Professor Hatipoğlu is a distinguished academic leader and expert in European Studies, international relations, and political economy. She is currently serving as the Rector of Bahçeşehir University and was previously the Rector of Nişantaşi University in Türkiye.

Prof. Dr. Hatipoğlu has played a key role in global academic and policy circles, conducting research at leading international institutions, including the European University Institute (Florence), the London School of Economics (LSE), and the Central European University (Budapest).

She has contributed actively to several projects under the auspices of the Presidency of Türkiye, including Türkiye’s Strategic Vision 2023 Project, initiatives related to the European Union, EFTA, CEFTA, and human rights education. She was also the Deputy Director of Marmara University’s Middle East Studies Institute (2001–2006) and the founding head of the Department of International Political Economy at Marmara University’s Faculty of Political Sciences (2014–2015).

Her academic career includes teaching and research at Marmara University, where she became an Associate Professor of International Relations in 2007 and a Full Professor in 2014. Prof. Dr. Hatipoğlu holds degrees from Marmara University’s Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences (Political Science and International Relations and Economics), an MA in Russian and Post-Soviet Studies from LSE, and a PhD in European Studies from Marmara University.