The 6th USBED Conference was held  ·  9–10 October 2026  ·  İstanbul Topkapı University

6TH USBED CONFERENCE

Committees

Conference Chairs

Prof. Dr. Aytekin Demircioğlu
Kastamonu University, Türkiye
CONFERENCE CHAIR

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tinatin Zhorzholiani
David Aghmashenebeli National Defence Academy of Georgia, Georgia
CONFERENCE CO-CHAIR

Dr. Dilek Çınar
İstanbul Topkapı University, Türkiye
CONFERENCE CO-CHAIR

Organising Committee

  • Aytekin Demircioğlu (Chair)Kastamonu University, Türkiye
  • Tinatin Zhorzholiani (Vice-Chair)David Aghmashenebeli National Defence Academy of Georgia, Georgia
  • Dilek Çınar (Vice-Chair)İstanbul Topkapı University, Türkiye
  • Ada Beyza Toksoyİstanbul Okan University, Türkiye
  • Adriana Burlea SchiopoiuUniversity of Craiova, Romania
  • Ahmad AlbattatManagement and Science University, Malaysia
  • Ahmet Faruk Terziİstanbul Topkapı University, Türkiye
  • Ahmet KılınçAnkara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Türkiye
  • Alp Parİstanbul Topkapı University, Türkiye
  • Bahar Akın Köseİstanbul Topkapı University, Türkiye
  • Barbara Dell'abate Çelebiİstanbul University, Türkiye
  • Beatriz Lucia SalvadorCentro Universitario Unifactso, Brazil
  • Belis GülayMaltepe University, Türkiye
  • Bengü TürkoğluNecmettin Erbakan University, Türkiye
  • Bünyamin Esenİstanbul Topkapı University, Türkiye
  • Ceyda Aysuna TürkyılmazMarmara University, Türkiye
  • Deniz Serbestİstanbul Topkapı University, Türkiye
  • Derya HekimUludağ University, Türkiye
  • Ekrem Ziya DumanGazi University, Türkiye
  • Elif Ayşe Şahin İpekİzmir Kâtip Çelebi University, Türkiye
  • Ema PetrovıcBelgrade University, Serbia
  • Emilia AlaverdovGeorgian Technical University, Georgia
  • Ewa StawickaWarsaw University of Life Science, Poland
  • Fatma AvcıMinistry of National Education, Türkiye
  • Fatma Kalpaklı YeğinSelçuk University, Türkiye
  • Fatma TuranÜsküdar University, Türkiye
  • Gizem Atlıİstanbul Topkapı University, Türkiye
  • Gökhan Akİstanbul Topkapı University, Türkiye
  • Gözde ErsözMarmara University, Türkiye
  • Gözde Özdemirİstanbul Aydın University, Türkiye
  • Gülçin GüvenMarmara University, Türkiye
  • Gülçin Karadeniz29 Mayıs University, Türkiye
  • Henrich Christian JohannesUniversity of Vechta, Germany
  • Indira AkhmetovaKaraganda National University, Kazakhstan
  • İlknur Doğu ÖztürkDoğuş University, Türkiye
  • Kateryna TrymaUniversity of Bayreuth, Ukraine
  • Mert Karaİstanbul Topkapı University, Türkiye
  • Merve Özkan Borsaİstanbul University, Türkiye
  • Meryem AkınBath Spa University, United Kingdom
  • Monica MastrantonıoUniversity of York, United Kingdom
  • Muna FatmathMaldives Media Council, Maldives
  • Namık Yılmazİstanbul Topkapı University, Türkiye
  • Natalia ChaplynskaHong Kong Chu Hai College, China
  • Natavan KaramovaWestern Caspian University, Azerbaijan
  • Necla Öykü İyigünİstanbul Haliç University, Türkiye
  • Neringa SlavınskaıteVilnius Gediminas Technology University, Lithuania
  • Nil Konyalılarİstanbul Topkapı University, Türkiye
  • Nurgul IlıazovaInternational University of Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyzstan
  • Özlem AtayAnkara University, Türkiye
  • Sanar MuhyaddınWrexham Glyndŵr University, United Kingdom
  • Semih Çağmanİstanbul Topkapı University, Türkiye
  • Serpil AytaçFenerbahçe University, Türkiye
  • Suad Sakallı GümüşManchester University, United States
  • Suat Dönmezİstanbul Topkapı University, Türkiye
  • Tetiana DrakokhrustWest Ukrainian National University, Ukraine
  • Viana HassanETE Academy, Malta
  • Vildan KatmerMaltepe University, Türkiye

Session Chairs

The academics chairing the conference sessions. Session assignments are announced in the conference programme.

