MUSTAFA AYDIN

Professor
 MUSTAFA AYDIN

A BLOK 1. KAT 259

+90 (212) 533 65 32 / 1650

[email protected]

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

  • "Transformation of Turkish-Russian Relations: Rivalry and Cooperation in Eurasia and the Levant",
    Aydin, Mustafa; , Uluslararasi Iliskiler, (2025) Vol.22, No.85, 21-39 DOI: 10.33458/uidergisi.1621393
  • "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
"Conditions for stability and sustainable returns in Syria" Yürütücü Uluslararası Proje Diğer Uluslararası 20.04.2026
 01.01.1970

Courses Offered

Course Name Course Code Period
International Relations Theory PSIR301 2025/26 Fall
Current Issues in International Relation IR520 2025/26 Fall