She holds an MA and PhD in European Union Politics and International Relations from the European Union Institute, Marmara University, Istanbul, and a BA in International Relations from Bilkent University, Ankara. Dr. Noi is the author of The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership and the Broader Middle East and North Africa Initiative: Competing or Complementary Projects? (published in English by University Press of America, Lanham, MD, 2011), The Rise of Nationalism in Europe (published in Turkish by IQ Publishers, Istanbul, 2007), as well as several articles on the Arab Spring.