Seda Ciftci is research associate and program coordinator in the CSIS Turkey Project, where she focuses on Turkish domestic politics and foreign policy. Her main area of interest is U.S.-Turkish relations and the emerging triangular relationship between the United States, Europe, and Turkey. Ms. Ciftci has authored and coauthored numerous CSIS publications on Turkey. She previously worked as an intern at the United Nations and at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. Ms. Ciftci has a B.A. in political science and international relations from Bogazici University in Istanbul, and she received her M.A. in international relations from Florida International University, in Miami.