  • Ada Beyza Toksoy (Emcee)Okan University, Türkiye
  • Ahmet Faruk TerziTopkapı University, Türkiye
  • Alp ParTopkapı University, Türkiye
  • Bahar Akın KöseTopkapı University, Türkiye
  • Belis GülayMaltepe University, Türkiye
  • Betül Karden KüçükalKastamonu University, Türkiye
  • Bünyamin EsenTopkapı University, Türkiye
  • Deniz SerbestTopkapı University, Türkiye
  • Gizem AtlıTopkapı University, Türkiye
  • Gökhan AkTopkapı University, Türkiye
  • Indira AkhmetovaKaraganda National Research University, Kazakhstan
  • Mehmet Ali DombaycıGazi University, Türkiye
  • Mert KaraTopkapı University, Türkiye
  • Namık YılmazTopkapı University, Türkiye
  • Natavan KaramovaWestern Caspian University, Azerbaijan
  • Nil KonyalılarTopkapı University, Türkiye
  • Semih ÇağmanTopkapı University, Türkiye
  • Sibel ErzurumluTopkapı University, Türkiye
  • Suat DönmezTopkapı University, Türkiye
  • Vildan KatmerMaltepe University, Türkiye

Scientific and Advisory Board

The USBED Conference scientific and advisory board consists of 209 academics from 41 countries. Board members review submitted papers under blind review.

