Tarık Başbuğoğlu

Tarik Basbugoglu is an expert in Turkish politics, US foreign policy, and broader Middle Eastern studies. He worked as a part-time lecturer in International Relations at Kadir Has University, where he taught PSIR 441: US Politics and Foreign Policy. Previously, he served as a module leader and occasional lecturer in both BA and MA programs in Social Sciences at Glasgow Caledonian University from 2018 to 2025.

He co-authored a journal article in Nations and Nationalism titled “From Masada to Sarıkamış: Trauma and Defeat Turn into Heroic Resistance and Ontological Security.” Additionally, he published an article in Global Discourse titled “Is Turkey a Western Nation? How the Turkish Political Elite Aimed to Appeal to the US Political Elite during the Afghan Conflict.” He also co-authored a policy report with Professor Umut Korkut for the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, analyzing the 2023 Turkish elections, titled “Twists and Turns: The Pragmatism Behind Turkey’s Foreign Policy Pivots.”

Basbugoglu has previously worked as a research fellow on several EU Horizon 2020-funded projects, including RESPOND, Volunteer & Empower (VOLPOWER), and De-radicalization in Europe and Beyond: Detect, Resolve, Reintegrate. In addition to his academic work, he has contributed to book chapters, academic articles, and policy reports, and has been featured in interviews with journalists.