Mr. Serdar Yurtcicek | Area Studies | Best Researcher Award
Shanghai University | China
Mr. Serdar Yurtcicek is a multilingual scholar proficient in Turkish, English, Kurdish, and Chinese, with a PhD in International Politics and a postdoctoral fellowship in World History at Shanghai University. His research expertise spans Sino-Turkish relations, the Xinjiang issue, Central Asia, Middle East security, and Turkish diplomacy. He has published in reputable SSCI, AHCI, and ESCI-indexed journals, including Central Asian Survey, The International History Review, Diplomacy & Statecraft, and Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies, with several forthcoming book projects under Routledge. Alongside academic achievements, he has contributed as an editor for Belt and Road Initiative Quarterly, China Representative for Harici Media, and currently serves as Managing Editor of Global Geopolitics. He has presented at prestigious international conferences, reflecting his global academic engagement. Although his current research metrics indicate 1 citation, 4 documents, and an h-index of 1, his scholarly trajectory demonstrates strong growth potential and international recognition.
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Featured Publications
Yurtçiçek, S. (2024). Türkiye’s diplomatic perception of the Turkic Islamic Republic of East Turkestan: Ideological dynamics and geopolitical interests (1933–1935). The International History Review, 1–20.
Yurtcicek, S. (2025). The role of geopolitics in Turkey’s diplomatic approach to the Second East Turkestan Republic (1939–1949). Central Asian Survey, 1–23.
Gürcan, E. C., Yurtçiçek, S., Özyiğit, S. E., & Demircan, N. (2024). Conceptualizing the Turkish Revolution in the longue durée. Journal of Labor and Society, 27(4), 463–495.
Yurtcicek, S., Ye, Z., & Gürcan, E. C. (2025). Revisiting Kemal Kaya in the turmoil of 1930s Xinjiang. Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies, 1–23.
Yurtcicek, S. (2025). Mesud Sabri’s role in Türkiye’s cultural diplomacy toward Xinjiang: Insights from archival Turkish diplomatic correspondence. The International History Review, 1–19.