Ferit Belder

Bio:

Ferit Belder is a research assistant at Marmara University in International Relations department and PhD candidate at Istanbul University. He received a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and International Relations from Marmara University in 2011. After his thesis entitled “Conscientious Objection as a Sphere of Political Action: The Case of Turkey and Israel”, he received master’s degree in 2013 from Istanbul University’s Institute of Social Sciences.” His research interests include Turkish Foreign Policy and Middle Eastern issues, with a specific focus on peace movements in Israel and their effects on Israel-Palestine relations.