Burcu Yakıcı is the Administrative Coordinator at Koç University, the Migration Research Center (MiReKoc). Previously, she worked as a diplomat (Third Secretary) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, specializing on xenophobia, racism, ameliorating Turkish immigrants’ access to education and legal aid abroad. She has extensive experience with governmental and institutional actors. Burcu graduated from Galatasaray University (İstanbul) Department of Political Sciences, attended European Interdisciplinary Studies at College of Europe (Natolin) and Études internationals Spécialité Etudes européennes at University of Szeged.