Talha Ismail Duman is an Associate Professor at Sakarya University, where he also completed his PhD in Middle Eastern Studies. He received his BA degree from the Sociology Department at Bogaziçi University. He has received research training and funding support from Turkey’s Ministry of Education, the Turkish Council of Higher Education, and The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye. He has published articles in WoS-indexed journals and authored book chapters in both Turkish and English.