She holds PhD in Public Policy from De Montfort University (UK) and her thesis title is “The Internet, Local Participation and Democracy: An Institutionalist Approach”. Her publications include: ‘The 2007 Parliamentary Elections in Turkey: Between Securitization and Desecuritization’, Parliamentary Affairs, vol. 62, no.1, pp. 129-148; (with Bülent Aras) ‘From Conflict to Cooperation: Desecuritization of Turkey’s Relations with Syria and Iran’, Security Dialogue, 2008, vol. 39, no.5, pp. 475-495.