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Bujamin Bela was born in 1986. In 2009 he obtained his bachelors degree from the Department of Business Administration at St. Cyril and Methodius Univeristy. In 2013, he obtained his masters degree in the MBA program at St. Cyril and Methodius Univeristy defending his thesis titled “The creation of integrated reward systems in the food industry organizations and a research on this topic”. In 2019, he completed his doctorate thesis in the Department of Business Administration at Istanbul University, in the Department of Human Resources on the topic “The Effect of the Perception of Pay Equality on the Intention to Leave the Work and the Moderation Role of Working Conditions and a Research on the Subject”. He now works as a lecturer at Mother Theresa University in Skopje and pursues his studies on business, management, pay equality and equity, and the economics of Northern Macedonia and the Balkans.
Sevba Abdula was born in 1984 in Skopje. In 2008, he graduated in economics at the University of Ankara. He completed his graduate studies at Istanbul University, in the Department of Political Sciences and International Relations on the topic “Religion and Nationalism: The Case of the Serbian Orthodox Church and Serbian Nationalism. He completed also is doctorate studies in the Department of Political Sciences and International Relations at University of Marmara on the topic “Power, History and Identity:Narrative of Ottoman and Habsburg Emrpire in the Serbian historiography and history textbooks ”.His research is focused on the Balkans, nationalism, religion-state relations, history textbooks and Serbian nationalism.
Born in Istanbul, Koroglu obtained his undergraduate degree in International Relations from Beykent University, after which he completed his master’s degree at Istanbul University. His master’s thesis, titled “Political Liberalism in Turkey in the 1990s,” marked an important contribution to the study of political ideologies. Koroglu achieved a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree at Istanbul University. His doctoral thesis, titled “Translations in the Formation of Islamist Discourse in Turkey,” delved into a critical aspect of political discourse and ideology in the Turkish context. Currently, Dr. Köroğlu serves as a distinguished faculty member at Istanbul University within the Department of Political Science and International Relations.
Islami finished primary school in his town, and highschool in the city of Gjilan. He graduated from University of Prishtina, Faculty of Languages, Department of Orientalistics (2002/03-2006). He completed his master studies at State University of Sakarya in Turkey, Department of Modern History. His field of expertise during the master studies were the notebooks of the ottoman courts of the 17th century. In 2012/2013 he registered his doctorate studies at State University of Istanbul in Turkey, Department of Modern History and is currently writing his doctorate thesis titled “Kosova during the 18th century (the socio-economic aspect)”. His study field of interest is the history of the Albanians during the ottoman centuries in Kosova, with a special focus on the social and economic aspects of this period. Since 2015 he has been an independent scientific researcher on the ottoman period at the Institute of History “Ali Hadri” in Prishtina.
Born in 1983 in Fatih, Istanbul, Mustafa Öztürk after completion of his undergraduate studies at Sakarya University, majoring in Economics, he embarked on a path of advanced scholarship by enrolling in the master’s program in Economic History at Marmara University. He completed his master’s degree with the study titled “Hülasatü’l Efkar Newspaper and the Economic and Social Situation of the Ottoman Empire between 1873-1875.” He furthered his education within the same academic domain, ultimately earning a doctoral degree with his dissertation, titled “Cavid Bey’s Economic Thought and Practices.” At present, Mustafa Öztürk serves as a Research Assistant Doctor at Kırklareli University’s Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, where he continues to contribute to the academic community.
Elif Rusiti, born in Tetova in 1994, graduated from the Faculty of Literature at Trakya University in 2016 with a degree in Turkish Language and Literature. She then pursued a Master’s in Modern Turkish Literature at Marmara University’s Institute of Turkish Studies. In 2021, she participated in the Ottoman Transcription and Compilation Committee, contributing to the preparation of Fettah Efendi’s poems for publication in Skopje. During her studies, she also received professional training in Theater and Hosting and has served as a host for various symposiums and programs. In 2023, she successfully completed her Master’s thesis, titled “Balkan History, Geography, and Culture in the Poetry of Skopje’s Poet Fettah Efendi.” She is now pursuing PhD studies in Turkish Language and Literature.
Zehra A. Sadiki was born in 1999 in Skopje. In 2017, she graduated from “Josip Broz Tito” High School. Currently, she is a student pursuing studies in the Department of Mathematics at “Cyril and Methodius University”. In 2021, She graduated from the “Skopje Academy”. She has demonstrated pedagogical prowess by teaching mathematics courses in different associations and foundations. During 2021 and 2022, she was in charge of Skopje Academy. Between 2021 and 2023, she was a member of the Fettah Efendi Poetry Commission. Since 2023, she has been the Deputy Director of the Balkan Studies Foundation and the secretary of the Abdulfettah Rauf Research Center.