Dr. Murat Jane graduated from Gazi University with a degree in International Relations in 2007, then earned his master’s degree in 2013 and Ph.D. in 2020, both from Bursa Uludağ University. His academic research focuses on Russian foreign policy, the Caucasus, and the history of diplomacy. Since 2020, Dr. Jane has been an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Istanbul Aydın University. He is proficient in English and has intermediate-level Russian. Dr. Jane is also a Board Member of the Association for Research on Diplomacy (DARD) and a member of the Turkish Political Science Association (TPSA).