A cross-cultural historian and bridge-builder who looks at the messy overlap of Turkish, Balkan, and European history. He focuses on dismantling double standards in how minorities and international integration are framed.
Founder of the Institute for Turkish Studies (Instituut voor Turkse Studies), focusing on high-impact public scholarship.
Intercultural rights, historical root causes of Eurasian conflicts, and dismantling Western blind spots regarding Turkey and the Balkans.
Founding the International Review of Turkish Studies and breaking down structural dynamics from the Balkan Wars to modern integration politics.

Think of him as a digital-age cultural and geopolitical watchdog. Based in Ankara, he researches how historical memory, misinformation, and xenophobia shape modern European and Eurasian borders. Senior analyst/researcher breaking down regional geopolitics and managing peer-reviewed publications.Hate speech, systemic discrimination, EU narrative shifts, and Black Sea security. His deep dive on The Montreux Convention (the ultimate geopolitical safety valve) and co-editing The Lausanne Legacy.

Eurasian Narratives is built as an open, cross-border platform for sharp minds. We are currently curating a diverse network of young researchers, historians, and geopolitical analysts who refuse to accept surface-level narratives.

Want to contribute? We are looking for sharp, evidence-based commentaries on Black Sea security, regional memory politics, and Eurasian dynamics. [Link: Drop us a line / Submit a contribution]

This space is reserved for the voices driving our upcoming deep dives, opinion pieces, and regional trackers. While our primary contributors—such as Dr. Teoman Ertuğrul Tulun and Armand Sağ—set the analytical baseline, our extended network of contributors is currently being onboarded. Check back soon to explore profiles, individual research portfolios, and specialized commentaries.

Great analysis doesn’t happen in a silo. We’re currently bringing together a cohort of independent thinkers, researchers, and regional experts. Full contributor profiles drop soon. In the meantime, dive into our latest

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