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TurkishIdil Erbengi is a Program Assistant with the Atlantic Council’s Turkey Program. Erbengi joined the Council as part of the spring young global professional cohort in January 2026.
Erbengi is interested in examining a multitude of topics in her work, ranging from environmental ethics and political theory to energy supply chains and economic sanctions. She has previously held internships in broadcast journalism and at the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Her previous work has focused respectively on international environmental diplomacy and transatlantic defense partnerships.
Erbengi graduated from McGill University in 2024, with a major in political science and minors in environment and economics. Erbengi is based in İstanbul.