Aydın Erdoğan is a PhD candidate in the Centre for African Studies at the University of Cape Town (UCT). He has a Master’s degree in International Political Economy and a Bachelor of International Relations. He holds a scholarship from the Turkish Ministry of National Education (MoNE). In exchange for the awarded scholarship, he will assume an academic position at Ankara University, Türkiye. His studies focus on nation-building, nationalism, security, terrorism, and foreign policy. His PhD thesis explores the nation-building process and the Perspective of People Living in Cape Town on South African National Identity. He has published books, book chapters, articles, and analyses in Turkish and English. He has also attended two international conferences in Türkiye.

Publications:
Books:
- Erdoğan, Aydın (2018). "El Kaide, IŞİD ve Boko Haram", Ankara: Berikan Yayıncılık
- Özev, M. Hilmi & Erdoğan, Aydın, (2019). "UN and Its Conflict Resolution Role", (eds.), Istanbul: Istanbul University Press.

Book Chapters:
- Erdoğan, Aydın, (2021). “Irak’ta Siyasal Denge(Sizlik) ve Komşu Devletlere Yansımaları”, Edited by Umut Kedikli & Gökhan Telatar, Bölgesel Güvenlik Sorunları Ekseninde Türkiye, Ankara: Nobel Press.
- Evranos, Aybüke & Erdoğan, Aydın, (2019). “The Relationship Between ISIS, Boko Haram and The United Nations in Context Of The Responsibility to Protect Principle”, Edited by Hilmi Özev & Aydın Erdoğan, The United Nations And Its Conflict Resolution Role, Istanbul: Istanbul University Press, pp. 117-142.
- Erdoğan, Aydın, (2018). “Robert Gilpin'in Hegemonik Savaş Teorisinin Birinci Dünya Savaşı'na Uygulanışı: Yükselen Güç Almanya'nın İngiltere Hegemonyasına Başkaldırısı”, Felsefe Açısından Savaş ve Toplum, Edited by: Ertan Kardeş & Özgüç Güven, Istanbul: Hiper Yayıncılık, pp. 283-299.

Articles:
- Erdoğan, Aydın & Merdan, Samir, (2021). Bahrain in Turkey’s Gulf Initiative, Cankiri Karatekin University Journal of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Volume 11, Issue 1, pp. 441-465.
- Erdoğan, Aydın, (2018). Nationalism: A New Religion?, Uskudar University Journal Of Social Sciences, Istanbul, Issue: 7, pp. 227-253.

International Conferences:
- Erdoğan, Aydın, (2019, December 19). Hegemonun Krizi ve Birinci Dünya Savaşı, III. Mulkiye International Relationships Congress, Ankara University, Ankara.
- Erdoğan, Aydın, (2018, September 10-14). “Robert Gilpin'in Hegemonik Savaş Teorisinin Birinci Dünya Savaşı'na Uygulanışı: Yükselen Güç Almanya'nın İngiltere Hegemonyasına Başkaldırısı”, Homecoming Soldier-War and Society in The Centenary of The End of WW1, Congress of Social SciencesCONGIST-18, Istanbul University, Istanbul.

Seminar:
- Erdoğan, Aydın (2022, April 9). South African Nation-Building Process, Ankara University Centre For African Studies’ YouTube Channel.
- Erdoğan, Aydın, (2019, October 31). Religion Motivated Terrorism: ISIS And Boko Haram, Ankara University Centre For African Studies.

Opinion Essay:
- Karadağ, Esma & Erdoğan, Aydın, (2021, August 08). Analysis-The South African dilemma, Anadolu Agency. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/analysis/analysis-thesouthafrican-dilemma/2322941

His latest book chapter, “The Role of TUSIAD, MUSIAD, and DEIK in Turkey-Africa Relations”, is expected to be published in January 2024.