İlter Turan is a professor of political science and a former rector at Bilgi University in Istanbul.
Turan previously worked as an assistant professor and professor at Istanbul University’s department of economics where he obtained his PhD degree. Turan started teaching at Istanbul University’s Faculty of Political Science and became the head of the Department of Political Sciences. He joined Koç University’s College of Administrative Sciences and Economics as a professor of political science. Turan has published books and articles in both Turkish and English on the subjects of comparative politics, Turkish political life, political behavior, political culture, international relations, and foreign policy. He has also served on the administrative boards of various firms and foundations, and he writes weekly for the Dünya newspaper. Turan received a BA in political science from Oberlin College and an MA from Columbia University in the same subject.