Uluc Ozuyener founded the Society for Sabbatean Studies, the first international organization dedicated to preserving and illuminating the heritage of the Maaminim, the hidden followers of Shabbatai Sevi. He is a descendant of the Sabbatean Kapancı sect, born in Turkey, now living in the U.S. Professionally, Ozuyener leads global IT teams, but beneath the surface of his technical career has been a devotion to this subject. His public contributions include interviews and articles in Şalom, the leading Jewish newspaper in Turkey, and a widely viewed conversation with journalist Ruşen Çakır on Medyascope (you can turn on the English translation while watching), where he discussed the lived experience of Sabbatean descendants. His fluency in Turkish, English, and Spanish, and his deep grounding in Ladino culture, enable him to work with rare manuscripts, oral traditions, and mystical hymns with both intellectual rigor and emotional intimacy.