Prof. Dr. Erhan İÇENER graduated from the Department of International Relations at Middle East Technical University in 2002. At Queen’s University Belfast, where he studied with a Chevening scholarship awarded by the UK Government, he received his master's degree with distinction in European Integration in 2003 and his doctorate in European Studies (International Relations) in 2007.
Dr. İÇENER's research focuses on European integration, EU enlargement policy, alternative policies to EU membership, EU external relations, Turkey–EU relations and the Cyprus question.
Working at the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University since 2017, Dr. İÇENER received the title of Associate Professor in 2018 and was appointed full Professor in 2023. He served as Deputy Head of Department between 2018 and 2020, as Vice Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences between 2018 and 2024, and as Director of the Graduate Education Institute between 2022 and 2026.
Appointed Head of the Department of Political Science and International Relations in 2020 and Vice Rector as of May 2024, Dr. İÇENER continues to hold these positions.
Prof. Dr. Erhan İÇENER is married and the father of two children.