Dr. Kotluk has acquired advanced skills in education, inclusive pedagogy, and teacher training. He holds a Ph.D. in Educational Science, Curriculum, and Instruction from Yuzuncu Yil University, Turkey (2018). In his thesis, he studied the perceptions and practices of educators in culturally relevant pedagogy and developed recommendations to put more emphasis on inclusion in pre-service teacher education. With his research, he opened a new discussion in the academic community in Turkey and internationally. Actively involved in his field, Dr. Kotluk has published several articles in academic and international peer-reviewed journals and has presented his work at numerous international conferences. In his recent work, he has studied the use of information and communication technologies in science education. He has several years of teaching experience and has trained high school students in physics and teachers in pedagogy and research methods, among others. Dr. Kotluk has strong teaching and learning communication skills. In his more recent work, he analyzes the educational challenges facing refugee communities and other marginalized groups.  In the study, he focused on whether and how teachers implemented the principles of culturally relevant and sustaining pedagogies and the challenges teachers faced while trying to implement these principles with Syrian students in Turkey. His teaching and research interests include educational psychology, culturally relevant pedagogy, culturally responsive science teaching, culturally relevant STEM education, social justice education, equity in education, multicultural education, diversity, and educational technology.