Current Positions:  

Head, Department of Asian Studies, Institute for Areas Studies (Vice Director of the Institute), Social Sciences University of Ankara (SSUA), Turkiye 

 

Teaching Experience & Employment Record 

July 2022- Assoc. Prof. Dr., Dept. of Asian Studies, Institute for Area Studies, Social Sciences University of Ankara 

Sep 2019-July 2022 Assist. Prof. Dr at Dept. of Asian Studies, Institute for Area Studies, Social Sciences University of Ankara 

May 2018-Sep 2019 Assist. Prof. Dr at International Relations Department, Kırıkkale University 

Sept 2018- Continue Part-time Instructor at Asian Studies Department at METU. 

2014 March-May 2018 Research Assistant at International Relations, Kırıkkale University. 

2009 Apr-2014 March Research Assistant at the Asian Studies Department, Graduate School of Social Sciences, Middle East Technical University, Ankara. 

Oct.-Dec. 2007           Shell Energy Company, Executive Assistant, Ankara. 

 

Education 

2010- 2017 Area Studies Ph.D., METU. (Ph.D. title “South Korea as a Middle Power: A Case Study of South Korea-ASEAN Relations) 

2008- 2010       M.Sc., Asian Studies Program, METU. 

2003-2008 B.S., Department of International Relations, METU, Ankara. 

 

Awards & Scholarships 

Feb 2013- Sep 2013 Visiting Researcher (by Scholarship) at the Academy of Korean Studies, Seongnam, South Korea 

2010- 2015 The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, National Ph.D. Scholarship 

2008 Fall Republic of Korea Embassy in Ankara, High-Performance Graduate Student Scholarship  

2004-2008 Honor Student at each academic semester, METU 

2003-2008 MNG Group of Companies Full Scholarship (undergraduate education for 5 years) 

 

Training and Forums 

September-June 2006 Internship in Grand National Assembly of Turkey. 

2004-2008 Student Assistant of Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Bagci at IR Department at METU. 

Jan. – Feb. 2006 Intern at Turkish National Agency (Türkiye Ulusal Ajans), for a month. 

5-10 Aug. 2007 Participant at Wilton Park Youth Forum in the United Kingdom. 

5-15 Jan. 2008 Participant at Youth Exchange Project in Macedonia (an EU Project). 

26-27 April 2022                Raisina Young Fellow at Asian Forum on Global Governance 2022 in New Delhi, India  

 

Conference Papers & Workshop Papers  

6-10 August 2010 Participant at Harvard University Graduate Conference on Asia: “Sustaining Momentum: Ten Years into the Asian Century”, Singapore. 

23-25 December 2011 Participant at Foreign Policy Workshop, organized by the Public Diplomacy Office of Turkey, Konya, Turkey.  

5-7 September 2012 Paper presented, “Prospects on Korean Reunification” at “Whither the Two Koreas? Continuity and Change on the Korean Peninsula”, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary.  

25-26 October 2013 Paper presented ‘Changing State-Business Relations in South Korea’ at the APISA 7th Congress at METU, Ankara, Turkey. 

12 May 2015 “Locating Turkey in Asia” Symposium at METU, “South Korea and Turkey as Middle Powers: A Systemic Impact Approach?”, Ankara. 

17-19 June, 2015 “Need for Asian Studies in the age of Globalization” presented at the 13th International Conference of IR, METU, Ankara named “Area Studies and International Relations: Intersecting Dimensions”. 

5-9 July, 2015 “Middle Power: A Comparison of South Korea and Turkey” presented at 9th “The International Convention of Asia Scholars” Conference in Adelaide, Australia. 

13-15 Sept, 2017 “The Literature of Middle Power: The Case of South Korea” paper presented at the I. International Conference on Human and Social Sciences, Kosovo. 

23-24 Oct, 2017 “Fifty Years of ASEAN: Changes and Continuities from a Constructivist Perspective” paper presented at the IX. International Conference on International Relations at Uludağ University, Bursa, Turkey.  

10-11 Nov, 2017 “China – ASEAN Relations: A Case Study of South China Sea Dispute” paper presented at III. International Symposium on Multidisciplinary Studies (ISMS), Ankara, Turkey.  

10-11 Nov, 2017 “Korean Foreign Policy: Transition from Conservatives to Progressives” paper presented at III. International Symposium on Multidisciplinary Studies (ISMS), Ankara, Turkey.  

11 May 2018 “Güney Kore ve ASEAN arasındaki Siyasi ve Güvenlik Meseleleri” presented at Marmara Universtiy, MURCIR Asia-Pacific Workshop, Istanbul.  

2-3 July 2018 “Orta Güçlerin Kuşak ve Yol Projesine Bakışı: Türkiye ve Kore Üzerine Karşılaştırmalı Bir Çalışma”, Uluslararası İpek Yolu Sempozyumu, İstanbul. 

