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President and Co-Founder of the Institute for Turkey Studies

Turkologist, historian, and Doctor of Humanities. She is a research assistant at the Institute of History at Jagiellonian University. She is the author of the book "Turkish-American and Turkish-Soviet Relations in 1945–1952", published by Jagiellonian University Press in November 2023.

Her research interests focus on the history of Turkey in the 20th century (particularly during World War II and the Cold War), Polish-Turkish relations in the 20th century, and the contemporary politics of the Republic of Turkey.

Privately, she is a fan of The Witcher saga and owns her own "White Wolf," a pet named Kösem, after the most prominent Ottoman sultana.

Vice President

Historian and graduate of the Pontifical University of John Paul II in Kraków. His research interests focus on the history of state-Church relations, the history of Christianity, and the history of the press.

In his free time, he enjoys football in all its forms, with a particular preference for the English and Turkish leagues.

Co-Founder of the Institute for Turkey Studies

Doctor of Social Sciences in Political Science and Administration, Turkologist, and analyst at 4CF The Futures Literacy Company. He is a former Turkey analyst at the Polish Institute of International Affairs and a member of the Centre for Applied Turkey Studies international research network. He is the author of two books on Turkey's foreign policy: "Turkey's Dream of Europe: Western Identity and its Impact on the Foreign Policy of the Republic of Turkey" (2015) and "Turkey's Dream of Power: Neo-Ottomanism in the Foreign Policy of the Republic of Turkey" (2023).

His research interests go beyond Turkey's politics and include international relations in the Middle East, the future of international order and security, emerging trends in international relations and foreign policy analysis.

He enjoys reading science fiction and exploring galaxies with Captain Bomba in his spare time.

Chair of the Programme Council of the Institute for Turkey Studies

Doctor of Economics and an assistant professor at the Department of Economics and Enterprise Organisation at the University of Economics in Kraków.

From 2011 to 2013, she led the Regional Policy Team at the Technology Transfer Centre of the Kraków University of Technology. She also chaired the Council of Consultation Points of PK KSU and the National Services System Coordination Council (KSU).

She is an expert at institutions such as the National Centre for Research and Development and the Małopolska Centre of Entrepreneurship, evaluating business applications for public support of innovative projects. She has published extensively on financing investments, research with EU funds and implementing innovative solutions in businesses.

IBnT Expert

Academic and Doctor of Social Sciences specialising in Defence Studies, with operations and operational techniques expertise. She is the author of several books, including "Between Terrorism and Radicalisation: The Specifics of Daesh Operations" (2021), "Cool Jihad" (2018) and the reportage "Women, Love, and Jihad" (2023).

She is a lecturer at the Institute of Political Science and International Relations (INPISM) and Head of the Cultural Security Laboratory at Collegium Civitas in Warsaw. Her work focuses on the Arab-Muslim world (MENA: Libya), radicalisation processes and Islamic fundamentalism and extremism.

Outside academia, she is an avid traveller with a keen interest in the art, architecture, and culture of the Middle East and Far East.

IBnT Expert

Orientalist, entrepreneur, and former diplomat. Since 2018, he has been a lecturer at CISAD at Jagiellonian University and an expert at the Warsaw Institute since 2020. Between 2008 and 2011, he served as Consul of the Republic of Poland in Kabul and Head of the Political-Economic Section at the Polish Embassy in Kabul. From 2017 to 2018, he was a Polish language lecturer at Tehran University.

His academic interests include the Middle East and South Asia economy and politics, asymmetric conflicts, regional security and terrorism in strategic and political contexts. He is also dedicated to studying universal human rights as a point of ideological and cultural conflict.

IBnT Associate

A student of Turkology with a passion for Turkish culture and literature, particularly the yeraltı edebiyatı movement and the works of Hakan Günday.

In her free time, she enjoys reading fantasy novels and preparing a variety of desserts while listening to good hard rock music.