Evren Balta is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Yildiz Technical University. She is also a member of the executive board of the Balkan and Black Sea Studies at Yıldız Technical University. Her research interests include conflict studies, transnational politics, and citizenship studies. She is the author of Global Security Complex, and co-editor of State, Military and Security Politics in Turkey, and editor of Introduction to Global Studies.