Asli Bilge

Asli Bilge, Phd, is the co-founder of Köprü, a Sanliurfa-based NGO that focuses on creating jobs for vulnerable locals and Syrians through creative industries. She works as the project designer and networker and she leads the research team of the organization. She has been the author and team leader for the report Access or Non Access to Finance: Challenges of the Syrian SMEs in 4 Turkish Border Cities and Syrian Impact in the Creative Industries in Türkiye. She’s been teaching at the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Yeditepe University since 2002. She is also a professional translator with numerous published books.