Assistant Professor Özge Onursal-Besgul is a lecturer in the Department of International Relations. She is the coordinator of the MA in European Studies Program. Ms. Onursal-Besgul’s areas of expertise are EU educational policy, the Bologna Process, social construction of Europe, identity politics and citizenship. Among a number of courses on international relations, she has been teaching an introductory undergraduate course on European integration since 2007.
Assistant Professor Mehmet Ali Tuğtan is a lecturer in the Department of International Relations. He is the director of Bilgi University Distance Learning Centre, (UZEM) responsible for the coordination of academic design and quality assurance of blended and online undergraduate courses. Mr. Tugtan’s academic field of expertise covers Current World Affairs, Turkish Foreign Policy and European Union Common Security and Defence Policy.