “Geopolitical Other”: The Construction of European Identities in the Geopolitical Era and its Implications for EU–Turkey Relations” by Associate Professor Dr. Ebru Turhan, Department of Political Science and International Relations, has been published .

Applications for the Master's Program in Political Science and International Relations Continues

Our department is currently accepting applications for its new master's program in Political Science and International Relations. Click here for application and admission requirements...

Turkish-German University Graduation Ceremony

We are proud to graduate our Political Science and International Relations students at the 9th graduation ceremony of the Turkish-German University.

Applications for the Master's Program in Political Science and International Relations

Our department has begun accepting applications for its new master's program in Political Science and International Relations. Click here for application and admission requirements...

The introductory article of the special issue, co-edited by Associate Professor Dr. Ebru Turhan, has been published in German Politics

The introductory article of the special issue, co-edited by Associate Professor Dr. Ebru Turhan, has been published in German Politics...