MUSTAFA AYDIN

Professor
 MUSTAFA AYDIN

A BLOK 1. KAT 259

+90 (212) 533 65 32 / 1650

maydin@khas.edu.tr

https://www.mustafaaydin.gen.tr

ORCID

Education

Doctorate

LANCASTER UNIVERSITY
Siyaset Bilimi ve Uluslararası İlişkiler

Master's Degree

LANCASTER UNIVERSITY
Siyaset Bilimi ve Uluslararası İlişkiler

Bachelor's Degree

ANKARA ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Uluslararası İlişkiler

Research Areas

  • Uluslararası İlişkiler Teorileri ve Dış Politika Analizi
  • Güvenlik
  • Strateji ve Jeopolitik
  • Türkiye dış ve güvenlik politikaları
  • Orta Asya
  • Kafkaslar
  • Karadeniz
  • Orta Doğu bölge çalışmaları

Work Experience

2010 / Continuing Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümü, Profesör 
Kadir Has Üniversitesi

2010 / 2018 Rektör
Kadir Has Üniversitesi

1995 / 2005 Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümü, Yardımcı Doçent, Doçent
Ankara Üniversitesi

2005 / 2005 Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümü, Profesör
Ankara Üniversitesi

2006 / 2009 Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümü, Profesör - Bölüm Başkanı
TOBB ETÜ

