Nalan OvaNalan Ova was born in 1979. She is an associate professor at the Faculty of Communication, Journalism Department at Suleyman Demirel University. After completing her undergraduate degree in 2002 from Ankara University Faculty of Communication, she wet on to complete her master's degree in 2005 at the same faculty, where she focused on alphabet reform and its effects on the Turkish press. Later, in 2012, she completed her PhD at the Faculty of Communication at Ankara University, conducting research on the discourse of devout Muslim women as a counter-hegemonic discourse. Her research interests and publications primarily revolve around minority groups and media, media and gender, discourse theory, media history, and media archeology. Read More Read Less