17-18 Oct 2019 “Birinci Dünya Savaşı’nın Kore Bağımsızlık Mücadelesine Etkisi”, III. Mülkiye Uluslararası İlişkiler Kongresi: Birinci Dünya Savaşı ve Yirminci Yüzyıla Etkileri, Ankara, Turkey.  

26-28 Nov, 2019 “Soğuk Savaş Sonrası Güney Kore’nin Değişen Dış Politikası”,  16. Ulusal Sosyal Bilimler Kongresi, Ankara, Turkey. 

18-20 May 2020 “Covid-19 Krizinin Tayvan'ın Uluslararası Sistemdeki Durumuna Etkisi”,  Euroasia Summit: Congress on Scientific Researches and Recent Trends-6 (Online), Azerbaycan. 

14-16 Oct, 2021         “South Korea's East Mediterranean Policy: A New Geopolitical Rekin?”, Asian Powers in the Eastern Mediterranean (Online), Ankara, Turkey. 

 

14-16 Nov, 2021             “Güney Kore’nin COVID-19 ile Mücadelesi: Fırsatlar ve Zorluklar”, V. Mülkiye Uluslararası İlişkiler Kongresi: Uluslararası Sistemin Yeni Krizi: Covid-19 Pandemisi (Online), Ankara, Turkey. 

24-27 Dec, 2021           “Myanmar Askeri Darbesi: ASEAN İçin Yeni Bir Sınav?”, I. Uluslararası Hitit Güvenlik Çalışmaları Kongresi (Online), Turkey. 

5-6 May 2022                     “Unveiling the Reflections of South Korea’s Method of Struggle Against Covid-19 Pandemic within MIKTA: Cases of Turkey and Australia.  Social Sciences Korean Studies European Network Annual Conference (SOKEN): Korea in Transition: Political, social and economic challenges and opportunities in the post-COVID era”, Bologna, Italy. 

24-26 Nov, 2022            “Remembering North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons”, Co-authored with Sıla Selin Türkel NKR/JTMS JOINT CONFERENCE, A New World Disorder: Security Risks, Challenges, and Opportunities (Online), Seoul, South Korea.  

4-5 May, 2023 “‘Eating’ the Korean Wave: Korean Restaurants in Ankara”, Co-authored with Yusuf Avcı and Sıla Selin Türkel, International Conference “Creative Korea: Exploring Contemporary Korean cultural industries and cultural production”, Bologna, Italy.  

 

Publications  

Peer-Reviewed Articles 

Demir, E., & Çelik, H. Divergent Models Of Covid-19 Pandemic Management And Their International Reception: Cases Of China And South Korea. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, (56), 101-122. 

Çelik, H. (2022). “Understanding South Korea-Middle East Relations under Moon Jae-in Administration”. The Korea Europe Review: an interdisciplinary journal of politics, society, and economics. Doi: 10.48770/ker.2022.no2.11 

Çelik, H., Çoker G. C. (2021). “Doğu Hindistan Şirketi ve İngiliz Raj’ın Hindistan’daki Hakimiyeti: Yeşil Teori Çerçevesinde Bir Analiz”. Akademik Hassasiyetler, 8(15), 377-395.  

Çelik, H. (2020).  “On dokuzuncu yüzyıl Doğu Asya Sistemi’nde dengeleme politikaları: Kore-Rusya ilişkileri örneği”. Cappadocia Journal of Area Studies, 2(2), 127-142., Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.38154/cjas.43  

Çelik, H. (2020). “Rahatlama Birlikleri: Feminizm Çerçevesinde Bir Analiz”. Alternatif Politika, 12(3), 516-541.  

 

Çelik, H., Çoker G. C. (2021). Japonya Siyasetinde Kadın: Liberal Demokrat Parti (LDP) Üzerinden Bir Değerlendirme. Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 22(1), 65-76., Doi: 10.17494/ogusbd.952752  

Çelik, H. (2020). Transformation in Indian Politics after the Pulwama Attack. Turkish Journal of Political Science, 3(2), 205-219.  

Çelik, H. (2020). Kashmir after August 5th Decision and its Implications for South Asia.  RUDN Journal of World History, 12(2), 99-111., Doi: 10.22363/2312-8127-2020-12-2-99-111.   

Çelik, H. (2020). Çin’in Ortadoğu Politikası: Süreklilik ve Değişim. Liberal Düşünce, 25(97), 31-46., Doi: 10.36484/liberal.683338.   

Yıldız G., Çelik, H. (2019). Yeni Bir Egemenlik Mücadelesi Alanı Olarak Arktika: ABD-Rusya Rekabeti.  Güvenlik Çalışmaları Dergisi, 21(1), 1-21.  

