Prof. Murat Yeşiltaş received his BA and MA in International Relations from Sakarya University in 2003 and 2009, respectively. He completed his PhD in Political Science and International Relations at Marmara University in 2012, with a dissertation titled “Locating Turkey: Geopolitical Mentality and the Army in Turkey.”
He has held visiting researcher positions at Lancaster University’s Department of European Studies and International Politics (2008–2009) and Virginia Tech’s Institute of Government and International Relations (2010–2011).
Currently, Prof. Yeşiltaş is a faculty member in the Department of International Relations at the Social Sciences University of Ankara. His research focuses on security studies, intelligence analysis, and strategic foresight, with expertise in geopolitical assessment, military analysis, actor profiling, scenario building, situation analysis, and wargaming simulation.
He has conducted extensive field research in Syria, Libya, and Iraq, offering on-the-ground insights into regional conflicts, military strategies, and geopolitical shifts. In addition to his academic work, he is actively involved in policy-oriented research and think-tank initiatives, contributing to strategic analysis and scenario planning in national and international contexts.