SUITS welcomes new visiting scholar, Ilker Kalin

Dr. Ilker Kalin, SUITS Visiting Researcher 2025
Dr. Ilker Kalin, SUITS Visiting Researcher 2025

Ilker Kalin received his PhD in Political Science from Wayne State University in 2018 and was a postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Foreign Policy and Peace Research (CFPPR) at Bilkent University in 2023-2024.

His research agenda focuses on political violence, nonviolent action, gender, and military socialization, with a current emphasis on Turkey. In one of his ongoing projects, he examines whether and to what extent foreign military training leaves a lasting impact on trainees and fosters cooperative, reciprocal relationships between officers from host and recipient countries. In another project, he explores the growing polarization surrounding gender and sexual minorities in Turkey and its influence on collective dissent within the country.

Ilker’s work has been published in International Interactions, Conflict Management and Peace Science, and Freedom House. He has received several awards and grants, including the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict (ICNC) Online Teaching Fellowship (2022–2023), the IPRA Foundation Peace Research Grant (2024), and the Research and Innovation Authority of Slovakia (VAIA) Fellowship (2025–2026).


 

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