Selin Sayek Böke is a Republican People’s Party (CHP) member of parliament of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, representing İzmir. She is a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe, first vice-chair of its Socialists, Democrats and Greens group and chair of its sub-committee on the European Social Charter. With a PhD in economics from Duke University, she previously held assistant, visiting and associate professor roles respectively at the universities of Bentley, Georgetown and Bilkent and worked for the International Monetary Fund and with the World Bank.