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Faculty member of the IUE Political Science and International Relations, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sıtkı Egeli participated as a speaker in a webinar organized by the French think tank FRS (Fondation Recherches Stratégiques): “Shield and Sword: The Impact of Missile Defence on Missile Proliferation.”

Faculty member of the IUE Political Science and International Relations, Dr. Umut Can Adısönmez attended a workshop organized by the Crisis Response Council and the Middle East Peace and Security (MEPS) Forum at the American University at Duhok, Iraq: “In the Shadow of Geopolitics: Conflict Resolution & Human Security in the Middle East.”

Faculty member of the IUE Political Science and International Relations, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Devrim Sezer published a new co-authored article in the Politics and Space journal: “Ephemeral Architectures, Fugitive Assemblies: The Romantic Imaginaries of Assembly Democracy in the Gezi Protests.”

Faculty member of the IUE Political Science and International Relations, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Devrim Sezer participated in the “Public Lectures” series organized as part of the 10th anniversary gathering of Good Design Izmir, themed “Dirlik” (Vitality).

The Department of Political Science and International Relations, in collaboration with EKOAB, hosted an information session featuring officials from the Directorate for EU Affairs and the College of Europe regarding scholarship programs and admission processes.

Faculty member of the IUE Political Science and International Relations, Prof. Dr. Çiğdem Kentmen Çin, has been awarded the “Academic Achievement Award” at our university’s 2025–2026 Academic Year Opening Ceremony.

Faculty member of the IUE Political Science and International Relations, Prof. Dr. Çiğdem Kentmen-Cin's new article, ‘Hate Speech on Social Media: A Systematic Narrative Review of Political Science Contributions’, has been published in the Social Sciences (WoS) journal. The study examines the causes, consequences and solutions of online hate speech within the framework of political science literature.

Faculty member of the IUE Political Science and International Relations, Dr. Umut Can Adısönmez (with Ahmet Erdi Öztürk and Laçin İdil Öztığ) has published a new book chapter in The Routledge Handbook of Religion and Nationalism, titled “Religion and Nationalism: Intersections, Tensions, and Synergies.”

Faculty member of the IUE Political Science and International Relations, Prof. Dr. Filiz Başkan participated in the 18th National Social Sciences Congress organized by the Turkish Social Sciences Association at Middle East Technical University (METU).

Organized in a collaboration between the IUE Political Science and International Relations Department and BAYETAV, the panel discussion titled “Global Politics in an Age of Uncertainty,” was held on Friday, September 19, 2025, at BAYETAV Academy.