Metin Yücekaya received his bachelor's degree in 2011 from the International Relations Department of TOBB University of Economics and Technology. In the same year, he started his master program in the Department of International Relations at Middle East Technical University. In 2014, he completed his master's degree with the thesis titled “Ibn-i Haldun's Conception of the Dynastic Cycle and Contemporary Theories of International System Change: A Comparative Assessment”. He is currently working on his doctoral dissertation on alliance theories.