Özel Özcan M. S., Çelik, H. (2020). An Analysis of Turkish-American Relations from a Historical Perspective. History Studies, 12(3), 1095-1111., Doi: 10.9737/hist.2020.869 

 

Book Chapters 

Çelik, H. (2023). “ASEAN’s COVID-19 Pandemic Response: Regional and Global Reflections”, Diplomacy, Society and the COVID-19 Challenge (Edited By Erman Akıllı, Burak Güneş, Ahmet Gökbel), Routledge.  

Çelik, H. (2023). "An Outlook On Russian And South Korean Relations In The Post-Cold War Era". Russia-Eurasia Relations: Actors, Issues and Challenges (Ed. By Merve Suna Özel Özcan), 118-131. 

 Çelik, H., Yücel, H. N. (2021). “Güney Kore'de Kadın Hareketleri”, in Dünya Siyasetinde Asya-Pasifik 4, Nobel Yayınevi, Editör: Ermağan, İ., Özay M., Keyvan, Ö. Z., ISBN:978-625-417-249-6. 

Özel Özcan M. S., Çelik, H. (2021). “The Changing Nature of Russia-China Security Relations in the Post-Cold War Era”, in The Role of Intelligence and State Policies in International Security, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, ISBN:978-1-5275-7604-9. 

Çelik, H. (2021). “South Korea-Africa Summits”, in Summit Diplomacy: An Emerging Approach of Africa's Strategic Partnership, Afrika Vakfı Yayınevi, Editör:Ngwa, Ridley Neba, ISBN:978-605-70819-0-2. 

 

Çelik, H. (2021). “Güney Kore’nin Covid-19 Salgını ile Mücadelesi: İkinci Bir Kore Mucizesi mi?”, in Covid-19 Salgını: Ülke Deneyimleri Bölgesel Etkiler ve Küresel Yansımalar, Nika Yayınevi, Editör: Çelik H., Demir E., ISBN:9786257653091.  

Çelik, H. and Türkel, S. S. (2021). “Kore Yarımadası’nda Nükleer Silahsızlanma Çabaları: Altılı Görüşmeler Örneği” in Türkiye'de Kore Çalışmaları-II, APAM Yayınları, Editör: Gökmen, E., Dündar A. Merthan, ISBN:978-605-136-545-9.  

Çelik, H. (2021). “The Environmental Politics in East Asia: Issues and Discussions through Covid-19 Pandemic” in Understanding Environmental Policy After Covid-19, Peter Lang GmbH, Editör: Uğur, Ö., Cengiz, E., ISBN:978-3-631-86112-7. 

Çelik, H. (2021). “Güney Kore-Afrika Zirveleri”, in Zirve Diplomasisi: Afrika’nın Stratejik Ortaklığında Yeni Bir Yaklaşım, Afrika Vakfı Yayınevi, Editör: Ngwa, Ridley Neba, ISBN:978-605-70819-1-9. 

Çelik, H. (2020). “Uluslararası Alanda Ticaret Savaşları” in Uluslararası Güvenlik: Gelenekselden Güncele Bir Gündem Analizi, Orion Kitabevi, Editör: Çıtak E., Kiraz S., ISBN:978-605-9524-89-6. 

Çelik, H. (2020). “Keşmir Sorunu” in Milliyetçilk, Otorite Kitap, LOTUS Yayın Grubu, Editör: Erdem, T., ISBN:978-625-7990-02-8. 

Çelik, H. (2020). “Socio-Cultural Relations Between ASEAN and South Korea” in ASEAN as a Method: Re-centering Processes and Institutions in Contemporary Southeast Asian Regionalism, Routledge, Editör: Ergenç C., ISBN:9780367428136. 

Çelik, H. (2020). “Trump Dönemi ABD’nin Kuzey Kore ve Güney Kore Politikası” in Küresel Politikalar ve Bölgesel Dönüşümler, Nobel Yayınevi, Editör: Köksoy F., ISBN:978-625-402-872-4. 

Çelik, H. (2020). “Güney Kore ile ASEAN’ın Dış Politika ve Güvenlik İlişkileri” in Asya Pasifik Çalışmalarında Yeni Ufuklar, Küre Yayınları, Editör: Üngör Ç., ISBN:978-605-7646-23-1. 

Çelik, H. (2020). “70. Yılında Bolivarcı Venezuela Cumhuriyeti-Türkiye Cumhuriyeti İlişkileri” in Uluslararası Sistemde Venezuela: Bölgesel ve Küresel Perspektifler, Nobel Yayınevi., Editör: Çelik H., Karacaer M., ISBN:978-625-402-369-9. 

