Sureyya Yigit
Professor in Politics and International Relations
Sureyya Yigit received his B.Sc. (Econ) in International Relations from the London School of Economics, his M.Phil in International Relations from Cambridge University, and his Ph.D. from Donetsk National University. He has lectured at several universities in Scandinavia, Turkey, and Central Asia.
His research interests focus on British politics, Central Asian foreign policy, and post-communist transition. He is currently Chairman and co-founder of the Regional Development Studies Institute based in New York, and senior consultant to ZDS Women’s Democracy Network in the Kyrgyz Republic. His most recent book is “Mongolia - European Union Relations”, which was published in 2018.