Uğur BAKIR
İletişim Fakültesi, Reklamcılık Bölümü, Genel Reklamcılık Anabilim Dalı
Research areas: Social Sciences and Humanities, Mass Communications and Mass Media, Advertising and Acquaint, Communication Sciences
<p class="ql-align-justify">Prof. Dr. Uğur Bakır graduated from the Department of Public Relations and Advertising at Ege University Faculty of Communication in 2003. He completed his master’s degree in 2006 and his PhD in 2012 in the field of Advertising at the Graduate School of Social Sciences, Ege University. During his doctoral studies, he was a visiting student at the Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale in Italy. Bakır began his academic career in 2010 as a research assistant in the Department of Advertising at Ege University Faculty of Communication. He was appointed Assistant Professor in 2012, Associate Professor in 2015, and Professor in 2026.</p><p class="ql-align-justify">His research focuses on advertising research, persuasive communication, digital advertising, artificial intelligence–supported advertising applications, and consumer psychology. He has published articles in national and international peer-reviewed journals and presented papers at international scientific conferences. He has also authored books and contributed to various editorial projects.</p><p class="ql-align-justify">Bakır has served as a principal investigator and researcher in numerous scientific research and applied projects supported by TÜBİTAK, various universities, and other institutions. At Ege University Faculty of Communication, he has undertaken various administrative responsibilities, including serving as Vice Chair of the Department, a member of the Faculty Administrative Board, and a member of various academic committees.</p><p class="ql-align-justify">Bakır is a member of the European Advertising Academy and received the Turkish Education Foundation (TEV) Doctoral Honor Award in 2010. He currently serves as a faculty member in the General Advertising Division of the Department of Advertising at Ege University Faculty of Communication.</p><p></p>
Publications
- Tracing the Turkish modernization: A content analysis of newspaper ads depicting children in the Early Republican Period (1923–1950) (2026)
- Creative Industries and Education: A Research on Izmir Advertising Industry Employees’ Approaches to the Vocational Education in the Field of Advertising (2024)
- “Is It a Machine Influencing Me?” (2024)
- “Is It a Machine Influencing Me?”: An Analysis on Hyper-Realistic AI Influencers (2024)
- Elderly Tourism Market: Elderly Consumers as a Target Group in Health Tourism (2023)
- 65 Yaş ve Üzeri Tüketici Kitlesinin COVID-19 Salgınında Değişen Tüketim Alışkanlıkları (2023)
- Elderly Tourism Market (2023)
- Genç Tüketicilerde Etkili Kişi Algısı: Sosyal Medyadaki Pazarlama İletişimi Uygulamalarına Sosyal Karşılaştırma Perspektifinden Bir Bakış (2022)
- Reklam Araştırmaları ve Etkinlik Ölçümü (2022)
- Genç Tüketicilerde Etkili Kişi Algısı: Sosyal Medyadaki Pazarlama İletişimi Uygulamalarına Sosyal Karşılaştırma Perspektifinden Bir Bakış (2022)
- Reklamda Yaratıcılık (2021)
- Reklamcılıkta Güzellik Fenomeni: Satın Alınan Bir Olgu Olarak Güzellik ve Metalaşan Beden (2021)
- Pazarlama İletişimi Odağında Tüketim Psikolojisi (2020)
- Tüketim Toplumunda Bedelli Aşk: Sevgililer Günü Reklamlarına Yönelik Bir İnceleme (2020)
- Bir Stratejik Karar Alanı Olarak Halkla İlişkiler ve Oyun Teorisi (2019)
- Website Persuasiveness in Sports Marketing: A Content Analysis of Websites of Turkish Sports Clubs (2018)
- Yes, if it is beautiful -Advertisement, Persuasion and Culture of Beauty - (2017)
- Oliviero Toscani: Reklamda Provokasyon ve Şok (2017)
- Neuromarketing from the Perspective of Advertising Professionals: A Battle between Creatives and Strategic Planners (2017)
- Leo Burnett: İmgeden Zihne Giden Yol (2017)
- Neuromarketing from the Perspective of Advertising Professionals (2017)
- Effectiveness of the Corporate Websites: An Eyetracking Study on University Websites in Turkey (2017)
- Corporate Social Responsibility Campaigns in the Digital Age: The Case of Vodadone 'Red Light Ablication/Betweeen Us (2016)
- Neuromarketing from the Perspective of Advertising Professionals (2016)
- Reklam Ustaları 1 (2015)
- Neuromarketing from the Perspective of Advertising Professionals A Battle between Creatives and Strategic Planners (2015)
- Advertising Appeals in the Early Republican Era (1923-1950) in Turkey: A Content Analysis of Appeals Used in Print Ads (2014)
- How advertising agencies use social media in Turkey: a content analysis of advertising agencies’ Twitter posts (2014)
- Ideological media bias and advertising: differentiation of advertising appeal usage between mainstream and conservative islamic print media in Turkey (2014)
- Anti-Smoking Websites as a Persuasive Technology: Attitudes Toward the Websites of Profit and Nonprofit Organizations (2014)
- Ideological Media Bias and Advertising Differentiation of Advertising Appeal Usage Between Mainstream and Conservative Islamic Print Media in Turkey (2014)
- Distopyan perspektiften bilgi iletişim teknolojileri ve insanlığın geleceği (2013)
- Hedonic Consumption and Depressed Mood How Does Depression Influence Consumer Behavior (2013)
- Sex In Advertising And The Consumer: The Effect of Personal Moral Ideology on Attitudes Toward The Use of Sex In Advertising (2013)
- Tüketim Toplumuna Eleştirel Bir Yaklaşım Kültür Bozumu ve Yıkıcı Reklamlar (2013)
- Reklamda Cinsellik ve Tüketici: Bireysel Ahlaki İdeolojinin Reklamda Cinselliğin Kullanımına Yönelik Tutumlara Etkisi (2012)
- Reklam ve Hukuksal Düzenlemeleri (2011)
- Reklam Çekicilikleri -Cinsellik, Mizah, Korku- (2010)
- İkna Teknolojileri ve Duygusal Zeka Sosyal Aktör Olarak Bilgi İletişim Teknolojileri (2008)
- Göstergebilimsel Analiz -Anlamlar, Anlamlandıranlar, Anlamlandırılanlar- (2008)
- Advergaming: ‘Önüm, Arkam, Sağım, Solum Reklam! (2007)
- Üçüncü Ekranda Reklam SMS Reklamcılığı (2006)
- Kişilerarası İlişkilerde Rekabet ve İşbirliği (2005)
- Corporate Social Responsibility Campaigns in the Digital Age: The Case of Vodafone “Red Light Application/Between Us”