Akin Metli

at Bilkent Erzurum Laboratory School

Dr. Akın Metli is the high school principal at Bilkent Erzurum Laboratory School (BELS), Turkey, and teaches the Theory of Knowledge course for the IBDP. Previously, he worked at BELS as an English IB A&B teacher, IGCSE English teacher, Head of English Department, the IB Diploma Programme coordinator and vice principal. He completed his Ph.D. on international-mindedness at the Graduate School of Education, Bilkent University in 2018.

His research was funded by the IB Jeff Thompson Research Award. He is a Theory of Knowledge (TOK) examiner, course outline reader, workshop leader and school visit team member for the IB. He is also a Council of International Schools (CIS) evaluator.