Assoc. Prof @bilkentuniv.bsky.social IR, Director of Research @cfppr.bsky.social, PhD @bingpolisci.bsky.social Research on peace&conflict processes, strategic use of force, foreign policy & public opinion, Türkiye www.efetokdemir.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/efetokdemir.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/efetokdemir.bsky.social/post/3mhgpxum5a22p🚨 Our new article on political economy of conflict with @serayyalaz.bsky.social and Seden Akcinaroglu is now online first @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social Also a proud moment to have another piece with an emerging scholar and great student. It is open access via https://academic.oup.com/jpr/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jopres/xjaf028/852488219 Mar 2026 19:22 +0000at://did:plc:tm3foti7pp6e3dcyken474ku/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhgpxum5a22phttps://bsky.app/profile/efetokdemir.bsky.social/post/3mgrgqvatis2a📢13 Mart Cuma günü İstanbul Politikalar Merkezi'nde @erc.europa.eu projemin de temelini oluşturan "radikalleşme, isyan ve terörle mücadele stratejisi olarak çözüm/açılım süreçlerine" dair erken bulgularımı paylaşacağım. Kayıt olmak için: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfwl2dcwNkmmUW_uGWtvdUuNYXbdLHljgjHWhcJFJajfhac4w/viewform11 Mar 2026 08:11 +0000at://did:plc:tm3foti7pp6e3dcyken474ku/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgrgqvatis2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/efetokdemir.bsky.social/post/3mdf5mfqmic2y📌 Hiring one postdoctoral and two predoctoral researchers for the @erc.europa.eu project #COUNSTER, each position for up to 3 years to start on May 2026. Postdoc: https://stars.bilkent.edu.tr/staffapp/IR2026ERCPOSTDOC (Deadline Feb 20) Predoc: https://stars.bilkent.edu.tr/staffapp/IR2026ERCPREDOC (Deadline March 1)27 Jan 2026 06:40 +0000at://did:plc:tm3foti7pp6e3dcyken474ku/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdf5mfqmic2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/efetokdemir.bsky.social/post/3m7kiwvurx22fThrilled to share that I have been awarded an @erc.europa.eu Consolidator Grant for my project, COUNSTER! Many thanks to @bilkentuniv.bsky.social @ufukavrupa-tr.bsky.social @cfppr.bsky.social for their great help during the submission process. I am very excited for the journey ahead! #ERCCoG +09 Dec 2025 12:05 +0000at://did:plc:tm3foti7pp6e3dcyken474ku/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7kiwvurx22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/efetokdemir.bsky.social/post/3m4ah6modc22wAnd now, the paper is out @conflictmanagement.bsky.social "Unique Offerings: Ideological Competition and Rebel Governance" You can check it out: https://journals.sagepub.com/eprint/QZV67TJESKFSTP47KV4B/full [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Oct 2025 07:51 +0000at://did:plc:tm3foti7pp6e3dcyken474ku/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4ah6modc22whttps://bsky.app/profile/efetokdemir.bsky.social/post/3m3tpjdppts2eThe article is in the issue @bjpir.bsky.social It is a timely piece to check out: Apparently, public concerns over human rights violations in foreign countries are highly strategic, based on political alliances rather than legal context (based on findings from experiments in USA, Germany, Türkiye) [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Oct 2025 06:16 +0000at://did:plc:tm3foti7pp6e3dcyken474ku/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3tpjdppts2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/efetokdemir.bsky.social/post/3m3eeogdrpk2oMy department is further expanding: Two open rank positions: 1) Open specialization:stars.bilkent.edu.tr/staffapp/IR2026 2) Historical approaches in IR:stars.bilkent.edu.tr/staffapp/IR202… The positions come with perks incl. teaching reduction, free housing, and IB schooling options for children17 Oct 2025 03:52 +0000at://did:plc:tm3foti7pp6e3dcyken474ku/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3eeogdrpk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/efetokdemir.bsky.social/post/3lytuvl4vpk2qGrateful for the recognition of our article “Unique Offerings: Ideological Competition and Rebel Governance” by @apsa.bsky.social 2025 Conflict Section Best Paper Award. It has recently become online first. If you are inquiring about rebel strategies, then: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0738894224130339715 Sep 2025 03:36 +0000at://did:plc:tm3foti7pp6e3dcyken474ku/app.bsky.feed.post/3lytuvl4vpk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/efetokdemir.bsky.social/post/3ly3ulqfkds2gMy advisees Özge Karban and Deniz Özdemir