Cana Tülüş Türk
Academic and Administrative Affairs LeadCana Tülüş Türk has been working at the Istanbul Policy Center as an Academic and Administrative Affairs Lead since January 2012. She also teaches comparative politics, contemporary issues in the EU, and the current state of democracy in different universities. She also works as an expert on projects funded by Think Civil, CEPS, and GMF Black Sea Trust.
She completed her Ph.D. in Political Science in 2023 with her thesis titled "Discussing Normative Conceptions on Democracy: The Case of Kırklareli" at Istanbul Bilgi University. Her research focuses on political theory, comparative politics, Turkish politics, European integration, populism and civil society in Turkey. She published book chapters, such as “Democracy in Turkey” (with Fuat Keyman), “Güçlendirilmiş Parlamenter Sistem: İkili Eleştiri, Denge ve Denetleme Sistemi ve Toplumsal Dönüşüm (Reinforced Parliamentary System: Dual Criticism, System of Checks and Balances and Social Transformation)” (with Fuat Keyman), and “Between Conflict and Compromise: Turkey-Russia Relations and the West."
She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Turkey Europe Foundation, a member of the Women in Foreign Policy, and the Scientific Committee of ALDA’s International Summer School on Local Democracy (Venice, September 2025). She is also an alumna of the "Turkey Europe Future Forum," Global Diplomacy Lab, United Europe, and Robert Bosch Foundation programs.
Cana writes a monthly series, Zappa Zamanlar IPC Special Issues, with Prof. Zafer Yenal at Aposto News. She has led IPC's internship program, and mentors students and young professionals through initiatives like Sabancı Volunteers, Young Women in Foreign Policy, and the Boğaziçi University Alumni Association (BUMED).
Previously, she worked as a Projects Assistant and Assistant Projects Specialist at Tohum Autism Foundation. She received her MA in European Studies from Sabancı University and her BA in Political Science and International Relations from Boğaziçi University. During her undergraduate studies, she worked as a short-term intern at Cumhuriyet Newspaper, NTV and the Turkish Parliament.
ACTHUMAN IV REPORT LAUNCH – FROM EMPLOYMENT TO PRODUCTION TO CLIMATE POLICIES INTEGRATION
IPC and INGEV organized a report launch on December 23, 2021, for the ActHuman IV report titled "From Employment to Production: Integration into Climate Policies".
ACTHUMAN IV INITIATIVE SECOND WORKSHOP – FROM EMPLOYMENT TO PRODUCTION TO CLIMATE POLICIES INTEGRATION
The second workshop of the ActHuman 4 Initiative, titled “Integration into Climate Policies from Employment to Production,” organized by IPC and INGEV, took place on September 22, 2021.
Digital Governance & Solutions - Steering Committee Meeting and Workshop
IPC, Human Development Foundation (İNGEV), and University of Oxford organized the steering committee and workshop “ActHuman - Digital Governance and Solutions in Municipalities (ActHuman - Belediyelerde Dijital Yönetişim Fırsatları)” on September 24, 2019 at Marmara Municipalities Union.
Fellows from the Turkish Heritage Organization's Non-Resident Fellowship Program Visit
Eight Fellows from the Turkish Heritage Organization’s Non-Resident Fellowship program visited IPC on July 4, 2019. They discussed recent issues on Turkey, Turkey-US relations, Syrian refugees in Turkey, and the economy with Maissam Nimer, Ersin Kalaycioğlu, Bahri Yılmaz, and Cana Tülüş Türk.
ActHuman Social Inclusion Initiative Conference
The first conference of the ActHuman Social Inclusion Initiative, initiated by the contributions of İNGEV, IPC and the Syrian Economic Forum, took place at Salt Galata on Wednesday, September 27, 2017. Around 180 guests attended the conference which was titled “Improving the Employment and Economic Contribution of Companies Founded by Syrians in Turkey".
The City Region: The New Dynamics in the Local Development, From Turkey's Cities To the Cities of Turkey
The report launch event for the report The City Region: The New Dynamics in the Local Development, From Turkey’s Cities To the Cities of Turkey (Kent - Bölge: Yerel Kalkınmada Yeni Dinamikler - Türkiye'nin Kentlerinden Kentlerin Türkiyesi'ne) was held on July 27, 2017.
