Tuğba Bayar is a Lecturer in the International Relations Department at İ.D. Bilkent University. She holds a Ph.D. in International Relations from Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg, Germany. Her research centers on international regimes, international law, human rights, and international cooperation, with a regional focus on the Middle East—particularly Iran. Dr. Bayar’s work has appeared in journals such as All Azimuth, Turkish Studies, Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, and Global Governance. She has received several prestigious research grants, including the TÜBİTAK 3501 Career Development Grant for her project on unilateral withdrawals from multilateral treaties, the European Commission’s Jean Monnet Module Grant for her work on international and European human rights protection, and the TÜBİTAK 1001 Grant for her ongoing research on the compliance of right-wing populist governments with international treaty regimes.