Meltem Hamit

Having completed her graduate and undergraduate education at Middle East Technical University Political Science and Public Administration Department, between 2008-2021 Meltem Hamit worked for such UN agencies as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and International Organization for Migration (IOM) with different roles. During the drafting process of Foreigners and International Protection Law and the 1st Strategy Plan and Action Document on Irregular Migration, she temporarily worked at the premises of Asylum and Migration Bureau to provide technical support. Having managed various migration projects in cooperation with Presidency of Migration Management and the law enforcement agencies, Meltem Hamit has been working for International Center for Migration Policies (ICMPD) since 2021. Working as the Portfolio Manager, she is responsible from the supervision of Interdisciplinary Portfolio under which international cooperation, policy development implementation and research projects on several thematic areas of migration are implemented.