Dr. Aliye Nur Keleşoğlu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of International Relations at Marmara University. She holds an MA and a PhD from the University of Malaya in Malaysia. Her research focuses on social movements, identity politics, nationalism and political Islam, with a particular interest in Southeast Asian politics, comparative politics and sociopolitical change. She has published and presented work on social cohesion, religious dynamics and collective identity formation in plural societies.