Erman Akıllı

Prof. Dr. Erman Akıllı is a faculty member in the Department of International Relations at Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University, Türkiye. His research and teaching focus on artificial intelligence in foreign policy, digital diplomacy, the Turkic World, the Africa region, and public diplomacy along with its sub-branches. Over the course of his career, he has published articles in peer-reviewed journals indexed in SSCI and WoS, and has contributed as both author and editor to volumes released by leading academic publishers, including Palgrave Macmillan, Routledge, and Springer Nature. His most recent and internationally acclaimed monograph, Cognitive Diplomacy and Digital Autonomy: Statecraft in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025), reflects his broader scholarly engagement with the intersection of technology, artificial intelligence and international relations. He is also the editor of the forthcoming Palgrave Handbook of Diplomacy and Society in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, to be published in 2026 by Palgrave Macmillan. In addition to his scholarly work, he serves as Assistant Editor of Insight Turkey, a journal published by the SETA Foundation, where he continues to contribute to debates on international affairs, diplomacy, and emerging technologies.