Dr. Aybars Görgülü
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Aybars Görgülü is a founding member and Executive Director at Center for Public Policy and Democracy Studies (PODEM). He worked for Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) from 2007 to 2015.

Dr. Görgülü received his Ph.D. in Political Science from Sabancı University in 2014. He holds an MA degree in Diplomacy and International Relations from the University of Clermont-Ferrand, France and a BA degree in Social and Political Sciences from Sabancı University. Görgülü teaches on Turkey’s foreign policy and the Caucasus politics at Istanbul Kültür University and has several publications on Turkey’s domestic and foreign policy issues.

PUBLICATIONS
CATEGORY
Towards a Viable EU–Gulf Engagement: Qatari Perceptions of the EU and Its Policies in the Region
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA STUDIES
Egyptian Elite’s Views on Egypt, and Its Relations with the EU
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA STUDIES
Qatar and Syria Crisis
SYRIA AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS
Turkey, the EU and the Mediterranean Perceptions, Policies and Prospects
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA STUDIES
Secularists in Turkey in the aftermath of July 15: Debates, Sentiments and Expectations
SOCIAL PERCEPTION STUDIES
Energy Relations between Turkey and Israel
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA STUDIES
1915 and Beyond: Public Perception in Turkey
TURKEY AND ARMENIANS