Dr. Cihan Bayrakdar received his Bachelor's degree from Istanbul University, Department of Geography in 2002, his Master's degree from Istanbul University, Physical Geography in 2006 on ‘Applied Geomorphology’ and his PhD degree from Istanbul University, Physical Geography in 2012 on ‘Glacial Geomorphology’. Bayrakdar also completed his post-doctorate on ‘Cosmogenic Dating’ at the Geological Institute of Bern University in Switzerland in 2014. Dr Bayrakdar became a Research Assistant at Istanbul University, Faculty of Letters, Department of Geography, Department of Physical Geography in 2005, Assistant Professor in 2014, Associate Professor of Physical Geography in 2019 and has been working as a Professor at the same university since 2024. He generally works on Glacial Geomorphology, Applied Geomorphology, Tectonic Geomorphology, Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems. Dr Bayrakdar is the Secretary General of the Geomorphology Association and Editor-in-Chief of the Turkish Journal of Geography.

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Mehmet Şeremet has a PhD from the UK’s Plymouth University on GIS education and employability in the UK and Turkey. His current post is that of Reader in Human Geography at Van Yuzuncu Yil University in Turkey. He leads sustainable tourism-oriented projects in different parts of Turkey, including the Black Sea Region, and the Aegean and West Mediterranean Regions. He is also the co-editor of the Turkish Geographical Review and Geographies, Planning & Tourism Studies journals. His research includes critical subjects in both human geography and tourism studies, such as critical geopolitics, border learning experience, gender and sustainability, feminist geography, and critical GIS.

Mehmet Şeremet has a PhD from the UK’s Plymouth University on GIS education and employability in the UK and Turkey. His current post is that of Reader in Human Geography at Van Yuzuncu Yil University in Turkey. He leads sustainable tourism-oriented projects in different parts of Turkey, including the Black Sea Region, and the Aegean and West Mediterranean Regions. He is also the co-editor of the Turkish Geographical Review and Geographies, Planning & Tourism Studies journals. His research includes critical subjects in both human geography and tourism studies, such as critical geopolitics, border learning experience, gender and sustainability, feminist geography, and critical GIS.