Gokhan Ereli

Dr. Gokhan Ereli is an academic in International Relations and a Middle East researcher. He has taught as a part-time faculty member at various universities. He earned his master’s degree (2018) and PhD (2025) from the Department of International Relations at Middle East Technical University (METU). In his professional career, he worked for eight years (2018–2026) at a Türkiye-based think-tank specializing in Middle East studies, where he departed with the title Gulf Studies Coordinator. Dr. Ereli’s primary research interests include the political economy of the Middle East, identity politics, post-positivist theories of International Relations, contemporary French philosophy, and the interaction between religion and nationalism. His scholarly work has been published by international academic publishers such as Routledge, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, and De Gruyter. As part of his fieldwork, Ereli conducted research during 2021–2022 in Jordan (Amman, Salt, and Madaba), Qatar (Doha), and across the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates.