Role
Scientific Director of the Türkiye Observatory - CeSPI.
Bio
After earning her PhD from the Catholic University of Milan with a thesis on the Turkish AKP party and its Conservative Democracy program, Valeria Giannotta has been active in Turkey since March 2009 as a researcher and lecturer in Istanbul, Gaziantep, and Ankara.
Since 2019, she has been the Coordinator of the CeSPI Türkiye Observatory. She also teaches at Unicusano University and Accord University in Mogadishu.
She is on the board of directors of Apri International (Confprofessioni), delegate for international relations for PLP, and director of the research center of the Union of Italian Honorary Consuls. She regularly participates in strategic meetings and contributes to Italian and international media. Her book "Erdogan and his party. AKP between conservatism and reformism" won the special recognition of the 2019 Cerruglio Prize.
In 2017 he received the title of Knight of the Order of the Star of Italy from the Presidency of the Republic.