Tuba Nur Sonmez is advisor to the President of the Republic of Turkey, H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdogan. She graduated from the Political Science Department of the International Islamic University in Malaysia, and she received her MA in European Studies MA from Istanbul Bilgi University. Her professional life has been in the areas of media, civil society, political party activities and the state institutions. She served as the advisor to the Ministry of European Union Affairs and as the Foreign Affairs Coordinator at the Justice and Development Party (AK Parti) Headquarters. Sonmez is an active member of several civil society organizations especially those that focus on woman issues, human rights, and media. She specializes on the South East Asian Politics, Development Studies, Public Diplomacy, and Women Studies.