Who is Burhanettin Duran?

10.07.2025 01:20

Prof. Dr. Burhanettin Duran, who has been appointed as the Head of Communications in place of Fahrettin Altun, was most recently serving as the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. So, who is Burhanettin Duran? Here are the details...

According to the decision published in the Official Gazette with the signature of President Erdoğan, Prof. Dr. Burhanettin Duran has been appointed as the Director of Communications. Fahrettin Altun's new role is the President of the Turkish Human Rights and Equality Institution.

So, who is the new Director of Communications, Burhanettin Duran? Here are the details...

WHO IS BURHANETTİN DURAN, THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS?

Burhanettin Duran graduated from Boğaziçi University with a degree in Political Science and International Relations in 1993. He completed his master's and doctoral studies in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at Bilkent University.

Between 1993 and 2001, he served as a research assistant in the Department of Public Administration at Sakarya University. Later, from 2001 to 2009, he became a faculty member in the Department of International Relations at the same university.

In 2006, Duran became an associate professor at Sakarya University and served as the head of the Department of International Relations from 2006 to 2009. In 2009, Duran moved to Istanbul Şehir University, where he served as the head of the Department of Political Science and International Relations.

HE WAS MOST RECENTLY DEPUTY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

In 2013, Burhanettin Duran was appointed as the general coordinator of SETA's Istanbul branch. He became the first coordinator of SETA's Istanbul office. In 2014, Duran moved to Ankara and began his role as the general coordinator of SETA.

With the decision dated May 16, 2024, Duran was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, and on July 10, 2025, he became the Director of Communications with the Presidential Decision published in the Official Gazette.