Dr. Nigar Degirmenci studied at the Ege University (Izmir, Turkey) where she graduated at the Communication Faculty. She obtained a PhD degree in Political and Social Sciences from the Dokuz Eylul University (Izmir, Turkey) with a thesis entitled “Media and Democracy in Turkey” in 2010. Her research fields are political communication, gender and political life in Turkey. She has published articles and book chapters about media, democracy and women leadership. She teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in Political Science, Political Psychology, Gender and Contemporary Political Systems. She is a lecturer/assistant professor in the Political Science and Public Administration Department at the Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey. She can be reached at ndegirmenci@pau.edu.tr

Dr. Ismet Parlak (Associate Professor) graduated at Hacettepe University (Ankara, Turkey), Department of Public Administration. Then he attended Political and Social Sciences PhD program of Hacettepe University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences. He is interested in discourse and ideology, discourse and media, Turkish politics, democracy, identity and otherization. His books: “Demonization Tendencies in Turkish Political Culture” was published, in Turkish, in 2015; “Creating Political Borders via Media” was published, in Turkish, in 2014. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in Political Science, Political Sociology, and Contemporary Political Ideologies. He is a lecturer/associate professor in the Political Science and Public Administration Department at the Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey. He can be reached at ismetparlak74@gmail.com