Hayriye Ataş

She studied BA at Ankara University, Department of American Culture and Literature, and MA at Istanbul Bilgi University. She graduated from CIFE Institute of International Relations and European Studies.

She started her career at the United Nations Development Programme. She then worked in local governance, development and democratisation projects implemented by various ministries and international institutions with funding from the European Union, conducting studies in nearly 60 provinces of Turkey. In particular, she has been actively involved in the processes of strengthening the capacity of municipal governments, civil society-public cooperation and civil society participation. She has been working professionally in the field of civil society since 2016 and since 2019 she has been working as the Director General of Balance and Supervision Network. Active member of numerous civil society organisations and formations, as well as PADI Advanced Diver.