209
COMMITTEE MEMBERS

41
COUNTRIES

5
WORKING DAYS TO REVIEW

  • Abdullah DurakoğluAbant İzzet Baysal University, Türkiye
  • Agnieszka WerenowskaWarsaw University of Life Science, Poland
  • Ahmet Erkasapİstanbul Gedik University, Türkiye
  • Ahmet KılınçAnkara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Türkiye
  • Ajda BaştanSivas Cumhuriyet University, Türkiye
  • Alev SökmenKastamonu University, Türkiye
  • Andrea UrsuUniversity of Suceava, Romania
  • Anna DłużewskaMaria Curie Skolodowska University, Poland
  • Arzu Çalışkan SarıÇankırı Karatekin University, Türkiye
  • Arzu Ergişi BirgülCourt of Cassation, Türkiye
  • Aslıhan Kayık Aydınalpİnönü University, Türkiye
  • Aslı YalımUniversity of Central Florida, United States
  • Aunkrisa SangchumnongSuan Dusit University, Thailand
  • Aygül AnavatanPamukkale University, Türkiye
  • Aylin AkınlarBandırma On Yedi Eylül University, Türkiye
  • Aysel UzuntaşTurkish – German University, Türkiye
  • Aysha KhalilInstitute of Education & Research, Pakistan
  • Aysun DoğanBaşkent University, Türkiye
  • Aysun KahramanManisa Celal Bayar University, Türkiye
  • Ayşe ErsoyCape Breton University, Canada
  • Ayşe GüçAnkara Sosyal Bilimler University, Türkiye
  • Ayşegül Şükran ÖzHatay Mustafa Kemal University, Türkiye
  • Ayşen Akyüzİstanbul Medipol University, Türkiye
  • Bahar TürkOn Dokuz Mayıs University, Türkiye
  • Bahar UrhanAkdeniz University, Türkiye
  • Bekir TaştanKastamonu University, Türkiye
  • Bengisu KoyuncuMimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Türkiye
  • Bengi ÜnalÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Türkiye
  • Beyhan BayrakDüzce University, Türkiye
  • Beyhan ZabunGazi University, Türkiye
  • Bora Gündüzyeliİstanbul Topkapı University, Türkiye
  • Burak Milİstanbul Kent University, Türkiye
  • Burcu ÖztürkKastamonu University, Türkiye
  • Buse Sabiha BozaslanÜsküdar University, Türkiye
  • Canan ÇakırSüleyman Demirel University, Türkiye
  • Cresilda BragasPolytechnic University of Philipinnes, Philippines
  • Cut Novita SrıkandiUniversitas Muhammadiyah, Indonesia
  • Çiğdem ÖzkanÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Türkiye
  • Çise MişEastern Mediterranean University, Cyprus
  • Danijela VasićUniversity of Belgrade, Serbia
  • Demet KarakartalAmerikan University of Cyprus, Cyprus
  • Deniz AkgülKırşehir Ahi Evran University, Türkiye
  • Derya Yalçın Doğanİstanbul Nişantaşı University, Türkiye
  • Dhouha JaziriIHEC Carthage University, Tunisia
  • Dilek KarışanAydın Adnan Menderes University, Türkiye
  • Dilek Şirvanlı Özenİstanbul Altınbaş University, Türkiye
  • Dilek Ulucan Erkesimİstanbul Bahçeşehir University, Türkiye
  • Dina GhandourUniversity of Medical Sci. & Tech. (UMST), Sudan
  • Duysal Aşkun ÇelikCity University of New York, United States
  • Ebru Gül Yılmazİstanbul Gelişim University, Türkiye
  • Ebru Kuşçuİstanbul Biruni University, Türkiye
  • Eda YeşilKırıkkale University, Türkiye
  • Eka KhorbaladzeMoscow State University, Russian Federation
  • Elda GjergjiUniversity of Elbasan Aleksandër Xhuvani, Albania
  • Elif Bakkal Öztokatlıİstanbul Biruni University, Türkiye
  • Elif EşiyokAnkara Atılım University, Türkiye
  • Elif Gürdal LimonGümüşhane University, Türkiye
  • Elif KutlugünCentral Asian University, Uzbekistan
  • Elif SarıcanMarmara University, Türkiye
  • Elif SezginBursa Uludağ University, Türkiye
  • Elif Şen BoynueğriÇankırı Karatekin University, Türkiye
  • Emel AdamışUludağ University, Türkiye
  • Emel AkayAnadolu University, Türkiye
  • Emel Çilingir AltınerÇukurova University, Türkiye
  • Emre Öcalİstanbul Topkapı University, Türkiye
  • Emsal Ateş ÖzdemirAmerican University of The Middle East, Kuwait
  • Ergül Ballıİstanbul Gedik University, Türkiye
  • Esen GürbüzNiğde Ömer Halisdemir University, Türkiye
