Lutfi Sunar is currently associate professor of Sociology in Istanbul Medeniyet University, Turkey. His major research interests are classical sociological theory, orientalism, modernization, social change and political economy. He has published various articles in international journals around this field. Among his recent books are Marx ve Weber'de Doğu Toplumları (2012), Marx and Weber on Oriental Societies (2014), Türkiye’de Toplumsal Değişim (as editor, 2014), Eurocentrism at the Margins: Encounters, Critics and Going Beyond (as editor, 2016), and Debates on Civilization in the Muslim World (as editor, 2017).