Biography

Selcuk is currently a Senior Lecturer at the University of Portsmouth. He earned his PhD in Marketing from the University of Portsmouth. He also holds an Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Wolverhampton (UK) and a BA in Public Finance from Ankara University (Turkiye).

Before joining academia, he had industry experience in various positions within the tourism sector.

Research interests

Selcuk’s research interests lie primarily in the areas of marketing communications, branding, and consumer behaviour, focusing on experimental research design. His work has been published in top-tier journals such as the Journal of Advertising, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, The Service Industries Journal, Annals of Tourism Research, Tourism Management, Journal of Hospitality Marketing and Management, Current Issues in Tourism, and Journal of Travel Research.

Selcuk’s work closely adheres to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production. His research often explores sustainable marketing practices and their impact on consumer behaviour and brand perception.

He is a member of the Agile Centre for Equitable Sustainability and works on the cluster of Experimental Research.

He has been a British Academy of Management Peer Review College Member since April 2024, with a term lasting three years. He also serves as an ad-hoc reviewer for various marketing and tourism journals. Additionally, he has been a member of the organising committee for the 6th, 7th, and 8th International West Asia Congress of Tourism Research and an advisory committee member for the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th International Tourism, Culture, and Architecture Conference.

He received the “Best International Collaboration” award from the University of Portsmouth's School of Strategy, Marketing & Innovation in June 2024 for the paper titled “Do Blue Flag promotions influence tourists’ willingness to pay a price premium for coastal destinations?” He was also featured as the Researcher of the Month by the University of Portsmouth's School of Strategy, Marketing & Innovation in January 2023.

He acted as a Session Chair for various conferences, most recently at the Sustainability and Responsible Business track at the British Academy of Marketing (BAM) Conference, held at the University of Sussex on 5 September 2023.

Teaching responsibilities

Selcuk has taught and delivered seminars for a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate modules. His current teaching responsibilities include coordinating Global Marketing and delivering seminars on Consumer Insights and Analytics.

He has supervised one doctoral student and 30 postgraduate students successfully to completion. He is also currently supervising both undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations, as well as two doctoral theses (DBA and PhD) within the field of marketing