He previously worked as an editor at Hürriyet's foreign news service for over a decade, including a five-year term as the chief foreign news editor. He has been writing a column on the newspaper's website since 2007. Kizilkaya was managing editor of the Hürriyet Daily News, the English-language edition of Hürriyet, from 2014-15. He has been quoted by international media outlets, including The New York Times, CNN, BBC, The Guardian, Reuters, Agence France-Press, Associated Press, Corriere della Sera and Le Figaro. He is a regular contributor for Al-Monitor and The Huffington Post. Emre Kizilkaya will speak at the following events: