Prof. Dr. Erman Akıllı is a faculty member in the Department of International Relations at Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University in Türkiye. His research and teaching focus on artificial intelligence in foreign policy, digital diplomacy, public diplomacy, the Turkic World, and Africa. He has published articles in peer-reviewed journals indexed in SSCI and Web of Science, and has contributed as author and editor to volumes from academic publishers including Palgrave Macmillan, Routledge, and Springer Nature.
His most recent monograph, Cognitive Diplomacy and Digital Autonomy: Statecraft in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025), examines the intersection of technology, artificial intelligence, and international relations. He is also the editor of the forthcoming Palgrave Handbook of Diplomacy and Society in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (Palgrave Macmillan, 2026).
He is a member of the Rapprochement of Cultures Specialized Committee of the Turkish National Commission for UNESCO and Assistant Editor of Insight Turkey, a journal published by the SETA Foundation.