Mehmet Rakipoğlu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Mardin Artuklu University and a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter. His research focuses on Turkish foreign policy, Gulf countries, Palestine Studies, and Islamic movements. He serves as Book Review Editor at Insight Turkey and has worked at research centers in Turkey, Syria, and Yemen. He has authored and edited books on the Muslim Brotherhood, the Israel–Palestine conflict, and Saudi foreign policy.
