Dr Duygulu got her BA degree in Social and Political Sciences from Sabancı University and her MA degree in International Relations from Koç University before completing her PhD in Political Science at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Dr Duygulu’s research focuses on the dynamics and processes of international politics. She specifically studies the role of unlikely actors in shaping various issues areas in international politics (such as security, environment, migration, human rights) and the role of technology in transforming agendas, institutions, and policies at the global level. Her academic work has appeared in international journals such as International Organization and Southeast European and Black Sea Studies.