The Circassian Cultural Institute presents Dr. Mitat Celikpala

The Circassian Cultural Institute presents Dr. Mitat Celikpala. In his lecture Dr. Celikpala discusses Turkish National policy toward the North Caucasus, the Circassian Diaspora and what the future might hold.

Mitat Çelikpala is Associate Professor of International Relations at TOBB Economy and Technology University, Ankara/Turkey. Çelikpala has been working on the Caucasus, Caucasian Diaspora, people and security in the Caucasus and the Black Sea regions and Turkish-Russian relations. Before joining the academia, he served for Turkish National Security Council. Currently he is lecturing in TOBB ETU, War College and Turkish National Security Academy on Turkish foreign policy, politics and history of the Caucasus and Central Asia, and Turkish political structure and political life. He is academic adviser to National Security Academy, Turkish MFA's Strategic Research Center and TAF's Strategic Research Center (SAREM), Ankara. He is the author of many publications dealing with above mentioned topics published in academic journals as well as newspapers.