Dr. Tufan Kutay Boran is currently a Lecturer at the Social Sciences University of Ankara. He received his Ph.D. from the Department of Politics and Government at Universitas Gadjah Mada. His research interests lie primarily in Indonesian domestic and foreign policy, political parties, and the role of local actors in the formulation of foreign policy. Dr. Boran has authored several scholarly articles and book chapters on Indonesian foreign policy, published in both English and Turkish.