Dr Serhat Erkmen

Dr Serhat Erkmen is an editor of The Security Dimensions of the Syrian Civil War: The Case of Türkiye (2025). His research focuses primarily on Iraq and Syria, examining jihadist groups and foreign terrorist fighters. He was previously an Assistant Professor at the International Security and Terrorism Department of the Gendarmerie and Coast Guard Academy in Turkey. Prior to that, he was a research fellow at the Center for Eurasian Strategic Studies, senior fellow at the Center for Middle Eastern Strategic Studies and head of the Middle East and African desk at the 21st Turkey Institute.