Merve Suna Özel Özcan

Merve Suna Özel Özcan is an Associate Professor of International Relations at Kirikkale University, Turkey. Also, She is vice chair of the IR Department. She graduated from Gazi University, Department of International Relations, and completed a double major in the Department of History in 2011. In 2013, she became a research assistant at Kirikkale University. She earned her Master's degree in the Department of Political and Social Science at Gazi University in 2014 and then started her doctorate in International Relations at Kirikkale University. In 2019, she received her PhD in International Relations and became an Associate Professor at Kirikkale University in 2020. She is pursuing a second PhD in Political and Social Sciences at Gazi University. Her research focus covers Russian Studies, great powers, energy, and international relations of Eurasia. Her work has also appeared in numerous book chapters and papers. She is also the author of the book "Imparatorluklar: Geçmişten Bugüne Büyük Güçler ve Rusya Örneği", and edited "Soğuk Savaş Sonrası: Sistem, Devlet ve Tarih", "Russia-Eurasia Relations: Acto