Assoc. Prof. Dr. İbrahim Halil Efendioğlu holds a bachelor's degree from the Department of Computer Engineering at Mersin University. He completed his master's degree at Gazi University and received his Ph.D. from the Department of Business Administration at Hasan Kalyoncu University. Currently, Efendioğlu is a faculty member in the Department of Business Administration at the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at Gaziantep University. He has publications indexed in SSCI and Scopus, featured in prestigious journals and books. His research areas include artificial intelligence marketing, digital marketing, and consumer behavior.

Dr. Hasan ALTIN received his bachelor's degree in History from Dumlupınar University. He completed both his master's and PhD studies in China with a scholarship from the Ministry of National Education of the Republic of Türkiye. He earned his MA in International Relations and Public Policy from Nankai University and his PhD in Global Studies from Shanghai University. His research interests include China’s policy in the Middle East, China–Iran relations, international political economy, international relations theory, regionalism and sustainable development, as well as the study of IR in ancient philosophies and traditions of wisdom. He has published on China–Middle East relations, regional organizations such as the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC), and Middle Eastern politics.
As of November 2024, he has been working in the Department of International Relations at Gaziantep University, where he currently teaches Critical Security Studies, Urban Sociology, and the European Union and Türkiye.

Dr. Hasan ALTIN received his bachelor's degree in History from Dumlupınar University. He completed both his master's and PhD studies in China with a scholarship from the Ministry of National Education of the Republic of Türkiye. He earned his MA in International Relations and Public Policy from Nankai University and his PhD in Global Studies from Shanghai University. His research interests include China’s policy in the Middle East, China–Iran relations, international political economy, international relations theory, regionalism and sustainable development, as well as the study of IR in ancient philosophies and traditions of wisdom. He has published on China–Middle East relations, regional organizations such as the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC), and Middle Eastern politics.
As of November 2024, he has been working in the Department of International Relations at Gaziantep University, where he currently teaches Critical Security Studies, Urban Sociology, and the European Union and Türkiye.