Ahmet Davutoğlu

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Professor Ahmet Davutoğlu is a Turkish ambassador and the chief advisor to the Prime Minister of Republic of Turkey on foreign policy.

Professor Davutoğlu holds a PhD in Political Science and International Relations from Boğaziçi University and he has been chairman of the Department of International Relations at Beykent University in Istanbul, Turkey.

Professor Davutoğlu was granted a title of ambassador by the joint decision of President Ahmet Necdet Sezer and Prime Minister Abdullah Gül published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Turkey dated 18 January 2003.

His publications include "Alternative Paradigms: the Impact of Islamic and Western Weltanschauungs on Political Theory", "The Civilizational Transformation and the Muslim World", "Strategic Depth", and "The Global Crisis". Especially his book 'Strategic Depth' is a very influential book in Turkey's foreign policy orientation. He is very influential in military, academia, and government triangle of Turkey regarding foreign policy.