Yusuf Yerkel

yusufyerkel [at] hotmail.co.uk

Groups

Foreign Policy

Identity

Political Culture

Religion

Career

Since 2010 member of the redaction team of the journal of Perspektif

Academic Career

2010 PhD on the strategic mentality of Turkish and Iranian foreign policymaking towards the Middle East with special reference to their imperial, religious and cultural identity

2008-2009 Master Degree in International Relations of the Middle East at Exeter University, Exeter, England
Thesis topic: Domestic Change and Foreign Policy: Turkey’s Activism in the Middle East since 2002 through the lens of Turkish State Identity

2002-2007 Bachelor Degree in International Relations of the Middle East at Fatih University, Istanbul, Turkey

Internships

SETA DC (Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research) Washington since November 2009, writing weekly policy reports on the Middle East peace process and Turkish foreign policy