Mensur Akgün is a

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Istanbul Kültür University İstanbul Kültür University (İKÜ) is one of the many private universities located in Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the ...

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daily ''

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'' and

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studies at the

Middle East Technical University Middle East Technical University (commonly referred to as METU; in Turkish language, Turkish, ''Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi'', ODTÜ) is a public university, public Institute of technology, technical university located in Ankara, Turkey. The ...

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in 1981 and received his master's degree from the

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, Norway in 1987. After finishing his doctoral studies at the

Boğaziçi University Boğaziçi University ( tr, Boğaziçi Üniversitesi), also known as Bosphorus University, is a major research university in Istanbul, Turkey. Its main campus is located on the European side of the Bosphorus, Bosphorus strait. It has six facult ...

Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...

in 1992, Mensur Akgün started publishing widely in national and international journals and newspapers. In addition to that, he has published a couple of own

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and co-authored books. He has traveled extensively and participated in various international

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as a

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representing both

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and

civil society Civil society can be understood as the "third sector" of society, distinct from government and business, and including the family and the private sphere.Sylvia Tiryaki, Mensur Akgün founded the Global Political Trends Center, an

based

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,(30 May 2010
Experts: Sanctions vote won’t strain Turkish-US relations
, ''

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'', Retrieved October 29, 2010 which is operating under the auspices of

. He has also been the Director of the

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Program at the

Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation The Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation ( tr, Türkiye Ekonomik ve Sosyal Etüdler Vakfı, TESEV), based in Istanbul, is Turkey's leading think tank. The Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) is an independent non-gover ...

(16 July 2007
Experts advise balanced policy after Russian blow to CFE
''

'', Retrieved October 29, 2010 ("Associate Professor Mensur Akgün, director of the foreign policy program at the İstanbul based-Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV)") (TESEV) and the editor of the News Perspectives Quarterly
NPQ-Türkiye
. Mensur Akgün teaches courses on

international relations International relations (IR), sometimes referred to as international studies and international affairs, is the scientific study of interactions between sovereign states. In a broader sense, it concerns all activities between states—such as ...

and Turkish foreign policy at the Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences of

where he also holds position of chair of the Department of International Relations. His geographic areas on interest include the

Middle East The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabian Peninsula, Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Anatolia, Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Pro ...

Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ...

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

and

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Publications

* Possible Scenarios in Cyprus: Assuming There is No Solution, Istanbul: TESEV Publications, February 2012. * The Perception of Turkey in the Middle East 2011, Istanbul: TESEV Publications, February 2012. (Co-author) * Ending the Isolation of Turkish Cypriots in Insight Turkey, Istanbul: SETA Foundation, Vol. 12, No. 1/2010, February 2010. (Co-author) * Turks Are Now Puzzling over the EU's Back-Handed Compliment, Europe's World, No. 14, Spring 2010. * Turkey: What Axis Shift, Le Monde Diplomatique, July 9, 2010. * Finding Common Grounds - Rediscovering the Common Narrative of Turkey and Europe, Bratislava: RC SFPA, 2009. (Co-author) * A Promise to Keep: Time to End the International Isolation of the Turkish Cypriots, Istanbul: TESEV Publications, June 2008. (Co-author) * Quo Vadis Cyprus?, Istanbul: TESEV Publications, April 2005. (Co-author) * The Annan Plan: A Missed Opportunity, World Security Network, 14 May 2004. * Turkey in the Middle East, Turkey Investor: Journal of International Finance, November–December, 1998. * Turkey and Russia: Burdened by history and myopia, Privatview, no.3, Winter 1997.

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