Tınas, M. and Çelik, H. (2019). “Eleştirel Kuram: Savaş ve Barış Daima Birileri ve Bazı Amaçlar İçindir” in Uluslararası İlişkiler Kuramlarında Savaş ve Barış, Orion, Editör: Çıtak, E., Sami, K., ISBN:978-605-9524-62-9. 

 

Edited Books 

Çelik, H. and Demir, E. (2021). Covid-19 Salgını: Ülke Deneyimleri Bölgesel Etkiler ve Küresel Yansımalar, Ankara: Nika Yayınevi. 

Çelik, H. and Karacaer, M. (2020), Uluslararası Sistemde VENEZUELA: Bölgesel ve Küresel Perspektifler, Ankara: NOBEL Akademik Yayıncılık Eğitim Danışmanlık Tic. Ltd. Şti. 

 

Workshops Attended  

11-13 Dec 2017 Participated at the Executive Training Seminars on “China’s Prospects after the 19th Communist Party Congress" organized by the European University Institute, Florence, Italy. (Based on scholarship). 

26.12.2019 Asia Anew Workshop, participated as a speaker at the workshop organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, Ankara.  

17.05.2021 Presented a paper “South Korea-Africa Summits” at the workshop on Interdisciplinary Korean Studies in Turkey, organized by the Korean Language and Literature Department of Erciyes University, sponsored by the Academy of Korean Studies project.    

27.05.2021 Presented a paper “Rising Asia: Region, Regionalisation and Turkey’s Perspective” at the workshop on the Asia A New Initiative of Turkey, organized by The Center for Ottoman-Malay World Studies and the Center for Asia-Pacific Studies at Ankara University.    

 

Invited Speeches and Interviews 

27.08.2021,"Turkish Perspectives for Southeast Asia and Thailand: Opportunities and Challenges" speech on "Course 196-313 Politics and Government in the Middle East" at Prince of Songkla University, Thailand (Online). 

21.06.2021, speech about Indo-Pacific strategy of South Korea in the session of "Indo-Pacific Paradigm and Korea’s Indo-Pacific Strategy" at “The Changing International Order and the future of Indo-Pacific Paradigm:  Seeking for Korean version of Indo-Pacific Strategy”, Institute for Global Strategy and Cooperation, Keio Center for Contemporary Korean Studies, Seoul, South Korea (Online). 

14.12.2022, speech about the role of academia in improving relations between the ASEAN and Turkey in the session of “Türkiye-ASEAN Ticaret ve Ekonomik İlişkilerinde Risk ve Fırsatlar” at “Türkiye-ASEAN Ülkeleri Ekonomik ve Ticari İlişkilerinde Yeni Perspektifler Konferansı”, DEİK, İstanbul, Turkey (Online). 

 

16.12.2022, interview to the TRT Radyo 1 about the summit held on the 45th Anniversary of EU-ASEAN Relations, Ankara, Turkey. 

Erasmus KA 107 Mobility (Indonesia) for one week in Jakarta-Indonesia. 

Erasmus KA 107 Mobility (Thailand) for one week in Bangkok-Thailand.  

 

Conference Organization 

7th Annual Congress of Asian Political and International Studies Association, 25-26 October 2013, Middle East Technical University, Ankara. 

Kashmir Turmoil: Emerging threats to Peace and the Role of International Community, 20-21 November 2019, organized by the Strategic Institute of Thinking, Ankara.  

 

Courses Taught 

Area Studies: Theory and Method / (2022-2023 Fall) Social Sciences University of Ankara, Institute for Area Studies 

Advanced International Relations Theories / (2021-2022) Social Sciences University of Ankara, Institute for Area Studies 

Comparative Politics of East Asia / (2021-2022) Social Sciences University of Ankara, Institute for Area Studies 

Society, Economy and Politics in Korea / Asian Studies Program at METU (2020-21 Spring) 

Advanced International Relations Theories / (2019-2020) Social Sciences University of Ankara, Institute for Eastern and African Studies.  

International Organizations in Asia / (2019-2020 Spring) Social Sciences University of Ankara, Institute for Eastern and African Studies.  

Comparative Politics in East Asia / (2019-2020 Spring) Social Sciences University of Ankara, Institute for Eastern and African Studies. 

Uluslararası İlişkiler Tarihi I / Kırıkkale University (2018-19 Fall) 

Uluslararası Güvenlik / Kırıkkale University (2018-19 Fall) 

Society, Economy and Politics in Korea / Asian Studies Program at METU (2018-19 Fall) 

 

Languages   

Turkish: Native, English: Advanced. 

 

Projects 

Project Coordinator, ““Eating” the Korean Wave: Korean Restaurants in Ankara”, Scientific Research Project, Social Sciences University of Ankara, April 2023-Continue.