Suleyman Irvan

Suleyman Irvan received his BA degree from Gazi University, School of Journalism and Public Relations; MA degree in Communication Arts from University of West Florida, USA; and PhD degree in Journalism from Ankara University. He worked as assistant professor at Gazi University, Faculty of Communication between 1998 and 2002. In 1999, he and his colleagues created a refereed quarterly communication journal, İletişim, and he acted as the editor of this journal for two years. Between 2000 and 2002, he acted as vice dean at Gazi University, Faculty of Communication. In June 2002, he received his Associate Professorship degree from the Turkish Higher Education Council (YOK). He worked for Eastern Mediterranean University in Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC) between 2002 and 2007. Between 2007 and 2010, he worked at Akdeniz University, Faculty of Communication. He became professor in 2008. Between 2010-2015, he served as the dean of the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies at Eastern Mediterranean University. He began working at Uskudar University, Faculty of Communication, New Media and Journalism Department in 2017.

During his academic career, he has published more than 50 articles, translated and edited books in the field of communication. His academic interests are journalism ethics, sociology of journalism, peace journalism, public opinion, oral history, communication theories, and research methods.