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Özgecan Eskiduman is a PhD candidate in International Relations at Hacettepe University. She holds a BA in International Relations from Bilkent University and an MA in Middle East Studies from Middle East Technical University. Her doctoral research focuses on Israeli security narratives and ontological security in the context of the First and Second Palestinian Uprisings. She has worked as a research assistant on several nationally funded projects in Türkiye, including studies on counterterrorism, social polarisation, and migration. At the oiip, her research focuses on European security discourses, with a particular emphasis on migration and ontological security. Her broader academic interests include critical security studies, terrorism, identity politics, narrative analysis, Middle East politics, Israeli foreign policy, foreign policy analysis, and conflict studies.