MEHMET RAGIP KALELİOĞLU

Mehmet Ragip Kalelioğlu serves as Assistant Professor in Geography at Gaziantep University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences since 2014, specializing in human-economic geography with regional focus on Turkish urban dynamics and industrial transformation.

His academic credentials include:

• PhD in Geography, Ankara University (2014)
• MA in Geography, Ankara University (2000)
• Bachelor's in Geography, Ankara University (1997)

Research emphasizes urban geography and economic restructuring, particularly digitalization impacts on manufacturing clusters and blue economy development. His work integrates spatial analysis with socioeconomic frameworks to examine Gaziantep's industrial evolution amid global supply chain shifts.

Recent publications reveal consistent focus on regional economic adaptation, with 2023-2024 book chapters analyzing Industry 4.0 barriers in carpet manufacturing and maritime economic clusters. Journal articles explore urban transformation social impacts and technological change in manufacturing sectors.

He has supervised two Master's theses on digital transformation in manufacturing and urban renewal. Research projects include TÜBİTAK-funded analysis of university stakeholders' science perceptions and KOP Regional Development Administration's entrepreneurship needs assessment across Central Anatolia.

Academic engagement includes active membership in International Geographical Union (IGU) and American Association of Geographers (AAG), with international collaborations at Innsbruck University and TH Köln.