Karel Valansi, PhD, is an expert with the Global Academy and assistant editor at Global Panorama. She is a lecturer in the Department of International Relations at Istanbul Kültür University. A former journalist and political columnist for T24 and Şalom Newspaper, she specializes in Middle Eastern affairs.
Her academic work focuses on Security Studies, the Middle East, Israel, and Turkish foreign policy. She is a member of the Women in Foreign Policy Initiative and is actively involved in various projects that promote religious minority rights and women’s empowerment.
Dr. Valansi is the author of The Crescent Moon and the Magen David: Turkish-Israeli Relations Through the Lens of the Turkish Public (Hamilton Books, 2018). Her analyses are available at karelvalansi.com, and she shares insights on Twitter and other social media platforms as @karelvalansi.
