Selçuk Çolakoğluis a Professor of International Relations at Yıldırım Beyazıt University (YBU) in Ankara. He is a Vice President of USAK and Director of Center for Asia-Pacific Studies. He is also an advisor for the Center for Strategic Research (SAM) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey. His research interests include political and security issues in international relations, particularly in East Asia, Central Eurasia, and Turkish Foreign Policy.
Dr. Colakoglu is a member of the Scientific Board of the International Strategic Research Organization (USAK) and a member of the Turkish Council of International Relations (UIK). Besides, he is a co-editor of the Review of International Law & Politics, an assistant editor of the Turkish Journal of International Relations and a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Central Asian & Caucasian Studies, the Ankara Review of European Studies, and Perceptions: Journal of International Affairs. His research interests include political and security issues in international relations, particularly in East Asia, Central Eurasia, and Turkish Foreign Policy.