Ersin Kalaycıoğlu

Who is Ersin Kalaycıoğlu?

Mahmut Ersin Kalaycıoğlu is a Turkish political scientist,Professor of Political Sciences at Sabanci University and former President of Işık University, Istanbul. He is also a nephew of the well-known Turkish constitution professor, Tarık Zafer Tunaya.

Prof. Ersin Kalaycıoğlu received his undergraduate degree from Istanbul University, Faculty of Economics in 1973. He continued his education at the University of Iowa, Department of Political Science, and received his M.A. in 1975, and his Ph. D. in 1977. Dr. Kalaycıoğlu started his academic career at Istanbul University, Faculty of Economics from Fall 1977 through Spring 1982, and at the Faculty of Political Science of the same university between Fall 1982 and Spring 1984. Dr. Kalaycıoğlu was employed as a full-time faculty member at Boğaziçi University from Fall 1984 to Spring 2002.

As an academic, Prof. Kalaycıoğlu specializes in the study of political representation and participation. Prof. Kalaycıoğlu has contributed a chapter on Turkey in Mark Kasselman, Joel Krieger and William A. Joseph Introduction to Comparative Politics, 3rd ed.,.