Assoc. Prof. Dr. / Turkish National Police Academy / Institute of Security Sciences
Short Biography: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Oğuzhan Yanarışık is currently working at the Police Academy Security Sciences Institute. He completed his PhD in Politics and International Studies at the University of Warwick, England, in 2015. He graduated from Bilkent University, Department of International Relations, in 2008. He completed his second master’s degree at the Center for European Integration Studies at the University of Bonn, Germany. He completed his undergraduate studies at Hacettepe University, Department of International Relations in 2005. His main research areas are security studies, media studies, European Union studies, international relations theories and Turkish foreign policy. He has various national and international scientific book and article publications in these fields.
PhD: University of Warwick, United Kingdom, Politics and International Studies, 2010-2015
Masters: University of Bonn, Germany, Center for European Integration Studies, 2007-2008
Masters: Bilkent University, Türkiye, International Relations, 2005-2008
Undergraduate: Hacettepe University, Türkiye, International Relations, 2001-2005
PhD Thesis
“Turkey-EU Relations and the Representation of AK Party in the Western Political and Media Discourse,” University of Warwick, Coventry – UK (November 2015).
Masters Theses
“The Analysis of Turkish Foreign Policy under Justice and Development Party Government in the Post-9/11 World,” Bilkent University (November 2008).
“A Constructivist Analysis of Turkey’s Negotiation Process: What Makes it Different and Harder?” University of Bonn, Germany (September 2008).
Main Research Areas
Security Studies, Media Studies, European Union Studies, Theories of International Relations, Discourse Analysis, Turkish Foreign Policy.
Books
Oğuzhan Yanarışık, Avrupa Ailesindeki Üvey Kardeş Türkiye: AB Üyelik Sürecinde Türkiye’ye Uygulanan Ayrımcı Muamelenin Analizi [Türkiye as the Stepsister in the European Family: Analysis of the Discriminatory Approach towards Türkiye in the EU Membership Process] (Liberte, 2019).
Oğuzhan Yanarışık & Hakan Kıyıcı (Eds.), Uluslararası Güvenliğe Bir Tehdit Olarak PKK Terör Örgütü ve Bileşenleri [PKK Terror Organisation and its Constituents as a Threat to International Security] (Polis Akademisi, 2022)
Book Chapters
Oğuzhan Yanarışık, “Terörizm, Terörle Mücadele ve Kadın,” [Terrorism, Counterterrorism and Women] in F. Gökçen Çetin Can (Ed.), Kadın ve Toplum: Değişen Roller, İlişkiler, Sonuçlar (Orion Kitabevi, 2022): 319-340.
Hakan Kıyıcı and Oğuzhan Yanarışık, “PKK Terör Örgütünün Asil-Vekil Kuramı Çerçevesinde Analizi,” [Analysis of the PKK Terrorist Organization within the Framework of the Principal-Agent Theory] in Oğuzhan Yanarışık and Hakan Kıyıcı (Eds.), Uluslararası Güvenliğe Tehdit PKK ve Bileşenleri (Polis Akademisi, 2022): 11-24.
Oğuzhan Yanarışık, “Avrupa Birliği’nde Güvenlik ve Terörle Mücadele,” [Security and Counterterrorism in the European Union] in Filiz Cicioğlu ve Hacı Mehmet Boyraz (Eds.), Avrupa Birliği’nin Güncel Dış Politika ve Güvenlik Meseleleri (Aktif Yayınevi, 2021): 179-192.
Oğuzhan Yanarışık, “İç Güvenlik ve Siber Güvenlik,” [Internal Security and Cyber Security] in İbrahim İrdem (Ed.), İç Güvenlik Yönetimi ve Polislik (Polis Akademisi Yayınları, 2020): 303-327.
Oğuzhan Yanarışık, “Siyasi Liderlerin ve Siyasi Partilerin Sosyal Medyadaki Siyasal İletişim Yöntemleri,” [Political Communication Strategies of Political Leaders and Political Parties in the Social Media] in Orçun İmga & Salih Zeki Haklı (Eds.), Sosyal Medya ve Siyasal İletişim (Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2020): 58-77.
Oğuzhan Yanarışık, “Terör Örgütlerinin Eylem Türleri,” [Types of Act of Terror] in Salih Zeki Haklı (Ed.), Radikalleşme Şiddet ve Terörizm (Polis Akademisi Yayınları, 2018): 170-188.