have successfully defended their MA theses during the Summer 2025. Özge will pursue her PhD at PennState, and Deniz will do at Binghamton University Keep an eye on them in the upcoming years - two great scholars in the making Congratulations!05 Sep 2025 14:27 +0000at://did:plc:tm3foti7pp6e3dcyken474ku/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly3ulqfkds2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/efetokdemir.bsky.social/post/3luhw4b4hic2zDo sanction threats work? We find that threats—even if credibly backed—do not increase support for concessions in the target public (Turkiye case). Plus, positive inducements provoke backlash in some groups, highlighting coercive diplomacy’s limits Check out our research note: shrturl.app/3l4wWJ21 Jul 2025 11:45 +0000at://did:plc:tm3foti7pp6e3dcyken474ku/app.bsky.feed.post/3luhw4b4hic2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/efetokdemir.bsky.social/post/3lt2et4pk622sDon’t forget to add our forum article into your reading list: https://www.allazimuth.com/2024/11/25/forum-fostering-cooperation-in-conflict-research-beyond-borders/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Jul 2025 09:06 +0000at://did:plc:tm3foti7pp6e3dcyken474ku/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt2et4pk622shttps://bsky.app/profile/efetokdemir.bsky.social/post/3lrhdnsndes2wSaldırı ABD-İran nükleer görüşmeleriyle kesişti, ABD kamuoyu ve Trump da görüşmelerin olumlu sonuçlanabileceği düşüncesi vardı. ABD açıktan İsrail’e karşı çıkmaz, ama Trump’ın uzayan süreçlere ve alternatif planlara tahammülsüzlüğü ise bilindik.Rubio “tek taraflı” açıklamaları buradan okunmalı13 Jun 2025 02:00 +0000at://did:plc:tm3foti7pp6e3dcyken474ku/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrhdnsndes2whttps://bsky.app/profile/efetokdemir.bsky.social/post/3lp3x23gsdk2xHad a great time giving a guest talk at University of Washington International Security Colloquium. Grateful for kind invitation, insightful discussion, awesome Seattle weather. Big thanks to the Dept of Polisci and @aslicansunar.bsky.social for hosting me at the campus 🙏14 May 2025 02:24 +0000at://did:plc:tm3foti7pp6e3dcyken474ku/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp3x23gsdk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/efetokdemir.bsky.social/post/3lm4i5ikd622qSince my graduation back in 2017, I was in @bingpolisci.bsky.social for the first time as a guest speaker. A great audience with tough questions as always. It was really good to be back home, and walk through the corridors of the department once again. Truly thankful for their invitation…06 Apr 2025 03:15 +0000at://did:plc:tm3foti7pp6e3dcyken474ku/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm4i5ikd622qhttps://bsky.app/profile/efetokdemir.bsky.social/post/3llvxoq7yek2lGlad to be part of “What do we know about Terrorism” edited volume. Truly learned a lot from my colleagues during the workshop! Thanks @brianjphillips.bsky.social and @sbmitche.bsky.social for leading and ırganizing such a great initiative [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Apr 2025 13:04 +0000at://did:plc:tm3foti7pp6e3dcyken474ku/app.bsky.feed.post/3llvxoq7yek2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/efetokdemir.bsky.social/post/3lky377feb22uPrzeworski (1991) demokrasileri bugünün kaybedenlerinin yarın kazanma ihtimaline sahip olduğu rejimler olarak tanımlar. Muhaliflerin kazanma ihtimallerinin yok edildiğini, kazanma şanslarının olmadığını düşündüğü bir ortamda demokrasiden bahsedilemez. Yaşasın demokrasi!22 Mar 2025 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:tm3foti7pp6e3dcyken474ku/app.bsky.feed.post/3lky377feb22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/efetokdemir.bsky.social/post/3lj66wtaig22hAn update from Türkiye for peace/conflict scholars: 1) Imprisoned PKK leader Ocalan called for disband and disarmament of PKK 2) The process was initiated by the leader of ultra-nationalist party, Bahceli, on October 2024, 3) Not the first public attempt, the last one took place some time ago27 Feb 2025 15:20 +0000at://did:plc:tm3foti7pp6e3dcyken474ku/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj66wtaig22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/efetokdemir.bsky.social/post/3lgizl46fgc24My coauthors and I have "unique offerings" for conflict scholars to explain the connection between ideology and rebel governance in this article. It is now online first @conflictmanagement.bsky.social https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0738894224130339724 Jan 2025 18:27 +0000at://did:plc:tm3foti7pp6e3dcyken474ku/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgizl46fgc24