I am a PhD student in sociology interested in the intersections of religion and society. My research focuses on Islamophobia. I am interested in comparative studies of Islamophobia in the West and non-West. Mainly, I take up Islamophobia as a form of (systemic) racism and its role in state-building (how Islamophobia influences legislation, policy, etc.). I am interested in the structures that influence the lives of Muslims as well as their self-identities. Additionally, my work questions the meaning of secularism and how the presence of religion affects the process of state-building, particularly in Muslim-majority Turkey.