Haydar Oruç

After serving 25 years in the Turkish Navy, he retired in 2014. Afterwards, he started his doctoral education on Middle East Studies at Sakarya University Middle East Institute and worked as a researcher at the Israel Studies desk of the institute. Between 2019-2021, he served as a Levant Specialist at Center for Middle Eastern Studies (ORSAM) and led the Palestine and Israel studies during this period. Currently, as an independent researcher, he conducts research on Palestine, Israel, the Middle East and Turkish Foreign Policy, writes analyses for various platforms and is a commentator on TV.