Biography
Dr. Ilke Toygür is a Senior Associate with the CSIS Europe Program and a professor at the University Carlos III of Madrid teaching courses on European (geo)politics. Her main areas of expertise include European integration, EU institutions, elections and democracy in Western Europe, geopolitics of Europe, transatlantic relations, and Turkey’s relations with the West. She also serves as a board member of Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) in Brussels.
Dr. Toygür began her career back in 2008 working at the Economic Development Foundation (IKV), a research institute focusing on the European Union. In 2016, she completed her PhD degree in Political Science at Autonomous University of Madrid. Her doctoral research focused on the impact of European integration on the vote and party system change in Western Europe in times of crises. In 2015 she was granted Mercator-IPC Fellowship in Istanbul Policy Center. Following her PhD, she worked for the Elcano Royal Institute in Madrid, and for the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) in Brussels. She has been a Visiting Researcher at the European University Institute (EUI), University of Mannheim, and Brookings Institution. Her work has so far appeared in Carnegie Europe, German Marshall Fund of the United States, Brookings Institution, Foreign Affairs, Der Spiegel and El País, among others. She currently advises European governments and EU institutions on contemporary challenges facing Europe. She frequently comments on European affairs in international media. She is native in Turkish and speaks fluent English and Spanish.
Education
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Ph.D. 2011 - 2016
PhD in Political Science
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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M.A. 2010 - 2011
MA in Democracy and Government
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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M.A. 2006 - 2008
MA in Economics
Sabancı University, Istanbul, Turkey
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M.A. Sep. 2007 - Feb. 2008
Erasmus Student Exchange
Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Vienna, Austria
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B.S. 2002 - 2006
BS in Economics
Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
Other Affiliations
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Jan. 2019 Present
Board Member
Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA), Brussels, Belgium
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Jan. 2018 Present
Fellow of Transatlantic Relations Initiative
IE University, Madrid, Spain
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March 2014 Dec. 2014
Visiting Scholar
Universität Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
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Feb. 2013 July 2013
Visiting Scholar
European University Institute, Florence, Italy
Professional Experience
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10.2020 Present
German Institute of International and Security Affairs (SWP) - Berlin, Germany
CATS Fellow
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01.2017 01.2022
Real Instituto Elcano - Madrid, Spain
Analyst for European Affairs
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01.2017 Present
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid - Madrid, Spain
Adjunct Profesor
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11.2015 11.2016
Istanbul Policy Center, Sabancı University - Istanbul, Turkey
Mercator - IPC Fellow
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10.2011 10.2015
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Department of Political Science and International Relations - Madrid, Spain
Researcher
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09.2008 09.2010
Economic Development Foundation (İKV) - Istanbul, Turkey
Researcher
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09.2009 12.2009
Economic Development Foundation (İKV) - Brussels, Belgium
EU Expert
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09.2006 06.2008
Sabancı University, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences - Istanbul, Turkey
Teaching Assistant
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02.2006 03.2006
Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, Foreign Relations Department - Ankara, Turkey
Trainee
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06.2004 07.2004
Turkish Ministry of Treasury and Foreign Trade, International Economic Relations - Ankara, Turkey
Trainee