Oğuzhan Yanarışık, “AK Parti Döneminde Dönüşen Ana Akım Medya Söylemi,” [Changing Mainstream Media Discourse in the AK Party Era] in İsmail Çağlar & Ali Aslan (Eds.), Kuruluşundan Bugüne AK Parti: Toplum (SETA, 2017): 31-48.
Journal Articles
Oğuzhan Yanarışık and Sabit İbrahim Akca, “Orientalism in Henry Kissinger’s Foreign Policy Discourse During The 1973 Arab-Israeli War,” Anadolu Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi, Vol. 23, No. 4 (2022), 386-403.
Oğuzhan Yanarışık, “Terörizmin Finansmanında Siber Tehditler ve Kripto Paraların Rolü,” [Cyber Threats and the Role of Cryptocurrencies in Terrorism Financing] Üçüncü Sektör Sosyal Ekonomi Dergisi, Vol. 57, No. 4 (2022), 3229-3241.
Mustafa Kaplan and Oğuzhan Yanarışık, “İkinci Körfez Savaşı Sonrasında Irak’taki Sünni Grupların Radikalleşme Nedenlerinin Analizi,” [An Analysis of the Reasons for the Radicalization of Sunni Groups in Iraq after the Second Gulf War] Kesit Akademi Dergisi, Vol. 8, No. 33 (2022), 70-91.
Oğuzhan Yanarışık, “İkinci Karabağ Savaşı’ndaki Türkiye-Azerbaycan İttifakının Rol Teorisi Çerçevesinde Analizi,” [Analysis of the Turkish-Azerbaijani Alliance in the Second Karabakh War within the Framework of Role Theory] Ermeni Araştırmaları, No. 72 (2022): 47-67.
Oğuzhan Yanarışık, “Terörizm ve Medya Çerçevelemesi Üzerine Bir Analiz: YPJ Örneği,” [An Analysis on Terrorism and Media Framing: the Case of YPJ] Liberal Düşünce, No. 102 (2021): pp. 241-256.
İpek Ferihanaz Keskin & Oğuzhan Yanarışık, “Suriye Göç Krizi Hakkında Güvenlik Endişeleri: Türkiye ve AB Ülkeleri Karşılaştırması,” [Security Concerns about Syrian Migrant Crisis: Comparison of Turkey and EU Countries] Güvenlik Çalışmaları Dergisi, Vol. 23, No. 1 (2021): pp. 54-70.
Oğuzhan Yanarışık, “Rise of Islamophobia in Germany, France and Switzerland after 9/11,” Ombudsman Akademik, No. 7 (July-December 2017): pp. 101-126.
Oğuzhan Yanarışık, “Gezi Park Protests as a Litmus Test for Mainstream Western Media,” Insight Turkey, Vol. 18, No. 2 (Spring 2016): pp. 145-160.
Oğuzhan Yanarışık, “Batı Medyasının Senaryosunda Önce Kahraman Sonra Kötü Adam: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,” [First the Hero, Then the Villain in the Scenario of the Western Media: Recep Tayyip Erdogan] Liberal Düşünce, No: 79 (Summer 2015): pp. 63-68.
Oğuzhan Yanarışık, “Yükselen Irkçılık ve İslamofobi Gölgesinde Yaşayan Avrupa Türkleri: Almanya Örneği,” [European Turks Living in the Shadow of Rising Racism and Islamophobia: The Case of Germany] Yeni Türkiye, No. 54, Türk Dünyası II (September-October 2013): pp. 2911-2917.
Conference Proceedings
Oğuzhan Yanarışık, “The Role of Strategic Communication in Countering Fake News and Disinformation in Turkey’s Fight against Terrorism,” Congress on Combating Terrorism and Radicalization, 3-5 March 2023.
Oğuzhan Yanarışık, “Digitalization of Policing: The Case of Türkiye,” 11. Annual INTERPA Conference, Dakka, Bangladesh, 12-14 September 2022.
Oğuzhan Yanarışık, “Analysis of the Effects of the US Withdrawal from Afghanistan on Local and Regional Security,” 1. International Hitit Security Studies Conference, 24-25 December 2021.
Oğuzhan Yanarışık, “Treacherous July 15 Coup Attempt and Social Media,” Cyber Crimes Workshop, Antalya, 27-31 January 2020.
Oğuzhan Yanarışık, “Mass Violence in Cities: Comparison of 2011 UK Riots and 2013 Gezi Park Events,” City and Security Symposium, Ankara, 2-3 January 2020.