  • Esra Sipahi DöngülAksaray University, Türkiye
  • Esra UlukökKırıkkale University, Türkiye
  • Evren Kutlayİstanbul Sabahattin Zaim University, Türkiye
  • Fatma Hürrem SünneyGiresun University, Türkiye
  • Ferhan Kuyucak ŞengürEskişehir Teknik University, Türkiye
  • Fulya OduncuAltınbaş University, Türkiye
  • Füsun TopsümerEge University, Türkiye
  • Gizem CandanAntalya Belek University, Türkiye
  • Gizem Gültekin VárkonyiUniversity of Szeged, Hungary
  • Gonca Reyhan Akkartalİstanbul Medipol University, Türkiye
  • Göknur ÇetinkayaKastamonu University, Türkiye
  • Gözde Morgülİstanbul Beykent University, Türkiye
  • Gözde Sezen GültekinSakarya University, Türkiye
  • Gözde SırgancıYozgat Bozok University, Türkiye
  • Gülaçtı ŞenBalıkesir University, Türkiye
  • Gülcan BaşarGiresun University, Türkiye
  • Gülcan DemirSinop University, Türkiye
  • Gülce DölkeleşAntalya AKEV University, Türkiye
  • Gülçin Tuğba NurdanAnkara Güzel Sanatlar University, Türkiye
  • Gül EkinciGaziantep University, Türkiye
  • Gülen SoyaslanÇankırı Karatekin University, Türkiye
  • Gülşah Tıkız ErtürkAmasya University, Türkiye
  • Güneş ÇapTurkish – German University, Türkiye
  • Günseli Güçlütürk BaranIsparta University of Applied Sciences, Türkiye
  • Günseli GümüşelAnkara Atılım University, Türkiye
  • Hacer DolanbayMuş Alparslan University, Türkiye
  • Hajdi XhixhaUniversity For Business and Technology, Kosovo
  • Halise Duygu ÖzalpBaşkent University, Türkiye
  • Hande OrtayKTO Karatay University, Türkiye
  • Hande Uyar OğuzBartın University, Türkiye
  • Hatime Kâmil ÇelebiKırklareli University, Türkiye
  • Hilal Yener KulbayTrabzon University, Türkiye
  • Hülya Yıldızlıİstanbul University – Cerrahpaşa, Türkiye
  • Ines AmaraKing Faisal University, Saudi Arabia
  • Işıl Altayİstanbul Maltepe University, Türkiye
  • Işıl Taşİstanbul Biruni University, Türkiye
  • İbrahim Gürlerİstanbul Topkapı University, Türkiye
  • İlhame GültekinNizami Gencevi adına Azerbaycan Edebiyatı Müzesi, Azerbaijan
  • İlkay Tuzcu TığlıÖzyeğin University, Türkiye
  • İlkben AkanselBartın University, Türkiye
  • İlknur İstifçiAnadolu University, Türkiye
  • İnci Erdoğan TarakçıBilecik Şeyh Edebali University, Türkiye
  • İpek Şenkal ErtürkAnkara University, Türkiye
  • İzay ReyhanoğluAnkara Atılım University, Türkiye
  • Jessica AsheMiami University, United States
  • Joanna PaliszkiewiczWarsaw University of Life Science, Poland
  • Justyna ŻywiołekCzestochowa Unıversity of Technology, Poland
  • Khriystyna KhvorostVolyn Medical Institute, Ukraine
  • Konul EyvazovaBaku State University, Azerbaijan
  • Kübra Kırca DemirbagaDurham University, United Kingdom
  • Laura BrancuWest University of Timisoara, Romania
  • Lidia María Romero PupoUniversity of Holguín, Cuba
  • Marietta MartinovicRoyal Melbourne Institution of Criminology, Australia
  • Maryam ShamsaeiShiraz University, Iran
  • Mehmet Ali DombaycıGazi University, Türkiye
  • Mehtap Sarıarslanİstanbul Beykent University, Türkiye
  • Melisa Ebeoğlu DumanSamsun University, Türkiye
  • Merve Aydoğdu ÇelikNamık Kemal University, Türkiye
  • Merve MamacıFenerbahçe University, Türkiye
  • Merve SelçukAltınbaş University, Türkiye
  • Mısra ÇakaloğluAntalya Belek University, Türkiye
  • Michalle GalShenkar College, Israel
  • Milica BoskovicUniversity of Belgrade, Serbia
  • Nadiia StezhkoUni. of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine, Ukraine
  • Nadire Gülçin YıldızBoğaziçi University, Türkiye
  • Nalan AlbuzZonguldak Bülent Ecevit University, Türkiye
  • Nazife AydınoğluInternational Final University, Cyprus
  • Nazlı Ayşe Ayyıldız ÜnnüEge University, Türkiye
  • Nazlı Beril TekinDoğuş University, Türkiye
  • Neslihan YamanYalova University, Türkiye
  • Nihan Akıncılar Köseoğluİstanbul Fenerbahçe University, Türkiye
