Y. Lalin Akhan Dinç completed her undergraduate studies in International Relations at Bilkent University in 2018 and obtained her MSc in International Relations from Middle East Technical University (METU) in 2022. Her master’s thesis scrutinized discursive strategies employed in live televised debate on the Brexit referendum. 

Lalin Akhan Dinç volunteered at the Council of Europe Ankara Programme Office and the Research Centre on Asylum and Migration (İGAM). 

Fluent in English and French, her research interests include foreign policy, discourse, and public opinion. 

Y. Lalin Akhan Dinç joined TEPAV as a Researcher in September 2025.