Publications & Presentations

2026

The Football Portfolio in an Emerging Market: Volatility, Event Sensitivity, and Determinants of Returns

With B. Dogan. International Journal of Sport Finance. Forthcoming.

A sport finance collaboration applying quantitative methods outside my core MENA social capital and trust agenda.

2026

Determinants of Social Trust in Arab Societies: Religiosity, Political Values, and Subjective Well Being from World Values Survey Wave 7

Adam Academy Journal of Social Sciences. Forthcoming. (TR Dizin)

2026

From Mutual Interdependence to Vertical Patronage: The Institutional Transformation of the Bazaari Ulama Alliance in Iran

Türkiye Ortadoğu Çalışmaları Dergisi (Turkish Journal of Middle Eastern Studies), 13(1), 1 to 26. (TR Dizin)

doi.org/10.26513/tocd.1846516

2025

Innovation in Türkiye and Egypt: The Role of National Culture

İstanbul Ticaret Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 24 (Special Issue on Innovation and Entrepreneurship), 100 to 118. (TR Dizin)

doi.org/10.46928/iticusbe.1560472

2024

Trust in Iran and Turkey: A Comparative Study of Interpersonal, Institutional, and Social Trust

MANAS Journal of Social Studies, 13(4). (TR Dizin)

doi.org/10.33206/mjss.1413404

2024

What Determines Public Attitudes Toward Immigration in the Middle East: An Analysis at the Individual Level

With H. Vergil. International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy. Indexed in Scopus, Q2.

doi.org/10.1108/IJSSP-02-2024-0064

2024

Individual Level Determinants of Social Capital: Some Empirical Evidence in MENA

İzmir Journal of Economics, 39(2), 524 to 543. (TR Dizin)

2024

Social Capital in Arab Countries: A Theoretical Perspective

Sosyal Ekonomik Araştırmalar Dergisi.

doi.org/10.30976/susead.1405689

2022

Religiosity, Personal Values, and Social Capital in Middle East and North African (MENA) Countries

With H. Vergil. Beykent University Journal of Social Sciences.

doi.org/10.18221/bujss.1190456

2017

Political Economy of Import Substitution Industrialization in Egypt, 1950 to 1970

Middle Eastern Studies, 9, 32 to 59.

2026

Cultural Pathways to Innovation: Analysing Hofstede's Dimensions and GII in the Arab Region

Peter Lang Group. Forthcoming.

2024

Pressures Through Inflows: An Overview of Türkiye's Migration Governance

In Global Transformations and Türkiye. Turkish Academy of Sciences Publications.

dx.doi.org/10.53478/TUBA.978-625-6110-04-5.ch21

Afrika'da Körfez Sermayesinin Yönetişimi ve Sorunları (Governance and Problems of Gulf Capital in Africa)

With F. Kırşanlı. Ongoing.

2024

Why Are There No Azerbaijanis in the Modern Territories of Armenia?

With J. Klaus, V. Huseynov, H. Çağan Elbir, N. Mammadov, and M. Čvorović. AIR Center & Center for Eurasian Studies (AVİM).

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2023

An Economic Perspective into Türkiye's Defense Sector and Arms Production: Domestic and Global Implications

PRISME Initiative.

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2016

An Exploratory Approach to Import Substitution Industrialization (ISI) in Turkey

Available at SSRN.

doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4133568

Libyans Themselves Are Best Suited to Handle Their Problems

Summits Between Jordan, Iraq, and Egypt Signal a New Regional Bloc

How the Egyptian Press Views a Possible Egyptian Turkish Reconciliation

South Korea in the Middle East: More Than Usual Business

Reconciliation Efforts Continue Between Egypt and Turkey

Beyond the Arab Cluster: Cultural Readiness for Digital Innovation and AI Driven Transformation in Egypt. 7th International Congress on Economics, Finance, and Energy, Istanbul, Türkiye, June 2026.

The Ties That Bind or Exclude? A Theoretical Synthesis of the MENA Social Capital Paradox. Economy & Society Congress, Ankara, Türkiye, April 2026.

Socio Economic Determinants of Generalized Trust in Egypt: A Quantitative Analysis Using Survey Data. 52nd EBES Conference, Istanbul, Türkiye, July 2025.

From Pitch to Portfolio: Seasonality, Governance Shocks and Risk in Türkiye's Big Four Football Stocks. With B. Dogan. 52nd EBES Conference, Istanbul, Türkiye, July 2025.

Between Personal Values and Religiosity: Understanding Social Trust in Arab Countries. 8th International Blue Black Sea Congress, Marmara University, Istanbul, Türkiye, May 2025.

Innovation in Türkiye and Egypt: The Role of National Culture. 1st International Leadership and Entrepreneurship Symposium, Istanbul, Türkiye, May 2024.

Dual Pressures Through Inflow and Outflow: An Overview of Türkiye's Migration Governance Framework. TÜBA Conference on Global Transformations and Türkiye, Istanbul, Türkiye, April 2024.

Beyond the Arab Cluster: Cultural Readiness for Digital Innovation and AI Driven Transformation in Egypt. 7th International Congress on Economics, Finance, and Energy, June 2026, Istanbul, Türkiye.

Social Capital in Arab Countries: A Theoretical Perspective. 6th Uluslararası Sosyal ve Ekonomik Araştırmalar Öğrenci Kongresi (ISERSC), Konya, Türkiye, October 2023.

Different Types of Trust in Turkey: Insights from the World Values Survey. Cumhuriyet 9th International Conference on Social Sciences, Afyonkarahisar, Türkiye, August 2023.

FDI and Economic Growth in Developing Countries: A Cross Comparison Between Egypt and Turkey. EY International Congress on Economics II, Ankara, Türkiye, November 2015.

Examining the Impact of Workforce Reduction on Surviving Employees in Egyptian Organizations. Annual Conference on Business and Economics, Istanbul, Türkiye, July 2015.

Relationship Between Social Trust and Economic Development in Egypt. MESA First Virtual Workshop, 19 to 21 May 2026.

Exploring Determinants of Attitudes Toward Immigration in the Middle East and North African (MENA) Countries. OMICS Conference, Gothenburg University (Online), Sweden, November 2023.

Determinants of Social Trust in the Middle East and North African (MENA) Countries. The Political Economy Project Workshop (Online), June 2023.