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Burak YALIM
Editor
Burak Yalım completed his undergraduate studies at Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Department of International Relations and his master’s degree with thesis titled “The Effects of the Disintegration of Yugoslavia on International Politics” He started PhD studies at the International University of Sarajevo and continues at Kocaeli University under the Migration Program.
Editor
International Relations Studies in Turkey
“International Afro-Eurasian Research Journal Migration Special Issue, December 2020”
Publications in International Refereed Journals:
“What self-determination means for international politics? Comparison of Republika Srpska and Kosovo cases”
“Labor Migration from Yugoslavia to Europe: A Perspective of Economic Development”
Itır ALADAĞ GÖRENTAŞ
Editor
Itır Aladağ Görentaş, She graduated from Uludağ University International Relations Department in 2003. She started working as a research assistant at Kocaeli University in 2004 and completed her master’s degree in this university. on 2014,The Position of Foreign Public Law in International Law before National Courts “ she received the title of doctor from Istanbul University with her doctoral dissertation titled. October- January 2019 she gave lectures and conducted studies as a visiting researcher at the University of Leipzig, Faculty of Law, International Law Chair. She is a lecturer at Kocaeli University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of International Relations, and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in the fields of international law and immigration law. She continues her work in the fields of European Court of Human Rights and its discretion, the effect of public order on human rights, and immigration and refugee law.
Pelin SONMEZ
Editor
Associate Professor Dr. Pelin Sonmez, She completed her undergraduate education at Başkent University, Department of Political Science and International Relations. Sönmez completed his master’s degree in Dokuz Eylül University, Institute of Social Sciences European Union program, and completed her doctorate in the program of the same name of the Institute of Social Sciences of Istanbul University. After receiving the title of doctor, she worked in the International Relations Department of Nişantaşı University for a while. Since 2017, she has been working in Kocaeli University, Department of International Relations. The main topics she published in international academic studies are; European Union policy, regional integration and relations with Turkey, international migration, refugees and asylum seekers. Sönmez has expertise in grants, funds and project management provided by various international organizations. In this context, she took part in the preparation and execution of many projects, especially supported by the European Union.