Project Team – EU-TRADE – Jean Monnet Module

Project Team

Prof.Rana Atabay Kuşçu, PhD

Project Coordinator

Professor Rana Atabay Kuşçu is the head of the Department of Economics and Finance at Istanbul Medipol University. Her research interests are international trade, regional integrations, sustainability and trade relations, and vocational training. With more than 20 years of experience, she has published works in her fields of study and participated in various seminars and conferences.

Prof. Mehmet Babacan, PhD

Project Member

Mehmet Babacan is a professor at Marmara University, Department of Economics. His research fields are international political economy, development economics, governance and business networks/interest groups. His current research is on the performance of Turkish firms and industries in the time of the Covid-19 pandemic. Besides, he is working on sustainable businesses, the impact of “green deal” on the SMEs…

Assoc.Prof. Deniz Genç, PhD

Project Member

Deniz Genç is an Assoc. Prof. at Department of Political Science and International Relations, Istanbul Medipol University since 2020. She is working on Diplomatic History, EU in Global Order, International Organizations, International Migration, Contemporary Issues in World Politics, health policies and politics in Turkey and in the EU more than 10 years…

Assoc.Prof. Georgi Aleksiev,PhD

Project Member

Georgi Aleksiev is Assistant Prof at Management Department in faculty of Economics, Trakia University. He has research in the fields of Agricultural economics, Sustainability, Competitiveness, Bioeconomy and Energy transition. Also he has more than 20 publications in same fields. He has been leading lectures and exercises on the topics of Competitiveness of products…

Ch.Assist.Prof. Emil Mutafov, PhD

Project Member

Emil Mutafov is part of “Regional development” department and holds academic position as Ch. Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Economic, Trakia University, Stara Zagora. With more than 10 years of experience in the field of education, his research interests are in the field of Bioeconomy, public services, public finances and regional development. He specialized in leading European universities as…

Assoc.Prof. Öznur Gülen Ertosun

Project Member

Öznur Gülen Ertosun graduated from Kocaeli University, Department of Economics in 2004, and completed her master’s degree in Human Resources Management program at Marmara University in 2007. She has completed the Gebze Technical University Business Administration Ph.D. program with a thesis on Positive Psychological Capital. She has been working at Istanbul Medipol University since 2015…

Project Assistants

Gülsena Samsunlu

Project Assistant

Gülsena Samsunlu was born in Istanbul in 1991. She received her bachelor’s degree in International Trade from Istanbul Commerce University and her master’s degree in International Trade and Money Management from Marmara University with a thesis on “The Effects of Eximbank Credits on Türkiye’s Foreign Trade, Granger Causality Analysis”. Currently, she is continuing her thesis on “The Mediating Role of Competitive Strategies in the Effect of Corporate Sustainability Activities on Export Performance” in the Marketing Management PhD programme at Istanbul Commerce University and working as a research assistant at Istanbul Medipol University, Faculty of Business and Management Sciences, Department of International Trade and Finance. She is single and mother of 3 cats.

Dilara Türk

Project Assistant

Dilara Türk is a student at the Department of Economics and Finance, at Istanbul Medipol University. She is concerned with Income inequality, Poverty, Gender Economics, Labor Sociology, Development Economics and Sustainability. She wants to improve herself and do academic studies in these areas. She did her internships at Türkiye Halk Bank, one of Türkiye’s well-established banks, and Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Strategic Research Center. She worked as a coordinator and board member in independent student clubs and produced social responsibility projects. During her academic journey, she took part in training programs that will develop 21st-century competencies in order to become a learning and teaching person. She takes an active role in social responsibility projects for contribution and benefits to society, which is one of her principles.

Fatma Melike Aşcı

Project Assistant

Fatma Melike Aşcı is a student at Department of Economics and Finance, Istanbul Medipol University. She is interested in circular economy, sustainability, political law, international relations, poverty and demography, economic impacts of sustainable development, and growth policies. During her academic career, she has been a trainee, coordinator of a non-governmental organizations, and career ambassador of the university’s Career Center to make a difference for future generations. Also, she did an internship at one of the biggest public banks in the Republic of Turkey. Today, she is working on European Union, Green Deal, sustainable trade, climate change, and UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.