Ümit Cizre

Ümit Cizre (born 1946[1]) is a Turkish academic, and a leading expert on civilian-military relations in Turkey.[2][3] She is a professor of political science and international relations at Istanbul Şehir University.[4] She is the editor of Almanac Turkey 2005 – Security Sector and Its Democratic Oversight (2006), which gained public attention in Turkey.[5][6]

Career

After graduating from London University in 1968 she gained a masters from Middle Eastern Technical University in 1982 and a doctorate from Ankara University in 1987. She was at the Bilkent University in Ankara, later becoming director of the Center for Modern Turkish Studies at Istanbul Şehir University in 2010.[1]

She has been a Fulbright Scholar and visiting professor at Princeton University, and a public policy scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (2009).[1][7]

Books

References
  1. esiweb.org, Umit Cizre
  2. Yavuz Baydar, Today's Zaman, 3 March 2010, ‘Mother of all problems’
  3. Today's Zaman, 20 February 2011, ‘Military’s retreat from politics would be illusory without more measures’
  4. sehir.edu.tr, Prof Ümit Cizre
  5. Hurriyet, 7 September 2009, ’Civilian oversight over security forces is weaker’
  6. Today's Zaman, 14 July 2009, Turkish security almanac contributes to civilianization
  7. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Umit Cizre
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