Halit Hamzaoğlu

Halit Hamzaoğlu, currently serving as an Associate Professor at Kafkas University's Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Political Science and International Relations, has dedicated his academic career to Geopolitics, International Politics, and Regional Studies. He completed his PhD in European Union and International Economic Relations at Ankara University in 2013 and holds a Master's degree in International Relations from the same institution (2009).

• Research Focus: His work examines geopolitical dynamics in Central Asia, Eurasian Economic Union, and Arctic Strategy, with a particular emphasis on Russian foreign policy and Turkic states collaboration.
• Publications: Over 15 recent articles address topics like Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Mediterranean naval geopolitics, and Hobbesian theory in IR, published in journals such as Gazi Akademik Bakış and The Journal of Social Science.
• Teaching: Has instructed courses on Professional Russian, Contemporary State Systems, and Geopolitics at both undergraduate and graduate levels.
• Academic Collaborations: Co-authored works with Erkan Salim Hoşfikirer and Ali Samir Merdan, focusing on Iran nuclear policy and Arab Spring impacts.