Oğuzhan Yanarışık, “The Role of Media in Radicalization Process: The Case of YPJ,” International Symposium on Radicalisation and Extremism, Ankara, 21-23 October 2019.
Oğuzhan Yanarışık, “The Impact of the Western Media’s View on July 15 Coup Attempt on the Fight against FETÖ,” Conference on Liberal Thought, Ürgüp, Nevşehir, 3-5 November 2017.
Oğuzhan Yanarışık, “Belonging and Identity in the Middle East,” I. International Middle East Forum and Workshop, Kırıkkale, 27-29 April 2017.
Oğuzhan Yanarışık, “Mainstream Western Media’s Distorted View of the Middle East,” II. International Middle East Symposium, Kırıkkale, 4-7 May 2016.
Oğuzhan Yanarışık, “Democracy in Turkey and the Perception of Turkey in the World,” Conference on Liberal Thought, Ürgüp, Nevşehir, 6-8 November 2015.
Teaching Experience (Courses)
- Media, Information and Security (Masters Level)
- Theories of War and Peace (Masters Level)
- İç Güvenlik Yönetimi ve Polislik (Masters Level)
- Güvenlik Yönetimi ve Liderlik (Masters Level)
- Çağdaş Siyasi İdeolojiler (Masters Level)
- Güvenlik Teorileri (Masters Level)
- Türk Dış Politikası (Masters Level)
Administrative Duties
- Head of Department, Department of International Security, Turkish National Police Academy, 2021-2022
- Board Member, Institute of Security Sciences, Turkish National Police Academy, 2021-2022
- Board Member, Traffic Institute, Turkish National Police Academy, 2020-Ongoing
Scientific Project
Researcher, Turkey-EU Strategic Communication and Public Diplomacy Project, (Funding Organisation: Communications Directorate of Turkish Presidency / Executive Organisation: SETA), 01/12/2021 – 01/09/2022.
Courses and Trainings He Thought
Terrorism and Media (NATO Counterterrorism Center of Excellence Course), 2020.
Turkey’s Social Structure (Turkish Directorate General of Security In-Service Training), 2020-2022.
Completed Theses under His Supervision
Sabit İbrahim Akca, A Critical Discourse Analysis of Henry Kissinger’s Foreign Policy Towards the 1973 Arab-Israeli War and Oil Crisis, Turkish National Police Academy, 2022.
Fatma Nur Günay, The Importance of Aerial Counterterrorism Activities: The Case of Türkiye, Turkish National Police Academy, 2022.
Yusuf Kaya, Hafız Esad Dönemi Suriye-Rusya İlişkilerinin Karşılaştırılmalı Analizi, [Comparative Analysis of Syria-Russia Relations under Hafez al-Assad] Turkish National Police Academy, 2022.
Mustafa Kaplan, İkinci Körfez Savaşı Sonrasında Irak’ta Irak El-Kaidesi’ne Katılan Sünni Grupların Radikalleşme Nedenleri, [The Reasons for the Radicalization of Sunni Groups Joining Al-Qaeda in Iraq after the Second Gulf War] Turkish National Police Academy, 2022.
Burak Kambak, 1917 Bolşevik Devrimi ve Sonrasında Yabancı Ülkelerin Rolleri ve İstihbarat Faaliyetleri, [1917 Bolshevik Revolution and the Role of Foreign Countries and Intelligence Activities in its Aftermath] Turkish National Police Academy, 2021.
İpek Ferihanaz Keskin, Göç Politikalarının Karşılaştırılması: Avrupa Birliği ve Türkiye Perspektifinden Göç Krizi, [Comparison of Migration Policies: Migration Crisis from the Perspective of the European Union and Turkey] Turkish National Police Academy, 2021.
Editorial Duties
- Chief Editor, Güvenlik Çalışmaları Dergisi [Journal of Security Studies] (ULAKBİM), Turkish National Police Academy, 2020 – Continues
- Editorial Board Member, Liberal Düşünce Dergisi [Journal of Liberal Thought](ULAKBİM), LDT, 2021 – Continues
- Editorial Board Member, Polis Dergisi [Police Journal], EGM, 2022 – Continues
- Director, Center for Security Studies, Ankara
Scholarships
- YLSY PhD Scholarship by Turkish Ministry of Education, 2010-2015 Academic Years.
- Jean Monnet Scholarship, 2007-2008 Academic Year.
- Education and Accommodation Scholarship from Bilkent University, 2005-2007 Academic Years.
Foreign Language
English, Exam: e-YDS (2021), Result: 96,25
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