Dr. Öztürk works as an instructor at Hacettepe University, School of Foreign Languages. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Foreign Language Education and a master’s degree in Educational Sciences from Middle East Technical University. In 2007, he completed a non-degree post-graduate study on Learning, Learning Environments and Educational Systems at University of Turku, Finland. He received his PhD in Curriculum and Instruction from Middle East Technical University in 2014. He conducted a postdoctoral research on education for sustainable development at Columbia University Teachers College in 2016. His research interests lies in the areas of curriculum studies, teacher education, language teaching, and education for sustainable development.