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Osman Bahadır Dinçer, is a Turkish researcher studying on Middle East and Political Science, with particular reference to social and political movements, political development and democratization in the Middle East.
Mr. Dincer is currently a researcher in International Strategic Research Organization, Center for Middle East Studies.
He was born in Manisa, Turkey, in 1983. He continues his education at Bilkent University. He speaks Turkish, English and Arabic.
He is the Chief Coordinator for USAK Gundem for two and a half years and the editor of Arab World news of Journal of Turkish Weekly. Mr. Dincer is also one of the columnists of USAK Gundem.
Education
PhD. Candidate, Department of Political Science, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey
M.I.S, School of International Service, American University, Washington DC, USA, May 2008
Graduate Studies, Department of Middle East Studies, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, 2007
Language Certificate, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, December 2005
B.S., Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, 2006
Main Responsibilities at USAK
Research Assistant, Center for Middle East Studies, International Strategic Research Organization (ISRO), Ankara, May 2005 – present
Assisting Editor, Journal of Turkish Weekly (publication of ISRO), 2005- present
Chief coordinator, USAK Gundem website (publication of ISRO), 2005- present
Mr. Dincer makes research on Middle East issues and particularly focuses on democratization and state society relations in Egypt and Palestine. He has participated in several projects of the institution carried out with various other organizations. Mr. Dincer also has conducted fieldworks in many Middle Eastern countries, such as Egypt, Jordan, Israel and Palestine.
Selected Publications
“Hamas, Democracy and Terrorism: The Palestinian Case” paper presented to the Istanbul Conference on Democracy and Global Security, Istanbul, Turkey, June 14-16, 2007
“HAMAS’in Kuruluşunda Müslüman Kardeşler Faktörü’, (The Impact of MB in the Formation of HAMAS), Usak Gundem, (October 10, 2006),
“Müslüman Kardeşler’, (Muslim Brotherhood), Usak Gündem , (September 2006)
‘Hamas’ın Yükselişi’, (The Rise of HAMAS), Olaylar ve Yorumlar, issue 56, (Spring 2006)
‘Mısır, Mübarek ve Demokrasi’, (Egypt, Mubarek and Democracy), Usak Gündem Makaleler, (September 7, 2005)
“PKK- HAMAS ve K.Irak- Filistin”, (PKK-HAMAS and N.Iraq-Palestine), Usak Gündem, (November 11, 2007),
“Ortadoğu’yu anlamaya çalışmak 2’, (Trying to understand the Middle East 2), İnceleme ve Stratejik Araştırmalar Forumu, (October 18, 2007),
“Ortadoğu’yu anlamaya çalışmak 1’, (Trying to understand the Middle East 1), İnceleme ve Stratejik Araştırmalar Forumu, (October 10, 2007),
“The Importance of the Middle East for Turkey, Journal of Turkish Weekly, (April 30, 2007),
“Promoting Democracy?” Journal Turkish Weekly, (October 9, 2007),
“The Failure of the Arab World”, Journal Turkish Weekly, (July 25, 2006)
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