Murat Yeşiltaş

Prof. Murat Yeşiltaş completed his BA and MA in International Relations at Sakarya University in 2003 and 2009, respectively. He earned his PhD in Political Science and International Relations from Marmara University in 2012 with a dissertation titled "Locating Turkey: Geopolitical Mentality and the Army in Turkey." Yeşiltaş was a visiting researcher at Lancaster University's Department of European Studies and International Politics (2008-2009) and at Virginia Tech's Institute of Government and International Relations (2010-2011). Currently, he is a faculty member at the Faculty of Political Science, Department of International Relations at the Social Sciences University of Ankara. His research expertise spans geopolitical assessment, military analysis, actor profiling, scenario building, situation analysis, and wargaming simulation, with a particular focus on security studies, intelligence analysis, and strategic foresight. Yeşiltaş has been extensively involved in field research in Syria, Libya, and Iraq, providing on-the-ground insights into regional conflicts, military strategies, and geopolitical transformations. He has also played an active role in think-and-do tank activities, contributing to both academic discourse and policy-oriented research through strategic analysis and scenario planning.