Mehmet Fatih Oztarsu earned his PhD in International Relations from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul. He completed his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in the same field in Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia, respectively. Notably, he is the only Turkish analyst to have studied and lived in all three capitals of the South Caucasus.

His research focuses on regional studies, particularly the South Caucasus and Central Asia. He has served as a media observer in the United States in collaboration with the International Center for Journalists. He is also affiliated with the Atlantic Council’s Young Turkey Young America Fellowship Program and is a member of the Korean Society of Contemporary European Studies. He has worked with several prominent think tanks, including TEPAV, QAFSAM, and Strategic Outlook.

His work has been published in leading international outlets such as The Diplomat, Center for European Policy Analysis, East Asia Forum, and The Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst. He is currently a Professor at Joongbu University and a Senior Researcher at the Institute of EU Studies at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. He also serves as the Deputy Director of the Seoul Institute of Global Affairs (SIGA).