GRADUATE STUDENTS CONDUCTING RESEARCH ON THE TOPICS AND ISSUES RELATEDTO THE MIDDLE EAST 

UGUR  ALTUNDAL

Ph.D. student in political science

Studying democratization in Turkey 

ABOLGHASEM BAYYENA

Ph.D. candidate in political science

Studying Iran’s foreign policy

RONIT BERGER

Ph.D. candidate in political science

Studying conflict transformation processes

ELIZABETH  DAVIS 

Ph.D. student in political science

Studying diaspora and democracy in the Middle East and North Africa

ESRA  EKINCI     

Ph.D. candidate in political science

Studying electoral and party systems in Turkey   

DREW KINNEY

Ph.D. candidate in political science

Studying civil and military relations in the Middle East

AYKUT OZTURK

Ph.D. student in political science

Studying political economy of Turkey

MASSIMO RAMAIOLI

Ph.D. candidate in political science

Studying Salafist groups in Jordan

SHAUNDEL  SANCHEZ               

Ph.D. candidate in anthropology

Studying Muslim-Americans who live in Sharjah, UAE

SEFA  SECEN

Ph.D. student in political science

Studying immigration and refugeeregimes in the Middle East 

DUYGU YENI

Ph.D. candidate in religion

Studying gender-based interpretation of religious texts