Ezgi Uzun Teker
Asst. Prof. of International Relations & Iranian Studies

Research
PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES (SSCI)
[3] Müftüler-Baç, Meltem; Senem Aydın-Düzgit, Ezgi Uzun Teker. “The EU’s global strategic partner(ship): A tool for the maturation of European foreign policy?” European Security, 33, no. 3 (2024). DOI: 10.1080/09662839.2024.2376612 .
[2] Tagma, Halit Mustafa; Meltem Müftüler Baç, Ezgi Uzun. “The Path to an Entrenching Alliance: Utilitarianism and Historical Institutionalism in Committing to NATO’s Missile Defense System.” Uluslararası İlişkiler Dergisi, 9, no.36 (2013): 75-100.
[1] Tagma, Halit Mustafa and Ezgi Uzun. “Bureaucrats, Ayatollahs and Persian Politics: Explaining the Shift in Iranian Nuclear Policy.” The Korean Journal of Defense Analysis 24, no. 2 (June 2012): 239–264.
OTHER JOURNAL ARTICLES
[1] Uzun-Teker, Ezgi. “The Making of a Middle Power: Iran and the Politics of Resistance”. Global Affairs Magazine, Argentine Council on International Relations (CARI), 1, no.1 (2024): 367–385.
BOOK CHAPTERS & ENCYCLOPEDIA ENTRIES
[11] Uzun-Teker, Ezgi. “The Axis of Resistance After The 7th of October: Iran, Hezbollah, and the Strategic Overreach”. In The Demise of Authoritarian Survival in Syria: Ideology, State Fracture, and Regional Reordering, edited by Rahaf Aldoughli and Haian Dukhan (eds.). London: Routledge (forthcoming 2027)
[10] Uzun-Teker, Ezgi & Meltem Müftüler-Baç. “Turkey’s Connectivity Drive: The Repositioning of a Middle Power”. In Handbook of Global Reordering and Connectivity, edited by Gustavo Müller et al. London: Routledge (forthcoming 2026).
[9] Uzun, Ezgi. “İran ve Uluslararası Sistem: Bir Uluslararası Meşruiyet Mücadelesi” [Iran and the International System: A Quest for International Legitimacy]. In İran: Bir Ülkenin Akademik Anatomisi, edited by Orhan Karaoğlu & Nail Elhan. Ankara: İnkılap Yayınevi (pp. 407–437, 2022).
[8] Uzun, Ezgi. “Direniş Ekseni” [Axis of Resistance]. In Modern İran Ansiklopedisi. Ankara: İran Araştırmaları Merkezi Yayınları (pp. 221–226, 2022).
[7] Uzun, Ezgi. “Şii Jeopolitiği” [Shia Geopolitics]. In Modern İran Ansiklopedisi. Ankara: İran Araştırmaları Merkezi Yayınları (pp. 871–875, 2022).
[6] Uzun, Ezgi. “Müdafin-i Harem” [Defense of the Holy Shrines]. In Modern İran Ansiklopedisi. Ankara: İran Araştırmaları Merkezi Yayınları (pp. 726–731, 2022).
[5] Uzun, Ezgi. “Maksimum Baskı Politikası” [Maximum Pressure Policy]. In Modern İran Ansiklopedisi. Ankara: İran Araştırmaları Merkezi Yayınları (pp. 603–607, 2022).
[4] Uzun, Ezgi. “Anayasayı Koruyucular Konseyi” [Guardian Council]. In Modern İran Ansiklopedisi. Ankara: İran Araştırmaları Merkezi Yayınları (pp. 71-77, 2022).
[3] Uzun, Ezgi. “Düzenin Yararını Teşhis Konseyi” [Expediency Discernment Council]. In Modern İran Ansiklopedisi. Ankara: İran Araştırmaları Merkezi Yayınları (pp. 231-237, 2022).
[2] Uzun, Ezgi. “İslam Devrimi Mustazafları Vakfı” [Bonyad-e Mostazafan]. In Modern İran Ansiklopedisi. Ankara: İran Araştırmaları Merkezi Yayınları (pp. 524-529, 2022).
[1] Uzun, Ezgi. “Reform Hareketi” [Reform Movement]. In Modern İran Ansiklopedisi. Ankara: İran Araştırmaları Merkezi Yayınları (pp. 793-798, 2022).
PROJECT REPORTS & WORKING PAPERS
HORIZON 2020 PROJECT: ENGAGE – Envisioning a New Governance Architecture for a Global Europe
[5] Müftüler-Baç, Meltem, Gustavo Müller, Monika Sus, Marie Vandendriessche, Ezgi Uzun, Anna Fonts Picas, and Maria Martins. “Assessing the European Union’s External Action Towards Its Strategic Partners and Formulating Policy Recommendations.” ENGAGE Working Paper Series, no. 31 (January 2024).
https://www.engage-eu.eu/publications/assessing-the-european-unions-external-action-towards-its-strategic-partners-and-formulating-policy-recommendations .
[4] Müller, Gustavo, Maria Martins, Karel Brackeniers, Andriy Tyushka, Benjamin Martill, Alexander Mesarovich, Meltem Müftüler-Baç, Senem Aydın-Düzgit, and Ezgi Uzun. “Case Studies of EU and Member States’ Engagement with Global Strategic Partner Countries.” ENGAGE Working Paper Series, no. 25 (July 2023).
https://www.engage-eu.eu/publications/case-studies-of-eu-and-member-states-engagement-with-global-strategic-partner-countries .
[3] Müller, Gustavo, Maria Martins, Meltem Muftuler-Bac, Ezgi Uzun, Raluca Csernatoni, Vladislava Gubalova & Lucia Rybnikárová. “Experiences of Joined-Up Security, Defence and Intelligence Policies: Drawing Lessons from Multi-Layer Governance Systems.” ENGAGE Working Paper Series, no. 18 (February 2023).
https://www.engage-eu.eu/publications/experiences-of-joined-up-security-defence-and-intelligence-policies .
[2] Szép, Viktor, Ramses A. Wessel, Marie Vandendriessche, Ezgi Uzun, Carlota Moreno Villar, Hanna Ojanen, Henna Kakko, Lucia Rybnikárová, Vladislava Gubalova, and Juraj Kuruc. “Case Studies of the EU’s CFSP Activity.” ENGAGE Working Paper Series, no. 20 (March 2023).
https://www.engage-eu.eu/publications/experiences-of-joined-up-security-defence-and-intelligence-policies .
[1] Müftüler-Baç, Meltem, Senem Aydın-Düzgit, Ezgi Uzun, Benjamin Martill, Alexander Mesarovich, and Gaspard Schnitzler. “Conceptually Defining Global Strategic Partner(ship).” ENGAGE Working Paper Series, no. 13 (November 2022).
https://www.engage-eu.eu/publications/conceptually-defining-global-strategic-partnership .
RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
[3]Uzun-Teker, Ezgi. Geopolitics of Resistance: Shi’a Political Theology and the Making of Iran’s Regional Order. (Book manuscript in progress)
[2] Uzun-Teker, Ezgi. “From Resistance to Resilience: Iran’s Adaptive Foreign Policy in the Post-12 Days War.” (Journal article in preparation)
[1] Uzun-Teker, Ezgi, Meltem Müftüler-Baç, and Nihat Muğurtay. Dataset on Iran’s Alliance Behavior (Data collection in progress)