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Özgecan Eskiduman holds a PhD in International Relations at Hacettepe University. From October 2025 to March 2026, she was an Ernst Mach Fellow at the oiip. 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. 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.