Prof. Burhanettin Duran serves as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye, having previously served as Professor of International Relations at Ankara Social Sciences University. Prior to these roles, he was the General Coordinator of SETA (Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research) and taught at Ibn Haldun University. He earned his Ph.D. from Bilkent University’s Department of Political Science and International Relations. His expertise spans Turkish political thought, Turkish foreign policy, and Middle Eastern politics. He has published extensively on Türkiye’s domestic politics and regional relations.