Publications

  • "Continuity and change in Turkish politics: economic and behavioural explanations of democratic backsliding",
    Aydin, Mustafa; Yıldırım, Kerem; , Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, (2024) DOI: 10.1080/14683857.2024.2350850
  • "Politics of household indebtedness in Turkey",
    Ayhan, Berkay; Aydin, Mustafa; Ulcay, Ahmet; , Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, (2024) DOI: 10.1080/14683857.2024.2354537
  • "Türkiye in Central Asia"
    , Aydın, Mustafa; , Contributions to Political Science, , Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH (2024)
  • "Turkey’s Black Sea Policies (1991–2023) and Changing Regional Security Since the Russian Invasion of Ukraine"
    , Aydın, Mustafa; , Contributions to International Relations, , Springer Nature (2024)
  • "Introduction: The Burden of History, Image, Geopolitics and Misperception in the Aegean",
    Aydin, Mustafa; Ifantis, Kostas; , Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies, (2024) DOI: 10.1080/19448953.2024.2318674
  • "Greece-Turkey relations"
    , Aydin, Mustafa; , A Companion to Modern Turkey's Centennial: Political, Sociological, Economic and Institutional Transformations since 1923, (2023)
  • "Turkey’s Caucasus Policies, 2000-2022",
    Aydın, Mustafa; , Connections, (2023) Vol.22, No.1, 79-90 DOI: 10.11610/Connections.22.1.32
  • "Turkey’s Middle East Policies1"
    , Aydin, Mustafa; Dizdaroglu, Cihan; , Changing Security Paradigm in West Asia: Regional and International Responses, (2022)
  • "Turkish Foreign Policy in the Chaos of War, 1939-1945",
    Aydın, Mustafa; , Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies, (2021) Vol.23, No.6, 854-871 DOI: 10.1080/19448953.2021.1981687
  • "Geopolitics and gas-transit security through pipelines"
    , Ediger, Volkan; Bowlus, John V.; Aydin, Mustafa; , Regulations in the Energy Industry: Financial, Economic and Legal Implications, (2020)
  • "Foreign policy, 1923-2018"
    , Aydin, Mustafa; , The Routledge Handbook of Turkish Politics, (2019)
  • "Between euphoria and realpolitik: Turkish policy toward central asia and the caucasus"
    , Aydin, Mustafa; , Turkey's Foreign Policy in the 21st Century: A Changing Role in World Politics, (2019)
  • "Twenty years before, twenty years after: Turkish foreign policy at the threshold of the 21st century"
    , Aydin, Mustafa; , Turkey's Foreign Policy in the 21st Century: A Changing Role in World Politics, (2019)
  • "Turkey's foreign policy in the 21st century: A changing role in world politics"
    Ismael, Tareq Y.; Aydin, Mustafa; (2019)
  • "International relations in Turkey: An evaluation on the findings of TRIP 2018",
    Aydin, Mustafa; Dızdaroğlu, Cihan; , Uluslararasi Iliskiler, (2019) Vol.16, No.64, 3-28 DOI: 10.33458/uidergisi.652877
  • "Levantine challenges on Turkish foreign policy",
    Aydin, Mustafa; Dizdaroğlu, Cihan; , Uluslararasi Iliskiler, (2018) Vol.15, No.60, 89-103 DOI: 10.33458/uidergisi.525100
  • "Roundtable Discussion on Homegrown Theorizing",
    Aydınlı, Ersel; Aydın, Mustafa; Baran, Emre; Makarychev, Andrey; Smith, Karen; Gözen, Ramazan; İpek, Pınar; Kuru, Deniz; Özdemir, Haluk; Shih, Chih yu; Mallavarapu, Siddharth; Chen, Ching Chang; Köstem, Seçkin; Ersoy, Eyüp; Jörgensen, Knud Erik; Esen, Berk; , All Azimuth, (2018) Vol.7, No.2, 101-114 DOI: 10.20991/ALLAZIMUTH.386638
  • "An analysis of international relations academics in Turkey and their approaches to the field: TRIP 2014 faculty survey results",
    Aydin, Mustafa; Hisarlioğlu, Fulya; Yazgan, Korhan; , Uluslararasi Iliskiler, (2016) Vol.12, No.48, 3-35 DOI: 10.33458/uidergisi.463044
  • "Editörden",
    Aydın, Mustafa; , Uluslararasi Iliskiler, (2016) Vol.13, No.52, 5-6
  • "Changing Dynamics of Turkish Foreign and Security Policies in the Caucasus"
    , Aydin, Mustafa; , Reassessing Security in the South Caucasus: Regional Conflicts and Transformation, (2016)
  • "Revisiting the mainstream approaches of the theories of international relations",
    Aydin, Mustafa; Akgül Açikmeşe, Sinem A.; , Uluslararasi Iliskiler, (2015) Vol.12, No.46, 1-9 DOI: 10.33458/uidergisi.463025
  • "Turkish Policy towards the Wider Black Sea and the EU Connection",
    Aydin, Mustafa; , Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies, (2014) Vol.16, No.3, 383-397 DOI: 10.1080/19448953.2014.928541
  • "Türkiye’de Güvenlik: Algı, Politika, Yapı",
