Burhanettin Duran
General Coordinator
Burhanettin Duran received his BA in Political Science and International Relations from Bogazici University in 1993, and his Ph.D. in Political Science from Bilkent University in 2001. He was a visiting scholar at George Mason University in 2010-2011. Prof. Duran has been focusing on the transformation of Islamism, Turkish Political Thought, Turkish Domestic Politics, Turkish Foreign Policy and Middle Eastern Politics. Currently Prof. Duran is a professor at Ibn Haldun University and General Coordinator of SETA Foundation. On 09th October 2018, Prof. Duran was appointed as member of Turkish Presidency Security and Foreign Policies Council.
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OpinionIs this the Turkish opposition’s new foreign policy approach?
The Turkish opposition, particularly the main opposition, has outlined its strange, controversial foreign policy strategy. When it comes to Syria and refugees, it's even worse
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OpinionWhat is Erdoğan’s Syria discourse saying?
President Erdoğan's agenda reflects a mixture of integration and repatriation of refugees in Turkey against the xenophobic discourse proposed and promoted by opposition voices
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OpinionIdeological fight on refugees and their return
'The opposition has a democratic right to criticize the Turkish government’s refugee policy. That right, however, should be exercised without poisoning the country’s democratic culture'
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OpinionConfusion in Turkish opposition grows
Certain actors in the Turkish opposition lacking the courage to defend their past policies is another indicator of how confused the bloc is
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OpinionSynchronization question in Turkey’s normalization policy
Ankara seeks to properly synchronize the simultaneous normalization processes with its partners for a strategic balance of power in the region