Levent DEMİRELLİ

Levent DEMİRELLİ is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at Istanbul Beykent University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences. He has been actively contributing to academic discourse since 2010, with prior affiliations at Ankara University, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, and Rize University as a Research Assistant. His scholarly work spans public administration, bureaucratic politicization, transportation policy, and ideological currents in governance.

His educational background includes a doctorate from Marmara University (2018), master’s degrees from Ankara University (2012) and Hacettepe University (2010), a double major bachelor’s from Marmara University (2025), and an earlier license from Abant İzzet Baysal University (2005). These diverse academic foundations support his interdisciplinary research approach.

DEMİRELLİ's research interests center on public administration, particularly the politicization of bureaucracy, merit-patronage dynamics in senior appointments, urban and railway transportation policies, and the Marxist tradition in Turkish public administration. His work critically examines institutional transformations, especially under Turkey’s presidential system, and draws comparative insights from the UK's railway privatization experience. He frequently employs conceptual and linguistic analysis to unpack complex administrative phenomena.

His publication record includes multiple articles in SSCI and TR INDEX journals such as Administration & Society, Public Administration Magazine, Mülkiye Magazine, and Contemporary Local Governments. The trends in his recent articles indicate a sustained focus on bureaucratic integrity, transportation governance, and the ideological underpinnings of public administration in Turkey. His work often bridges historical analysis with contemporary policy challenges.

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