    Aydin, Mustafa; Ereker, Fulya; , Uluslararasi Iliskiler, (2014) Vol.11, No.43, 127-156
  • "Changing dynamics of Turkish foreign and security policies in the Caucasus"
    , Aydin, Mustafa; , Reassessing Security in the South Caucasus: Regional Conflicts and Transformation, (2013)
  • "Survey international relations faculty in Turkey: Teaching, Research and International Politics -2011",
    Aydin, Mustafa; Yazgan, Korhan; , Uluslararasi Iliskiler, (2013) Vol.9, No.36, 3-44
  • "Contending agendas for the Black Sea region",
    Aydin, Mustafa; , Demokratizatsiya, (2012) Vol.20, No.1, 47-61
  • "Changing dynamics of Turkish foreign and security policies in the Caucasus"
    , Aydin, Mustafa; , Reassessing Security in the South Caucasus: Regional Conflicts and Transformation, (2011)
  • "A 2020 vision for the Black Sea region: The Commission on the Black Sea proposes",
    Aydin, Mustafa; Triantaphyllou, Dimitrios; , Journal of Southeast European and Black Sea, (2010) Vol.10, No.3, 373-380 DOI: 10.1080/14683857.2010.503648
  • "Civilizational futures: Clashes or alternative visions in the age of globalization?",
    Aydin, Mustafa; Özen, Çinar; , Futures, (2010) Vol.42, No.6, 545-552 DOI: 10.1016/j.futures.2010.01.005
  • "Survey of international relations faculty in Turkey: Research, teaching and views on the discipline - 2009",
    Aydin, Mustafa; Yazgan, Korhan; , Uluslararasi Iliskiler, (2010) Vol.7, No.25, 3-42
  • "Geographical blessing versus geopolitical curse: Great power security agendas for the Black Sea region and a Turkish alternative",
    Aydin, Mustafa; , Journal of Southeast European and Black Sea, (2009) Vol.9, No.3, 271-285 DOI: 10.1080/14683850902934283
  • "Editors' introduction: Special issue on Turkish foreign policy",
    Aydin, Mustafa; Kiriŝci, Kemal; , New Perspectives on Turkey, (2009) Vol.40, 5-6 DOI: 10.1017/S0896634600005185
  • "Reconstructing Turkish-American relations: Divergences versus convergences",
    Aydin, Mustafa; , New Perspectives on Turkey, (2009) Vol.40, 125-146 DOI: 10.1017/s0896634600005240
  • "Uluslararasi Iliskiler: Editorial",
    Brauch, Hans Günter; Aydin, Mustafa; Spring, Úrsula Oswald; , Uluslararasi Iliskiler, (2008) Vol.5, No.18,
  • "Identity-based security threats in a globalized world: Focus on islam",
    Aydin, Mustafa; Açikmeşe, Sinem; , Uluslararasi Iliskiler, (2008) Vol.5, No.18, 197-214
  • "A questionnaire about scientific research and teaching practices, views on the discipline and political attitudes of international relations' academicians in Turkey",
    Aydin, Mustafa; , Uluslararasi Iliskiler, (2007) Vol.4, No.15, 1-18
  • "Oil, pipelines and security: The geo-politics of the Caspian region"
    , Aydin, Mustafa; , The Caspian Region: A Re-Emerging Region, (2004)
  • "Contemporary Turkish-Greek relations: Constraints and opportunities"
    , Aydin, Mustafa; , Turkish-Greek Relations: The Security Dilemma in the Aegean, (2004)
  • "Conclusion"
    , Aydin, Mustafa; Ifantis, Kostas; , Turkish-Greek Relations: The Security Dilemma in the Aegean, (2004)
  • "Turkish-Greek relations: The security dilemma in the Aegean"
    Aydin, Mustafa; Ifantis, Kostas; (2004)
  • "Introduction",
    Aydin, Mustafa; Ifantis, Kostas; , Turkish-Greek Relations: The Security Dilemma in the Aegean, (2004) 1-18 DOI: 10.4324/9780203501917
  • "Waiting for December 2004: Turkish blues for the EU",
    Aydin, Mustafa; Açikmese, Sinem Akgül; , International Spectator, (2004) Vol.39, No.3, 111-125 DOI: 10.1080/03932720408457088
  • "Determinants of Turkish foreign policy: Changing patterns and conjunctures during the cold war",
    Aydin, M.; , Middle Eastern Studies, (2000) Vol.36, No.1, 103-139 DOI: 10.1080/00263200008701300
  • "Determinants of Turkish foreign policy: Historical framework and traditional inputs",
    Aydin, M.; , Middle Eastern Studies, (1999) Vol.35, No.4, 152-186 DOI: 10.1080/00263209908701290
  • "Turkey and Central Asia: Challenges of change",
    Aydin, Mustafa; , Central Asian Survey, (1996) Vol.15, No.2, 157-177 DOI: 10.1080/02634939608400943

Projects

Project Name Role in the Project Project Type Fund Establishment Start Date End Date

Courses Offered

Course Name Course Code Period
Introduction to International Relations PSIR106 2024/25 Spring
Current Debates in International Relations Theories IR612 2024/25 Spring
International Relations Theory PSIR301 2024/25 Fall
History and Theory of International Relations IR505 2024/25 Fall