Volkan Deli has a Ph.D. in Sociology from Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Türkiye. He is a part-time lecturer at TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Ankara, Türkiye and an external affiliate for the Centre for Refugee Studies (CRS) at York University, Toronto, Canada. During his 14-year professional career, he undertook various positions in a non-governmental organization working with refugees, UNHCR and the Council of Europe offices in Türkiye respectively in the fields of refugee rights, refugee protection, international protection, access to justice for women and girls