Sedat Laçiner (born 1972 in Kırıkkale,

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

) is a Turkish academic specialist on the

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and International Relations, with particular reference to Turkish foreign policy and rector of Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University (COMU).

Biography

Laçiner studied at

Ankara University Ankara University () is a public university, public research university in Ankara, the capital of Turkey. It was the first higher education institution founded in Turkey after the History of the Republic of Turkey, formation of the Turkish republ ...

, as well as the

University of Sheffield The University of Sheffield (informally Sheffield University or TUOS) is a public university, public research university in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Its history traces back to the foundation of Sheffield Medical School in 1828, Fir ...

, where he was awarded an MA in International Politics (with distinction), and

King's College London King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public university, public research university in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of George IV of the United Kingdom, King George IV ...

, where he gained his PhD. Since 2001, he has been teaching International Relations and International Security at the Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University and the National Police Academy Security Studies Institute, Ankara. Prof. Laçiner was appointed president of the Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University in 2011 and became the youngest rector in Turkey. He is editor of the "Journal of Administrative Studies" and the "Review of International Law and Politics", as well as being a regular contributor to TRT and other Turkish TV and radio broadcasts. He is also Chairman of the

Journal of Turkish Weekly ''Journal of Turkish Weekly'' was an English language Turkish news website run by the International Strategic Research Organization, targeted towards policymakers. The journal provided a Turkish approach on global and regional issues. Establish ...

, a regular columnist of the Turkish daily national newspaper ''Star'' and the General Coordinator of the Ankara-based Turkish think tank

International Strategic Research Organization The International Strategic Research Organization (USAK, acronym from its Turkish name ''Uluslararası Stratejik Araştırma Kurumu'') is an independent think-tank established in 2004. It pursues interdisciplinary studies on national and internati ...

(ISRO) He is currently Professor of International Relations and adviser to Turkish Higher Education Council Presidency (YÖK). In 2011 he was appointed president to the Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University ( ÇOMÜ) by Turkish President Abdullah Gül. He is the author/co-author or editor of numerous books and articles, including "Iraq Global War and Turkey", "The Iraq Crisis", "Turks and Armenians", "The World and Turkey", "

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational union, supranational political union, political and economic union of Member state of the European Union, member states that are Geography of the European Union, located primarily in Europe. The u ...

with Turkey, Turkey's Membership's Impact on the EU", "The

Armenian Diaspora The Armenian diaspora refers to the communities of Armenians outside Armenia and other locations where Armenians are considered an indigenous population. Since antiquity, Armenians have established communities in many regions throughout the world. ...

" and "Britain from a Different Perspective". He has written many articles that reject the

Armenian genocide The Armenian genocide was the systematic destruction of the Armenians, Armenian people and identity in the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Spearheaded by the ruling Committee of Union and Progress (CUP), it was implemented primarily t ...

claims, which he has termed a "so called genocide". He was arrested in July 2016 after the attempted coup in Turkey, and he reports that the state's attorney has asked for life imprisonment.

Bibliography

*''Financing The PKK Terrorism and Drug Trafficking'', 2016 *''Turkish - Polish Relations: Past, Present and Future'', 2015 *''European Union with Turkey'' — 2005 *''Turkey And The World: a complete English bibliography of Turkey and Turks'' — 2001 *''From Kemalism to Ozalism the ideological evolution of Turkish foreign policy'' — 2001

References

External links

ISRO/USAK website

Journal of Turkish Weekly

Biography on UsakPedia
{{DEFAULTSORT:Laciner, Sedat 1972 births Living people Alumni of King's College London Alumni of the University of Sheffield Turkish political scientists Turkish journalists Turkish columnists Turkish non-fiction writers Rectors of universities and colleges in Turkey Sedat Laçiner