loğoğlu has more than thirty-five years of experience in the turkish ministry of foreign services (mfs), and has specifically addressed issues relating to turkey's external affairs, the middle east and europe. loğoğlu is currently the president of the eurasian strategic studies center (asam), one of the leading think tanks in turkey, headquartered in ankara. additionally, he serves as deputy chairman of the turkish national commission for unesco, as acting president of the foundation for local volunteers for disaster relief, and as a member of the board of the strategic studies center of the turkish ministry of foreign affairs.