Bezen Coşkun

Associate Prof. Dr. Bezen Balamir Coşkun, who is an expert in international relations, received her PhD degree in international relations from Loughborough University (UK). She has her Masters degree from Aalborg University (Denmark) Development and International Relations program. Between 2003 and 2016, Dr. Coskun had worked in several higher education institutions and research centers both in Turkey and abroad. In 2016 she has established a consultancy agency, Izmir Policy Centre, to support local civil society organizations and small and medium size enterprises. Dr. Coskun’s area of specialisation is security studies with a particular emphasis on the Middle East region. Recently, together with Dr. Selin Yildiz she has published a book entitled Encounters in the Turkey - Syria Borderland.