Dr. Bilgehan Öztürk

Dr. Bilgehan Öztürk is the Strategic Communications and International Relations Manager at Anadolu Ajansı and a Non-Resident Research Associate at the Global Institute for Strategic Research in Doha. His work focuses on Turkish foreign and security policy, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), covering non-state armed actors, civil conflict, countering violent extremism, Turkish-Russian relations, and great power competition. Prior to this, he worked at the SETA Foundation as a researcher on security and later foreign policy. He holds a PhD from Sakarya University and a MA from King’s College London. His commentary has appeared on CNN, BBC, Al Jazeera, and TRT World, and his writing on platforms such as Middle East Eye, The New Arab, Politics Today, and Daily Sabah. He co-authored Countering Violent Extremism in Libya.