Gülcihan Çiğdem Okan

Gülcihan Çiğdem Okan is Mercator-IPC Fellowship Program Associate. Gülcihan holds an MA Degree from Sabancı University Conflict Analysis and Resolution Program. She received her undergraduate degree in International Relations from Bilkent University in 2011. During her BA, she worked at IKEA as an intern for a short period and also volunteered for the Bilkent University Social Responsibility Project and Young Guru Academy. She was an Erasmus student at the University of Amsterdam in 2010. The highlights of her graduate study were participation in “Mediation Training for Youth for Habitat” and “Workplace Conflict Resolution Workshop” for the School of Management at Sabancı University as a trainer, facilitating inter-faith dialogue between a group of Turkish and American students, and co-authoring the IPC report on “War, Trauma, and Reality: Afghan Women’s Plight in Turkey.” In addition, she took part in a field research in Bosnia focusing on “Justice and Human Security in Post-conflict Societies” and contributed to the presentation of the field research outcomes.