  • Nikoleta ZampakiNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
  • Nil Kula DeğirmenciDokuz Eylül University, Türkiye
  • Nino ZhizhilashviliGeorgian Technical University, Georgia
  • Nuran Bayram ArlıBursa Uludağ University, Türkiye
  • Nuray EkşiMarmara University, Türkiye
  • Nurcan Pınar EkeBaşkent University, Türkiye
  • Nurhan Toğuçİstanbul Esenyurt University, Türkiye
  • Nurlyhan AldzhanovaAl-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan
  • Nurten SargınNecmettin Erbakan University, Türkiye
  • Olena KovalchukAix Marseille University, France
  • Orkun Osman Bilgivarİstanbul Sabahattin Zaim University, Türkiye
  • Ömer KızıltanÇukurova University, Türkiye
  • Özge Gürsoy Atarİstanbul Beykent University, Türkiye
  • Özlem Özarslan Saydarİstanbul Altınbaş University, Türkiye
  • Özlem ÜzümcüHasan Kalyoncu University, Türkiye
  • Paul Anthony MariadasTaylor’s University, Malaysia
  • Paula WieczekUniversity of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszów, Poland
  • Radwa OmarMisr University for Science & Technology, Egypt
  • Ramazan ErtürkMinistry of National Education, Türkiye
  • Rashmi GujratiIQAC – PCTE Group of Institutes Ludhiana, India
  • Sahure Gonca TelliDoğuş University, Türkiye
  • Samira RakıEMAA B-School, Morocco
  • Seçil BülbülMarmara University, Türkiye
  • Seçil ErkolSivas Science and Technology University, Türkiye
  • Seda Aktaşİstanbul Esenyurt University, Türkiye
  • Seda Çiftçiİzmir Democracy University, Türkiye
  • Seda TapdıkZonguldak Bülent Ecevit University, Türkiye
  • Seda TurnacıgilToros University, Türkiye
  • Seher İşcanPamukkale University, Türkiye
  • Selin Sert SütçüAkdeniz University, Türkiye
  • Seray Toksözİstanbul Esenyurt University, Türkiye
  • Sevda Keskinİstanbul Piri Reis University, Türkiye
  • Sevda KuşkayaErciyes University, Türkiye
  • Sevecen Çelik İnceBülent Ecevit University, Türkiye
  • Seyil NajimudinovaKırgyz – Turkish Manas University, Kyrgyzstan
  • Shaza AlturkyUniversity of Aleppo, United Arab Emirates
  • Shazia ShaikhUniversity of Sindh, Pakistan
  • Sırma Oya TekvarAnkara University, Türkiye
  • Sibel BarçınKırgyz – Turkish Manas University, Kyrgyzstan
  • Susi FerrarelloCalifornia State University, United States
  • Suzan DsouzaAmerican University of The Middle East, Kuwait
  • Sümeyra AlanErzurum Teknik University, Türkiye
  • Şahru Pilten UfukSakarya University, Türkiye
  • Şaziye YamanAmerican University of The Middle East, Kuwait
  • Şehnaz SünnetçioğluBursa Uludağ University, Türkiye
  • Şerefnur Atikİstanbul Gelişim University, Türkiye
  • Şeyma Tozlu Güldalİstanbul 29 Mayıs University, Türkiye
  • Şükran CalpErzincan Binali Yıldırım University, Türkiye
  • Şükran KılıçAksaray University, Türkiye
  • Tuğba GörgülüAnkara Bilim University, Türkiye
  • Turgay AkdağoğluArdahan University, Türkiye
  • Turgay ÖntaşTekirdağ Namık Kemal University, Türkiye
  • Xhemile SaliuInternational Balkan University, North Macedonia
  • Yağmur HortoğluMaynooth University, Ireland
  • Yanina LisunKyiv National University, Ukraine
  • Yasemin GedikScience Publishing Group, United States
  • Yasemin Koçak BilginDoğuş University, Türkiye
  • Yavuz Selim UğurluOrdu Science High School, Türkiye
  • Yelda Hatice OngunBaşkent University, Türkiye
  • Yeliz Çulhaİstanbul University – Cerrahpaşa, Türkiye
  • Yeşim Özer ÖzkanGaziantep University, Türkiye
  • Yulianna TsvietkovaTaras Shevchenko National Uni. of Kyiv, Ukraine
  • Yurdanur YumukKarabük University, Türkiye
  • Yüksel Bekaroğlu DoğanÜsküdar University, Türkiye
  • Zainab Al-ZaghirSohar University, Oman
  • Zekiye Nihan KırçılIndependent Researcher, Türkiye
  • Zeliha OçakNişantaşı University, Türkiye
  • Zeliha Zuhal GüvenNecmettin Erbakan University, Türkiye
  • Zeynep ÖzgünerHasan Kalyoncu University, Türkiye
  • Zeynep Şentürk DızmanIndependent Researcher, Denmark