Laçiner studied at
Ankara University, as well as the
University of Sheffield, where he was awarded an MA in International Politics (with distinction), and
King's College London, where he gained his PhD. Since 2001, he has been teaching International Relations and International Security at the
Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University and the National Police Academy Security Studies Institute, Ankara. Prof. Laçiner was appointed president of the Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University in 2011 and became the youngest rector in Turkey. In 2011 he was appointed president to the
Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University (
ÇOMÜ) by Turkish President
Abdullah Gül. He is the author/co-author or editor of numerous books and articles, including "Iraq Global War and Turkey", "The Iraq Crisis", "Turks and Armenians", "The World and Turkey", "
European Union with Turkey, Turkey's Membership's Impact on the EU", "The
Armenian Diaspora" and "Britain from a Different Perspective". He has written many articles that reject the
Armenian genocide claims, which he has termed a "so called genocide". and he reports that the state's attorney has asked for life imprisonment. Laçiner was released on January, 1, 2023, after spending approximately six years in prison. Currently, he hosts programs on international relations and politics on his
YouTube channel, which his operates under his own name. ==Bibliography==