Dr. Ayse Zisan Furat is associate professor of Religious Education at Faculty of Theology of Istanbul University since 2014. She received her B.A. in History of Science from Istanbul University in 2001. Then she completed her M.A. (2004) and PhD (2009) degrees in Religious Education from the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at the same university. Her research interests include religious education policy, religion in Turkish education, Ottoman education policies, and multicultural and intercultural education.